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Mayday · S03E10

Head On Collision

Still from Mayday S03E10

Summary

On 8 February 1986, a Via Rail passenger train and a 118-car Canadian National Railway freight train collide, killing 23 people. The freight train crew did not stop at a red railway signal on a section of a passing loop, possibly because they were asleep. Note: This is a Crash Scene Investigation episode.

Guest stars

  • Andrew Kenneth Martin as Wayne Smith
  • Steve Coombes as Jack Hudson
  • Nick Abraham as Mark Edwards
  • Rodger Barton as Herbert Timpe
  • Frank Blanch as Ken Cuttle
  • Alan Duggan as Passenger
  • Gabe Bettio as James Heyd
  • Donald Saunders as Martin Pederson
  • Ron Caissie as Mark Linnell
  • David Rosser as Judge Rene Foisy