Details of Railway Accidents in the Ottawa Area

1932, December 13 - Maniwaki train delayed by derailment at Alcove.

Ottawa Citizen 14 December 1932 Train Delayed By Wheel Off Locomotive When one of the pilot wheels of the engine of the Ottawa-Maniwaki C.P.R. train came off near Alcove. Que., last evening no one was injured and the only inconvenience caused was that the train was delayed about four hours. The train leaves Ottawa at 4.25 p.m. and got into Alcove. Que., about 5.40. It was there that it was noticed that one of the pilot wheels was missing and a call was sent to Ottawa for a relief engine to take the train the remainder of the way to Maniwaki

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