Desjardins Canal disaster
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title:
Desjardins Canal disaster
text:
The Desjardins Canal disaster was a rail transport disaster near Hamilton, Canada West. The train wreck occurred at 6:15 p.m. on March 12, 1857 when a train on the Great Western Railway crashed through a bridge over the Desjardins Canal, causing the train and its passengers to fall 18 metres (60 ft) into the ice below. With 59 deaths, it is considered one of the worst rail disasters in Canadian history.
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1857 rail transport disaster
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desjardins_Canal_disaster
date created:
2020-04-21T22:09:06Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T10:33:01Z
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