Comments on: Here is the west to east view of the CN derailment at Bowmanville May 19, 1974. The folks in the house at the right must have found this affair a little disconcerting. The house was torn down just a few weeks ago (Sept. 2016) to make way for a new housing development. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:12:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Eric May http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=26589#comment-17340 Eric May Sun, 23 Oct 2016 15:46:05 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/10-22-2016_002.jpg#comment-17340 Our family saw that wreck the next day when the line had been re-opened. We walked down from Bennet Road. If you want a good deal on a new house just take these photos in to the sales office. Our family saw that wreck the next day when the line had been re-opened. We walked down from Bennet Road. If you want a good deal on a new house just take these photos in to the sales office.

]]> By: dhately http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=26589#comment-17333 dhately Sun, 23 Oct 2016 02:27:04 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/10-22-2016_002.jpg#comment-17333 The Bowmanville newspaper, "The Canadian Statesman" reported that the derailment happened about 6pm on Sat. May 18th. It was caused by a broken drawbar on an 84 car westbound. 41 cars derailed. The Bowmanville newspaper, “The Canadian Statesman” reported that the derailment happened about 6pm on Sat. May 18th. It was caused by a broken drawbar on an 84 car westbound. 41 cars derailed.

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