Speaker Series: The Almonte Train Wreck of 1942 Promo

Register here today: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sudden-impact-the-almonte-train-wreck-of-1942-tickets-825602789167?aff=oddtdtcreator On December 27, 1942, a troop train loaded with Canadian soldiers slammed into the back of a Local passenger train at the Almonte station. 38 people were killed and more than 150 were injured in what remains one of Canada’s worst train disasters. The majority of the victims were from Ottawa Valley towns. This presentation will be based on a new book written by former journalist and broadcaster Jamie Bramburger entitled Sudden Impact: Almonte Train Wreck of 1942.