On a crisp Saturday morning 39 years ago this week, a CNR freight train ran through a stop signal and collided head-on with a Via Rail passenger train. The crash just east of Hinton killed 23 passengers and crew, and injured another 95 people. It was the worst rail disaster in Alberta history and one of the worst in Canada. Many years later, the traumatic accident still cast a shadow over many residents of Hinton every February. It also changed the way railways operate in Canada. The Edmonton Journal filed this report on the 25th anniversary of the crash in 2011. Read More