Quebec Train Explosion

• Fear in Lac-Mégantic that ‘monster trains’ will lead to another rail disaster

  On July 6, 2013, a train carrying 72 tank cars filled with crude oil derailed and exploded, killing 47 people and destroying entire city blocks in the Quebec town.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2023
  
• Ottawa moves to acquire land for Lac-Mégantic rail bypass, 10 years after disaster

  Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced that he made the difficult decision to expropriate land after the failure of negotiations to purchase property from local landowners.

  Canada

  Feb 13, 2023
  
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• Series dramatizing Lac-Mégantic rail disaster divides opinion among residents

  The eight-episode show comes months before the 10-year-anniversary of the July 6, 2013 disaster, when a runaway train loaded with crude oil derailed and exploded killing 47 people.

  Canada

  Feb 8, 2023