Subject: Accidents
Residential House, Roosville, BC, c. 1910
Used sepia real photo postcard of a residential house at Roosville, BC with five loaded pack horses in front of veranda. Handwritten note on back describing train wreck. AZO style stampbox in use 1908-c1911.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0253 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1910 |
Residential House, Roosville, BC, c. 1910
Used sepia real photo postcard of a residential house at Roosville, BC with five loaded pack horses in front of veranda. Handwritten note on back describing train wreck. AZO style stampbox in use 1908-c1911.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0254 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1910 |
CPR Accident
Man trying to board a moving train got his left leg cut off.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0163 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | July 26th 1894 |
Wardner Notes
First train of cars to cross Kootenay River, ferry across river now charges, comings and goings of Wardner residents and visitors.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0312 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 18th 1898 |
Brown Accident
Cranbrook resident who loses both hands in a railway accident opens a tobacco store and pool room.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0785 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | July 29th 1909 |
Storm and Wreck
C.P.R. service of Crow's Nest line hampered by severe storms on the prairie and several wrecks, one resulting in a fatality.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0992 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 11th 1907 |
Surgical Operations
Article reporting on injury to railroad man who had to have a third amputation due to original wound not being properly cared for.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0381 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 20th 1900 |
Accident Report
Reporting on railway accident near Wardner which injured the Engineer and Conductor but killed the Brakeman.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0148 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 17th 1907 |
Description of Train Wreck
Detailed description of collision between two trains near Wardner, resulting in one fatality.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0158 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 17th 1907 |
Coroner Report
Updating health of two men hurt in collision of trains near Wardner, and the results of a coroners inquest.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0160 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 24th 1907 |
St. Eugene Hospital
C.P.R. trainman badly crushed between two cars at Fernie, now recuperating at St. Eugene Hospital in Cranbrook.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0424 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | May 23rd 1901 |
Auto Safety
Urging drivers to have more care crossing train tracks with many examples of accidents due to carelessness or speeding across the tracks.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0652 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | November 10th 1922 |
CN Railway Train Wreck
1971 CN train wreck at Lempriere. Last wreck Lionel Deforge worked on.
| Internal ID: | 0070.0100 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1971 |
Train Derailment
A group of eight men working on train derailment - unknown names.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0008 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Coal Railcar Derailment
Coal railcar derailment in a creek.
| Internal ID: | 0102.0148 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | July 1st 1987 |
Coal Railcar Derailment
Coal railcar derailment in a small creek.
| Internal ID: | 0102.0149 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | July 1st 1987 |
Coal Railcar Derailment
Coal railcar derailment in a small creek.
| Internal ID: | 0102.0150 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | July 1st 1987 |
Train Wreck
Train wreck at the Mt. Robson snowshed.
| Internal ID: | 0104.0001 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1960 |
Bulldozers At Train Wreck
Bulldozers clearing the wreckage at the Mt. Robson snowsheds.
| Internal ID: | 0104.0002 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1960 |
Bulldozer At Train Wreck
Bulldozers at work clearing the wreckage at the Mt. Robson snowshed.
| Internal ID: | 0104.0003 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1960 |
Railroad Worker At Wreckage
Train wreck at the Mt. Robson snowshed, with a worker among the piled up cars.
| Internal ID: | 0104.0004 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1960 |
Train Wreck
Cleanup crew at work on a train wreck at the Mt. Robson snowshed.
| Internal ID: | 0104.0005 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1960 |
CN Train Wreck
CN train wreck, railcar derailment. One of the locomotives is visible in this view.
| Internal ID: | 0109.0001 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
CN Train Wreck
CN train wreck, railcar derailment. Notice the truck trailers and shipping container in this view, indicating a mixed freight cargo. Research is ongoing into this mishap - please let us know if you know the date or place (presumed to be in the Valemount area).
| Internal ID: | 0109.0002 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
CN Train Wreck
CN train wreck with railcar derailment. Location and date unknown.
| Internal ID: | 0109.0003 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
CN Train Wreck
CN train wreck, railcar derailment. The force was enough to rip this boxcar wide open.
| Internal ID: | 0109.0004 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
CN Train Wreck
CN train wreck, railcar derailment. Truck trailer units are visible as part of the wreckage in this view.
| Internal ID: | 0109.0005 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
CN Train Wreck
CN train wreck, railcar derailment. Research on this is ongoing.
| Internal ID: | 0109.0006 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
CN Train Derailment
A signifigant Canadian National Railway derailment, possibly in the Valemount area.
| Internal ID: | 0119.0190 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Railway Snowslide
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. L.J. Cole, Res. Engineer for construction. After track was down, there appears to have been a snow slide on the track in front of Mt. Robson. One boxcar is on it's side and other equipment has been routed around the train on the main line.
| Internal ID: | 0122.0010 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1914 |
Pusher Engine
Pusher Engine being put back on rails - was hit by a rock slide, Farron, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0179 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1900 |
Kinnaird Train Derailment
A close-up early 1920s view of the CPR pasenger train from Rossland, B.C., derailed behind the Kinnaird fire hall.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0181 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1924 |
Kinnaird Train Derailment
A Rossland CPR passenger train de-railed in Kinnaird in the early 1920s.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0386 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1924 |
Rossland Train Derailed
Rossland passenger train de-railed behind fire hall in Kinnaird, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0133.0108 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1920 |
Kinnaird Train Derailment
Train derailment at Kinnaird, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0134.0004 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1920 |
Kinnaird Train Derailment
Train derailment at Kinnaird, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0134.0005 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1920 |
Train Wreck at Fassiferne, 1950
The results of a CPR head-on collission at Fassiferne (near Cranbrook), B.C., on January 6th, 1950. The car seen on top of the wreckage is #4442.
| Internal ID: | 0156.0003 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | June 6th 1950 |
Train Accident
Derailment of C.P.R. diesel locomotive off the track.
| Internal ID: | 0156.0006 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1960 |
Train Wreck at Fassiferne, 1950
The results of a CPR head-on collision on January 6th, 1950, at Fassiferne (near Cranbrook), B.C. To the right edge of photo is the undercarriage of another derailed car.
| Internal ID: | 0156.0007 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | January 6th 1950 |
Train Wreck at Fassiferne, B.C., 1950
The results of a CPR head-on collision at Fassiferne (near Cranbrook), B.C. on January 6th, 1950. Car #4442 can be seen pushed to the top of the wreckage.
| Internal ID: | 0156.0008 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1900 |
Train Wreck at Fassiferne, 1950
Results of a CPR head-on collision at Fassiferne (near Cranbrook), B.C. 0n January 6th, 1950. Derailed cars are in the foreground and car #4442 is silhouetted on top of the engine.
| Internal ID: | 0156.0011 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | January 6th 1950 |
Train Wreck at Fassiferne
A crowd of onlookers gathering at Fassiferne (near Cranbrook, B.C.) on January 6th, 1950. The scene was a head-on collision of CPR locomotives, with car #4442 pushed over the top of one of the locomotives.
| Internal ID: | 0156.0012 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | January 6th 1950 |
Moyie Train Wreck
Moyie Lake, B.C. - Spokane freight train plunged into Moyie Lake Nov. 1925 killing Fireman, R. Eley. Photo shows equipment pulling the parts of the train out.
| Internal ID: | 0182.0014 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | November 1st 1921 |
Moyie Train Wreck
Photo taken of a train wreck in Moyie, B.C. 1925. Photo shows the work crew that extracted the locomotive from Moyie Lake and worked to clean up the mess.
| Internal ID: | 0182.0015 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | November 1st 1925 |
Moyie Train Wreck
Train wreck, Moyie, B.C. 1925 - Photo shows a mangled locomotive on the flatcar of a work train, eventually going to Montreal CPR shops for repairs. The wreck occurred November 20, 1925. The train encountered a rock slide at the entrance to the Moyie tunnel (Jerome tunnel) and the engine derailed and went into the lake. The fireman killed in the wreck was Robert Ely. He was found trapped under the locomotive, while everyone else managed to jump clear.
| Internal ID: | 0182.0016 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | November 1st 1925 |
Moyie Train Wreck
CPR engine no. 3885 wrecked at Moyie Lake, Nov. 1, 1925, being extracted from the water.
| Internal ID: | 0182.0017 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | November 1st 1925 |
Moyie Train Wreck
A Spokane freight train plunged into Moyie Lake in Nov. 1925, killing Fireman, R. Eley.
| Internal ID: | 0182.0018 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | November 1st 1925 |
CPR Locomotive #8672 Derailment at Cranbrook, B.C.
CPR locomotive #8672 derailment in Cranbrook, B.C. This derailment was in 1972 and happened near the King Street crossing.
| Internal ID: | 0189.0001 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1972 |
Train Wreck at Fassiferne
Train wreck at Fassiferne, just south of Cranbrook, B.C., January 6, 1950. This image is a close up of the two locomotives that collided head-on.
| Internal ID: | 0195.0001 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | January 6th 1950 |
Train Wreck at Fassiferne
Train wreck at Fassiferne, just south of Cranbrook, B.C. January 6, 1950. In this photo, onlookers survey the damage caused by the accident.
| Internal ID: | 0195.0002 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | January 6th 1950 |
Fassiferne Train Wreck
CPR train wreck at Fassiferne, B.C., January 6, 1951.
| Internal ID: | 0204.0008 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | January 6th 1951 |
Fassiferne Train Wreck
A CPR train wreck at Fassiferne (about 4 miles west of Cranbrook), January 6, 1951.
| Internal ID: | 0204.0009 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | January 6th 1951 |
Rogers Pass Train Wreck
A train wreck in 1910 caused by a snowslide in the Rogers Pass which claimed 62 lives.
| Internal ID: | 0204.0010 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1910 |
Rogers Pass Train Wreck
A train wreck caused by an avalanche in the Rogers Pass resulting in the loss of 62 lives.
| Internal ID: | 0204.0011 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | March 1st 1910 |
Mishap at Fort Macleod
A CPR caboose rammed into the Fort Macleod railway station - c. 1911.
| Internal ID: | 0204.0017 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1911 |
Cowley Train Wreck
CPR train wreck near Cowley Alberta - approx. 1949
| Internal ID: | 0204.0018 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1949 |
CPR Locomotive #3001
Lethbridge Alberta, 1942 - CPR Locomotive #3001 off turntable and in the pit.
| Internal ID: | 0204.0020 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1942 |
Yahk Train Wreck
Train wreck at Yahk, BC in 1974. People were killed including the Engineer and Front-end Brakeman.
| Internal ID: | 0204.0021 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1974 |
Moyie Train Wreck
CPR wreck at mile 17, along Moyie Lake past the Jerome Tunnel.
| Internal ID: | 0204.0026 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1926 |
CPR Locomotive #2586
CPR locomotive #2586 in an accident at Lethbridge, AB in 1942-43.
| Internal ID: | 0204.0036 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1942 |
CPR Freight Shed
CPR Freight Shed, Rhine Castle Inn location. Corner of Wallinger Avenue and Ross Street, Kimberley, BC
| Internal ID: | 0205.0239 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1968 |
Lake Windermere Train Wreck
A CPR wreck at Lake Windermere, engine onthe Kootenay Central Railway blew up.
| Internal ID: | 0219.0005 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Fassiferne Train Wreck
B-unit diesel associated with the Fassiferne train wreck in the yard.
| Internal ID: | 0219.0013 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1950 |
Fassiferne Train Wreck
Fassiferne Train Wreck - Engine #8726 in the yard after wreck.
| Internal ID: | 0219.0014 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1950 |
Fassiferne Train Wreck
A CPR gondola car loaded with scrap from the Fassiferne train wreck.
| Internal ID: | 0219.0015 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1950 |
Fassiferne Train Wreck
Remains of cars involved in the Fassiferne train wreck loaded on flatcars, awaiting shipment.
| Internal ID: | 0219.0016 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1950 |
Fassiferne Train Wreck
Remains of the Fassiferne train wreck loaded on a Gondola car.
| Internal ID: | 0219.0017 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1950 |
Fassiferne Train Wreck
One of the wrecked gondola cars of coal involved in the Fassiferne accident.
| Internal ID: | 0219.0018 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1950 |
Fassiferne Train Wreeck
The CPR diesel engine involved in the Fassiferne train wreck in situ.
| Internal ID: | 0219.0019 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1950 |
Fassiferne Train Wreck
Some of the cars telescoped in the Fassiferne train wreck, before the site was cleared.
| Internal ID: | 0219.0020 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1950 |
Fassiferne Train Wreck
Diesel engine #8726 as it sat after the Fassiferne train wreck collision.
| Internal ID: | 0219.0021 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1950 |
Fassiferne Train Wreck
CPR gondola cars mangled and telescoped in the Fassiferne train wreck.
| Internal ID: | 0219.0022 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1950 |
