Miller, age 53, were in the lead locomotive. On board the train were 94 passengers, 14 stewards and 7 crew (115 total). Freight train Canadian National Railway's westbound train No. 413 consisted of three locomotives, EMD GP38-2W number 5586, and 2 EMD SD40 numbers 5104 and 5062, followed by a high-speed spreader, 35 cylindrical hoppers loaded with grain, 7 bulkhead flat cars loaded with large pipes, 45 hoppers loaded with sulphur, 20 loaded tank cars, 6 more grain cars, and a caboose; a total consist of 3 locomotives and 115 cars. It was long and weighed . On the lead locomotive were engineer John Edward "Jack" Hudson, aged 48, and brakeman Mark Edwards, aged 25. On the caboose, conductor Wayne "Smitty" Smith, aged 33. Collision The freight train left Edson at 6:40 am. About from Edson, it was halted at sidings outside Medicine Lodge to allow two eastbound trains to pass. It departed Medicine Lodge at 8:02 am and traveled , reaching Hargwen at 8:20 am where a section of double track started. The train dispatcher at Edmonton set the dual-control switch (DCS) so that the freight train took the north track. At about the same time, the Super Continental was stopped at Hinton. It departed five minutes late on the single track. At 8:29 am, as the Super Continental approached the start of the double track section, the dispatcher from the CTC lined the dual-control switch at Dalehurst to the south track. This set the absolute three-aspect signal at the Dalehurst control point on the north line (about before the end of double-track) to an absolute stop indication of three steady red lights, telling the freight train to not proceed any further. This also set the double-aspect approach signal located east of Dalehurst to yellow over red, telling the freight train to reduce its speed to and to prepare to stop at Dalehurst. The crash investigation found that the freight train was traveling at as it passed the approach signal— over the speed limit. No attempt was made by the crew of the freight train to slow down before or after passing the approach signal. The freight train proceeded past the Dalehurst control point, running through the switch and into the section of single track. At 8:40 am, approximately 18 seconds after the lead locomotive of the freight train entered the single section, it collided head on with the