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The Clean-Up

Photograph of the wreckage from the train wreck in Almonte with a crane in the background being used for the clean-up, and people walking through town, 1942

Source: North Lanark Regional Museum

With the amount of wreckage and debris left by the accident, a crane was brought into Almonte to assist with the clean-up. Any smaller pieces of debris were simply burned. With the war on, the citizens of Almonte soon carried on with their lives, but never forgot the tragedy of that day.