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CA BWGPL LHC-Dis-Derail-OS8860
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CNR 1928 Train Wreck
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- 1928-04-14 (Creation)
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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.
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English
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For further information, see the Toronto Daily Star, Monday April 16, 1928, pg 17 and Saturday April 21, 1928, pg 3 (in Pages of the Past)
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- Bradford West Gwillimbury Local History (Publisher)
- J.W. Brooks (Subject)
- James Cummings, Dr. (Subject)