La Train d’Enfer - The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster
Episode 173 - On July 6, 2013, in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, an unattended 73-car freight train carrying crude oil rolled down a grade and derailed downtown, multiple tank cars exploded, resulting in a massive fire. More than 30 buildings in the town's core were destroyed, and, sadly, forty-seven people lost their lives. Sources: [Ville Lac-Mégantic - Une ville à coeur ouvert] [Déraillement mortel d’un train à Lac-Mégantic - Ville Lac-Mégantic] [Balado Découverte - Le Marcheur d’étoiles | Circuit touristique de Lac-Mégantic] [Cinq clés pour comprendre la tragédie de Lac-Mégantic | Radio-Canada.ca] [10 of Canada’s worst train accidents - Macleans.ca] [Firefighter watched ghost train barrel past him moments before Lac-Mégantic derailment | CBC News] [Rail at center of Quebec town tragedy and heart of its recovery | Reuters] [Lac-Megantic’s resilience tested after ‘le train d’enfer’ - CentralMaine.com] [Summary of Railway Investigation Report R13D0054 - TSB Canada] [Railway Investigation Full Report R13D0054 - TSB Canada] [Lac-Mégantic MMA Train Accident - 6 July 2013 - YouTube] [Audio: Train engineer and railway company talk as Lac-Mégantic burns - The Globe and Mail] [Lac-Mégantic engineer Thomas Harding’s firing ruled illegal - Montreal | Globalnews.ca] [YouTube - Angry Lac Megantic residents seek answers - Global News] [YouTube - Lac-Mégantic News Conference - Investigation Report Release] [YouTube - Lac-Mégantic engineer calls released] [YouTube - Tragédie Lac Mégantic - Pierre Duquet] [YouTube - Incendie à Lac-Mégantic - username Nitrof Taz] [Wayback Machine - Montreal Gazette - Lives lost: Remembering Lac-Mégantic’s victims] [Global News Search - Lac-Mégantic] [Lac-Mégantic rail disaster - Wikipedia] Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.