C.N.Rys. Drocourt

Station:	Drocourt
Subdivision:	Sudbury
Mileage:	42.9
Symbols:	..
Train Order:	DN
Office Signals:	DR
Sidings:	100
Other Tracks:	10

Date	Event
1929-03-20	Trains nos. 3 and 4 collide head-on north of Drocourt. Normally these trains meet at Waubamik but since Train no. 4, running 2½ hours late at Capreol orders were given to meet instead at Drocourt; however, train no. 3 failed to take the siding. The interior of colonist car on no. 3 caught fire when the coal-fired range was upsetThe Globe (Toronto), Thursday, March 21, 1929, p. 1, c. 6 & 8; Friday, March 22, 1929, p. 1, c. 7.

Date

Event

1929-03-20

Trains nos. 3 and 4 collide head-on north of Drocourt. Normally these trains meet at Waubamik but since Train no. 4, running 2½ hours late at Capreol orders were given to meet instead at Drocourt; however, train no. 3 failed to take the siding. The interior of colonist car on no. 3 caught fire when the coal-fired range was upsetThe Globe (Toronto), Thursday, March 21, 1929, p. 1, c. 6 & 8; Friday, March 22, 1929, p. 1, c. 7.

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