Local author pens book discussing the 1942 Almonte train wreck | The Kingston Whig Standard

The sudden impact of a troop train slamming into the back of a passenger train in the town of Almonte just after Christmas in 1942 sent shockwaves through the history of the Ottawa Valley, the rail industry and the families of those onboard.

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