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Brosseau Station

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Brosseau Station
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Coordinates: 45°26′00″N 73°28′00″W / 45.433333°N 73.466667°W / 45.433333; -73.466667
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMNone
AgglomerationLongueuil
CityBrossard

Brosseau Station or Brosseau is a former village and former railway station in the present city of Brossard, Quebec, Canada.[1]

1953 house fire

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A fire in December 1953 killed three children.[2]

1956 railway accident

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Two railway workers were killed in a train wreck in Brosseau in 1956.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Bien avant "Brossard"". Brossardana en images (in French). 2014-07-11. Archived from the original on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  2. ^ "Three children are victims of blaze destroying Brosseau Station home". The Gazette. Montréal. February 26, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "CANADIAN WRECK KILLS 2; Seven Cars of Train Derailed Near Brosseau, Que". The New York Times. December 28, 1956. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Brosseau, QC Train Wreck, Dec 1956. Train Wreck in Canada Kills Two". Yuma Daily Sun. Yuma, Arizona: GenDisasters. 1956-12-28. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
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