Train Disaster Memorial - Lillooet, BC
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N 50° 41.490 W 121° 56.196
10U E 575111 N 5616058
Memorial for 2 men who were killed in a train derailment.
Waymark Code: WM9FZ4
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/15/2010
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Conductor Tom Dodd and brakeman Don Faulkner were killed, and engineer Gordon Rhodes sustained serious injuries when their train lost control of its airbrakes on a steep mountainside. The bell on top is from the locomotive.
Disaster Date: 06/29/2006
Date of dedication: 07/23/2009
Memorial Sponsors: Railway Workers Union, BC Federation of Labour, Lillooet Town Council
Disaster Type: Technological
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
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