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File:Kalkman036.jpg
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Summary
Photo post card of DAR locomotive No. 10 derailed at Canning, November 9, 1912. The locomotive was on a Kingsport bound train approaching the level crossing of Chapel Road beside the Canning School when one of the axles broke. The locomotive and the baggage car derailed and tumbled down a 16 foot embankment, while the passenger car and several freight cars remained on the track. The conductor, Augustus Wilbur Dickie of Canning (1861-1949) broke his wrist. He had just returned to work after being off for three months with a broken leg.[1] The engineer Thomas William Hiltz (1878-1947) had a fractured skull and had to be rushed to Halifax on a special train for treatment.[2]
According to Don Hiltz, Engineer William Hiltz warned DAR officials that the steel tire on one of the driving wheels was loose on this engine should not be operated until repaired. He was told to take the train and go, or someone else would take his place. So he got underway & this is the result."[3]
Photo courtesy Tony Kalkman, featured on a DAR-DPI.ca Facebook post, April 26, 2023.
- ↑ The Weekly Monitor and Western Annapolis Sentinel, November 13, 1912, courtesy Phil Vogler
- ↑ A. Marie Bicketon, Canning and District Old Timers, p. 61
- ↑ As told to Tony Kalkman by Don Hiltz, DAR-DPI.ca Facebook post, April 26, 2023
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