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Faulty train orders provided to a westbound CN troop train led to a head-on collision with an eastbound CN Continental Ltd. Both trains tumbled down an embankment. Most casualties occurred in the wooden cars of the troop train. A telegraph operator was acquitted of manslaughter. [33] Lamont bus/train crash: 29 Nov 1960: Lamont, Alberta: 17: 25
The rail-over-rail bridge being dismantled December 4 – United Kingdom – Lewisham rail crash: A steam train passes a red signal in the fog and ploughs into the back of an electric train. The crash also destroys a support column of a railway bridge, causing parts of the bridge to collapse onto the wreck; fortunately, a train approaching the ...
January 4 – Germany – An express runs into the back of a stationary train between Hanover and Wunstorf, killing 20 people and seriously injuring another 20. [32]January 22 – Canada – The locomotive engineer and the fireman of a Canadian Pacific Railway passenger train are killed at Tapley, Ontario when their engine leaves the tracks pulling the baggage car and a passenger coach with it.
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Sunday, October 15 – southbound coal freight train derailed, partially destroyed the rail bridge over Interstate 25 north of Pueblo, Colorado. Driver of semi truck passing under bridge died. I-25 closed for days as crews clean spilled coal, remove wreckage. [38] Train had 5 locomotives and 104 coal cars, [39] 30 of which derailed. [40]
August 21 – Canada – At a level crossing in Leonard, Ontario (about 32 km [20 mi] east of Ottawa), a truck loaded with gravel smashed into a Canadian Pacific Railway train from Ottawa to Montreal, derailing the last 3 cars of the 7-car train. The truck driver and 7 train passengers were killed; at least 20 were injured.
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November 18 – Canada – Thirteen cars of a Canadian Pacific Railway train derail near Red Rock, Ontario with some of the cars falling onto the adjacent Canadian National Railways track, effectively blocking traffic on both railways. [63] December 4 – Spain – A 10-car steam train and a 2-car electric one collide at Valencia, killing 20 ...