The Hinton Disaster: Head On Freight Train Collision Kills Passengers | Mayday | Wonder

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. An inquiry concluded that a “railroader culture“, which prized loyalty and productivity at the expense of safety, had resulted in a tired and sick crew of three failing to stop the freight train. Subscribe to WONDER to watch more documentaries: Mayday: Experts analyze various plane crashes with an aim to figure out how these disasters occurred. They also shed light on how such accidents shaped the aviation industry and improved safety standards.