Canadian Transport Sourcebook

Railway Accidents

Railway Accidents. From The Picture Gallery of Canadian History by C. W. Jefferys, volume 3, page 82.

Depicted are an accident from 1859 at Dundas, Ontario, caused by washed-out tracks, and an accident that occurred on February 9 1864 at Georgetown, Ontario, caused by a broken axle. Note that only 3 people were killed, not 13 as the illustration indicates.

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