Dunrankin, Ontario
History
Dunrankin is part of a section of what was originally the Canadian Northern Railway that was under construction from 1913 to 1915.
The westbound Canadian National "Super Continental" collided head-on with a freight train that was leaving a siding and entering the main line near Dunrankin, Ontario, on August 2, 1967. The engineer and fireman on the Super Continental and the engineer and a brakeman on the freight train were all killed. One passenger was taken to hospital, while the other 150 passengers sustained no or only minor injuries. A fire started from oil spilled from the locomotives, but the fire was quickly put out from the help of nearby section hands who organized a bucket brigade with sand to smother the flames.
References
- ^ "Dunrankin". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ Elevation taken at geographic coordinates from Google Maps. Accessed 2016-08-05.
- ^ "Kirkwall" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ "Two Missing - Head-On Train Crash Kills Two". The Ottawa Journal. August 3, 1967. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2 more bodies found in train wreck". Toronto Daily Star. 1967-08-04. p. 40.
Other map sources:
- Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2016-08-05.