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Dugald is a town in Manitoba, Canada, 22 km east of Winnipeg with a population of about 800. It was the site of a railway accident in 1947 [1]. It is located in the rural municipality of Springfield.
In the Dugald train disaster of September 1, 1947, a Canadian National Railway passenger train consisting of older wooden-bodied passenger cars collided with a transcontinental passenger train made up of newer steel cars, resulting in severe damage and fatalities on the older train. This accident led to the retirement of the less crashworthy wooden cars.
Dugald was also the home to the Costume Museum, a museum dedicated to Canadian fashion. The museum is now in the process of moving to a new location in Winnipeg, reportedly at the Forks.
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