(Conclusion)
How, it was immediately asked, did two passenger trains find themselves on the same stretch of track at the same time in November 1950? Obviously, someone had made a terrible mistake.
Indeed, someone had, and CNR officials were quick to point the blame at a lowly telegrapher.
But, as it turned out, the truth wasn’t quite as simple as that—the real blame went much higher up.
The fascinating conclusion to the Canoe River train disaster in this week’s BC Chronicles.
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PHOTO: What remained of the locomotives of the two passenger trains that collided at Canoe River, Nov. 21, 1950. —Wikipedia
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