Comments on: On the afternoon of July 9, 2011, we were witness to an extraordinary event involving the crew of CP 8772, the RCMP and the paramedics based in Ashcroft, BC. A woman had fallen off a rather steep incline above the Thompson River, onto the roadbed and was severely injured. Happening on the scene was the crew of a wesbound manifest who managed to stop in time to render assistance. The RTC contacted the authorities and made arrangements for the crew to meet the emergency personnel approx. 1 mile west of the accident scene. After cutting the units from the train, the headend power shuttled the RCMP and paramedics to the location. After stabilizing the patient the entire party was transported on the rear unit to an area in order for the patient to be airlifted from the scene. The crew later received commendations and the story was featured on the company intranet news. The professionalism on the part of all concerned was second to none.

By: Dougie G

Dougie G — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 21:10:43 +0000

Great story and one very lucky woman. Kudos to all involved in getting her much needed help

bdouglas — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:54:29 +0000

Stunning, real eye-opener !

mrdanno4050 — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 07:02:41 +0000

Amazing story!

Cameron A. — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 05:29:01 +0000

That’s scary for sure…ouch… What an amazing bunch of people.

Joseph Bishop — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 00:18:17 +0000

That’s a cool story! I second Chris’s comment. Thanks for sharing this!

Chris Wilson — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 21:41:08 +0000

Thanks for sharing this Deane!