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Derailment probed. Investigators are still trying to find out why two CN locomotives collided, causing a 10-car derailment at the Rutherford yard in V(...)
Derailment probed. Investigators are still trying to find out why two CN locomotives collided, causing a 10-car derailment at the Rutherford yard in V(...)

Derailment probed. Investigators are still trying to find out why two CN locomotives collided, causing a 10-car derailment at the Rutherford yard in V(...)

Date3/18/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Derailment probed. Investigators are still trying to find out why two CN locomotives collided; causing a 10-car derailment at the Rutherford yard in Vaughan on Sunday. None of the cars were carrying toxic substances and no one was hurt in the 1:30 p.m. mishap.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0001165F
      Answers sought in derailment of deadly tanker-car train in Mississauga
      Answers sought in derailment of deadly tanker-car train in Mississauga
      Spremo, Boris
      11/15/1979
      Man in the Middle: Doing the strong man bit between two steam locomotives is Tom Dugelby, railroad buff from Mississauga.
      Man in the Middle: Doing the strong man bit between two steam locomotives is Tom Dugelby, railroad buff from Mississauga.
      James, Norman
      6/20/1969
      Riding high, Guy Sanvido straddles one of two old steam locomotives that will be parked on Queen's Quay for the next year to be refurbished as a tourist attraction for the Collingwood area
      Riding high, Guy Sanvido straddles one of two old steam locomotives that will be parked on Queen's Quay for the next year to be refurbished as a tourist attraction for the Collingwood area
      Stuparyk, Michael
      8/5/1981
      U.S.-bound? These two steam locomotives - representing the pre-diesel era in Ontario - sit in all their splendor on a spur line behind a Ontario Liquo(...)
      U.S.-bound? These two steam locomotives - representing the pre-diesel era in Ontario - sit in all their splendor on a spur line behind a Ontario Liquo(...)
      McConnell, Colin
      5/7/1985
      Two CN trains collided in York borough today, injuring the engineer of one train and derailing six cars of another
      Two CN trains collided in York borough today, injuring the engineer of one train and derailing six cars of another
      Loek, Dick
      7/15/1975
      Car dashboard clock sparks $10,000 blast, Investigators examine shattered wreck of car owned by Joe Ciampalglia, of Glebeholme Blvd., which exploded l(...)
      Car dashboard clock sparks $10,000 blast, Investigators examine shattered wreck of car owned by Joe Ciampalglia, of Glebeholme Blvd., which exploded l(...)
      Geo, Mario
      10/24/1970
      Rescued from sabotaged train, a shocked youngster huddles in arms of Etobicoke fireman James Grant as he is carried from the scene of the derailment i(...)
      Rescued from sabotaged train, a shocked youngster huddles in arms of Etobicoke fireman James Grant as he is carried from the scene of the derailment i(...)
      Ross, Fred
      4/20/1969
      Worried Mayor: Hazel McCallion, at the scene of the derailment last night, says the accident reinforces her conviction houses should not be so close to tracks
      Worried Mayor: Hazel McCallion, at the scene of the derailment last night, says the accident reinforces her conviction houses should not be so close to tracks
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      1/2/1990
      Fifteen tractors manned by angry farmers block entrance at Caledon landfill site to trucks carrying contaminated soil from Mississauga derailment site yesterday
      Fifteen tractors manned by angry farmers block entrance at Caledon landfill site to trucks carrying contaminated soil from Mississauga derailment site yesterday
      Brazao, Dale
      11/27/1979
      Off the rails: An Inquiry into a 1990 train derailment in Brampton was told a tanker containing more than 8,000 kilograms of deadly chiorine was marked empty
      Off the rails: An Inquiry into a 1990 train derailment in Brampton was told a tanker containing more than 8,000 kilograms of deadly chiorine was marked empty
      Bock, Tony
      3/10/1991
      Accidents - Railway and Street Railways - Mississauga, Ontario - Royal Commission into Mississauga Train Derailment
      Accidents - Railway and Street Railways - Mississauga, Ontario - Royal Commission into Mississauga Train Derailment
      McConnell, Colin
      3/5/1980
      Derailment closes Greenwood Ave
      Derailment closes Greenwood Ave
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      9/20/1985