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The St-Hilaire Train Disaster (2021x15)

Date de diffusion: Mar 25, 2021

On June29,1864, near the present-day town of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, the St-Hilaire train disaster occurred. After the crew failed to obey a stop signal, the train, which was carrying many German and Polish immigrants, crashed through an open swing bridge into the Richelieu River.