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1908 Train Wreck on G.T.R.

CA BWGPL LHC-Dis-Derail-OS10148
Item
1908-07-15

Part of Local History Collection

Train wreck on the Grand Trunk Railway between Bradford and Gilford July 15, 1908, a result of making up time.

Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library

Bradford GO Station and GO Train

CA BWGPL LHC-Tpor-PH25217-OS10528
Part
2007

Part of Local History Collection

Looking north-east down the tracks at an on coming train at the GO Station in Bradford.

Irma Pappenheim

Bradford GO Station and train

CA BWGPL LHC-Tpor-PH25217-OS10702
Part
2007

Part of Local History Collection

A train pulling into the GO Station in Bradford.

Irma Pappenheim

CNR 1928 Train Wreck

CA BWGPL LHC-Dis-Derail-OS8860
Item
1928-04-14

Part of Local History Collection

Train wreck of April 14, 1928. The CNR train crashed just past the Bradford station as it was heading southbound across the river. Engineer J.W Brooks died from this crash, and was found in his seat when the wreck was recovered. He died from the force and circumstances of the derailment. There was no known cause of the derailment.
The train was carrying a load of silk from Japan (via Vancouver) to New York, and a cargo of frozen fish from Vancouver.