Runaway Train on the Nepisiguit Sub Part 1/5

On March 9, 1987 an ore train with the engineer riding in the second unit had a runaway on the Nepisiguit Subdivision in New Brunswick, Canada. This is the 21 minute audio recording from that day.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• runaway
• train
• on
• the
• nepisiguit
• subdivision
• sub
• new
• brunswick
• canada
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[countrymusicgtavboy2]

this gives ya an erie feeling or is it just me?

[tjmfishing]

@countrymusicgtavboy2 Well, there were a few major wrecks for CN in the maritimes in the diesel era. One was this one and another was a head on between a CN freight and CN passenger on a blind curve on the Gaspe at Point a la Garde, QC, back in 69'. Two men were killed, the fireman on either train, who didn't have time to jump because of the position of where they were sitting compared to the doors. One of them was my great uncle. This was years before I was born but both are interesting.

[tjmfishing]

@countrymusicgtavboy2 This recording has been used by CN to train crews for years.

[will77537]

my dad remembers this, he was jogging on the train tracks, and she came around the bend blowing her horn like mad, and then he came across the wreck in about an hour!

[tjmfishing]

@will77537 interesting

[countrymusicgtavboy2]

@will77537 your dad is lucky if wesley wasent there maybe your dad wont be hre today.