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The mainline turned north in Palmerston, running parallel to the Stratford and Huron Railway into Harriston, where the two lines crossed on the north side of town at Harriston Junction. From this point until Walkerton, the route loosely paralleled Ontario Highway 9 through Fultons, Clifford and Mildmay. At Walkerton it turned westward for a ...
The accident resulted in what is regarded as the first press release when public relations expert Ivy Lee, working with the Pennsylvania Railroad, parent company of the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad, convinced the company to present a statement to journalists at the scene of the accident.
1963 Chualar bus crash, Chualar, California; 32 killed plus 25 injured. Remains the deadliest U.S. traffic accident to date and California's deadliest to involve a train; also one of a series of events that led to closer scrutiny of migrant labor conditions and fueled the emergence of the chicano and farmworkers labor movements [179] [180]
Preliminary data for 2023 shows five wrong-way accidents killed seven people, the DOT said. And this February, four people were killed in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 95 in West Haven.
Rail accidents like this are actually relatively common in the US, although the consequences are seldom so dramatic. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics records 54,539 train derailments ...
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A signal (A491) in the tunnel between Stratford and Leyton had been damaged, and this and the preceding signal (A489) were showing a permanent red aspect. Trains were being worked slowly past the failed signals under the "Stop and Proceed" rule, under which trains should proceed with extreme caution, typically less than 10 mph (16 km/h).
Perth County has three hospitals, in Stratford, Listowel and St. Marys, with 24-hour emergency services. Large regional health care centres are located in London, Ontario and Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. Listowel Hospital offers comprehensive care including a breast health centre and a Family Primary Care Centre.