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Bookmark or Share- Things to Do in Lac-Mégantic - Tourism Eastern TownshipsLac-Mégantic. Already well known for its natural and cultural wealth, with its lake and mountains covering the horizon, Lac-Mégantic is the region’s administrative, economical and tourism pole.
- Lac-Mégantic rail disaster - WikipediaThe Lac-Mégantic rail disaster occurred in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada, on July 6, 2013, at approximately 1:14 a.m. EDT, [1][2] when an unattended 73-car Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA) freight train carrying Bakken Formation crude oil rolled down a 1.2% grade from Nantes and derailed downtown, resulting in the ...
- Lac-Mégantic marks 10 years since one of the worst rail ... - CBC.caTen years after one of the worst rail disasters in the country's history, the town of Lac-Mégantic, Que., came together to remember the 47 lives lost after a train carrying 72 cars of crude oil...
- Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster - The Canadian EncyclopediaIn the early morning of 6 July 2013, a runaway train hauling 72 tankers filled with crude oil derailed as it approached the centre of the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. The tanker cars exploded and the oil caught fire, killing 47 people and destroying many buildings and other infrastructure in the town centre.
- Lac-Mégantic, Quebec - WikipediaLac-Mégantic (French pronunciation: [lak meɡɑ̃tik]) is a town in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on Lac Mégantic, a freshwater lake after which the town was named.
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