Author of the article: Jamie Bramburger
Publishing date: Dec 19, 2020 • December 19, 2020 • 5 minute read • One of the two large stones that mark the site of the Almonte train crash that occurred on Dec. 27, 1942. This one tells the story of the crash, the other lists the 39 people killed in the collision. The stones were placed at the site in 2000 as a memorial to the victims. Jamie Bramburger photo jpg, PM
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The first telegram sent to the Board of Transport Commission arrived at 2:45 a.m., some six hours after a troop train had slammed into the back of a passenger train in the town of Almonte. The message indicated that five people had been killed and 15 injured in the crash, but by the time the sun came up, the news was much worse.