May 2, 1917 The Drayton-Ackworth Report recommends the Canadian Government take over the operations of the Grand Trunk, Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern Railways and operate them as one system with the Intercolonial and National Transcontinental Railways. The report is accepted.
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May 2, 2002 An eastbound Canadian National train collides with a semi trailer near Firmdale, MB. The resulting spill of plastic pellets, benzene, glycol, and hexane catches fire and forces the evacuation of nearly 200 local residents.
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Mark Tomlonson
