What is Hinton train collision?
{{Infobox rail accident | title = Hinton train collision | boxwidth = | image = ViaFP9ARM-6300.jpg | image_alt = | image_width = 200px | caption = A Via Rail No. 6300 which survived the crash | date = | time = 8:40 am | location = [[Dalehurst, Alberta|Dalehurst]], [[Alberta]] | location-dist = | location-dist-mi = | location-dir = | location-city = | coordinates = {{coord|53.49645|N|117.36970|W|format=dms|type:event_region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}} | country = Canada | line = | operator = [[Canadian National Railway]]<br>[[Via Rail]] | type = Train collision | cause = | trains = 2 | pax = | deaths = 23 | injuries = 71 | damage = | map = | map_name = | map_state = }} The '''Hinton train collision''' happened on February 8, 1986 in the town of [[Dalehurst, Alberta|Dalehurst]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]] at about 08:40 am [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/09/world/30-to-40-reported-killed-in-train-wreck-in-canada.html|accessdate=January 14, 2024|title=30 to 40 Reported Killed in Train Wreck in Canada|publisher=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> It happened after the crew of a freight train didn't stop the train for a reason not known and the caboose conductor didn't stop the train. This caused their train to crash head on with a passenger train on the same track. In the disaster, 23 people were confirmed dead and 71 were injured.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/i-remember-every-february-the-8th-albertas-deadliest-train-crash|accessdate=January 14, 2024|title='I remember every February the 8th': Alberta's deadliest train crash|publisher=[[Calgary Herald]]}}</ref> The Hinton collision was the deadliest rail disaster in Canada since the [[Dugald rail accident]] in 1947.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/features/d