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Three CNR train cars were derailed last night in Weston and 15 persons were injured - one when her abdomen was impaled on a fence post. The cars, on a(...)
Three CNR train cars were derailed last night in Weston and 15 persons were injured - one when her abdomen was impaled on a fence post. The cars, on a(...)

Three CNR train cars were derailed last night in Weston and 15 persons were injured - one when her abdomen was impaled on a fence post. The cars, on a(...)

Date1/7/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Three CNR train cars were derailed last night in Weston and 15 persons were injured - one when her abdomen was impaled on a fence post. The cars; on a four-coach Sarnia-bound Tempo train; skidded off the tracks of a siding toward the Face-Elle plant west of Jane St.; but stopped just before hitting the factory. [Incomplete]
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0001099F
Three CNR cars derailed last night in Weston and 14 persons were injured -- one when a fence post pierced her abdomen
Three CNR cars derailed last night in Weston and 14 persons were injured -- one when a fence post pierced her abdomen
Griffin, Doug
1/7/1970
A close call. Eastbound GO train passengers were shaken last night when the engine of their train sideswiped one of eight derailed freight cars near W(...)
A close call. Eastbound GO train passengers were shaken last night when the engine of their train sideswiped one of eight derailed freight cars near W(...)
Darrell, Dick
1/9/1979
15 hurt as train cars derailed in Weston
15 hurt as train cars derailed in Weston
Griffin, Doug
8 January 1970
Derailed cars block tracks. A Canadian National freight train derailed at the Bayview extension just south of King St. yesterday afternoon. No one was(...)
Derailed cars block tracks. A Canadian National freight train derailed at the Bayview extension just south of King St. yesterday afternoon. No one was(...)
Slaughter, Mike
6/13/1991
13 cars filled with acid were derailed 46 miles southeast of Sudbury yesterday and an undetermined amount has spilled into the Pickerel River. At leas(...)
13 cars filled with acid were derailed 46 miles southeast of Sudbury yesterday and an undetermined amount has spilled into the Pickerel River. At leas(...)
Dutton, Don
12/10/1970
Seats tore loose from metal bases when four coaches of CNR's Toronto-to-Barrie commuter train were derailed at 31 m
Seats tore loose from metal bases when four coaches of CNR's Toronto-to-Barrie commuter train were derailed at 31 m
Mahler, John
10/9/1975
An injured passenger is helped away from wreckage of derailed train yesterday by a policeman and civilian About 30 passengers were injured when six pa(...)
An injured passenger is helped away from wreckage of derailed train yesterday by a policeman and civilian About 30 passengers were injured when six pa(...)
Norris, Dave
4/21/1969
Head-on crash of two CNR freight trains killed at least two men early today at Pefferlaw, 30 miles northeast of Newmarket. Three men were injured, one(...)
Head-on crash of two CNR freight trains killed at least two men early today at Pefferlaw, 30 miles northeast of Newmarket. Three men were injured, one(...)
Dinsmore, Ted
3/16/1968
Stretcher party prepares to move an injured passenger from one of the damaged cars
Stretcher party prepares to move an injured passenger from one of the damaged cars
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
4/21/1969
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
Seats tore loose on impact and 31 people were hurt yesterday when four coaches of CNR's Toronto-to-Barrie commuter train veered off main line into sid(...)
Seats tore loose on impact and 31 people were hurt yesterday when four coaches of CNR's Toronto-to-Barrie commuter train veered off main line into sid(...)
Mahler, John
10/9/1975
Close call: Joyce and Dr. John McClintock's garage was smashed when wheels flew of a box car. Cars tumbled down the rail right of way just a few metres from their home
Close call: Joyce and Dr. John McClintock's garage was smashed when wheels flew of a box car. Cars tumbled down the rail right of way just a few metres from their home
Stawicki, Andrew
1/3/1990