Train Wreck - Current River (1908)
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- On May 27, 1908 heavy rains increased water levels of rivers and creeks that flowed into Onion Lake. Just before midnight, the dam broke, uprooting trees and carving new channels into the landscape. North of the CPR bridge was washed away, causing a CPR freight train to crash into the water. Engineer Joseph Savard, fireman James McBride, and brakeman Albert Inman were killed.
- Date Of Event
- 1908
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- P743
- Collection
- Thunder Bay Public Library
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 48.4501 Longitude: -89.18341
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- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Contact
- Thunder Bay Public LibraryEmail:research@tbpl.ca
Website:
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