2001 Stewiacke Via derailment

Railway incident in Nova Scotia, Canada Stewiacke VIA train derailment 45 8 17 N 63 21 02 W April 12, 2001 14:24 (UTC−03) Stewiacke, Nova Scotia Canada Bedford Subdivision Via Rail Derailment Tampered switch 1 0 22 (nine seriously) The Stewiacke Via train derailment was a derailment that occurred on April 12, 2001 in downtown Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, Canada, resulting in 22 people being injured. The train was Via Rail's Ocean (train #15), travelling from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Montreal, Quebec and carrying 123 passengers and a crew of nine at the time of the incident. The derailment occurred approximately where the old Stewiacke station once stood, and was the result of a 13-year-old boy tampering with a railway switch.Teen faces victims of N.S. train wreck https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/teen-faces-victims-of-n-s-train-wreck-1.348279 cbc.ca 13 February 2021 At the time of the derailment the train was travelling at 77 kilometres per hour (48 mph). The two locomotives, baggage car, and first coach remained on the main track; the nine following cars were diverted onto an industrial track and derailed. The crash resulted in the destruction of the dining car, the industrial track, and a farm supply outlet.Railway Investigation Report R01M0024 https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/rail/2001/r01m0024/r01m0024.html Transportation Safety Board of Canada 12 April 2001 13 February 2021Nova Scotia derailment leaves Clarence's premises twisted mess http://www.godutch.com/newspaper/index.php?id=318 godutch.com 15 February 2021 The train consist was made up of the following cars: 1. F40PH-2 Diesel-electric locomotive number 6405 2. F40PH-2 Diesel-electric locomotive number 6455 3. Baggage car number 8619 4. Coach number 8119 5. Coach number 8134 6. Coach number 8130 7. Coach number 8136 8. Skyline dome car number 8503 9. Dining car "Wascana" number 8417 (destroyed) 10. Sleeper car Château Rouville number 8225 11. Sleeper car Château Denonville number 8206 12. Sleeper car Château Latour number 8212 13. Sleeper car Château Verchères number 8228 14. Sleeper car Château Closse number 8205 15. Sleeper car Burton Manor number 8311 16. Laurentide Park car number 8709 References Further reading http://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.562199/publication.html Transportation Safety Board of Canada Report Category:Derailments in Canada Category:Accidents and incidents involving Via Rail Category:Railway accidents in 2001 Category:April 2001 in Canada