Season 1
Lac-Mégantic investigates one of the worst oil train tragedies in history: a foreseeable catastrophe ignited by corporate and political negligence.
01 Itinerary of a Moving Bomb
43mThe citizens of Lac-Mégantic share their harrowing accounts from that night. The episode then flashes back to June 30, 2013, where the ill-fated train leaves the Bakken oil fields of North Dakota.
2023-05-0202 Pure Souls
44mAs downtown burns, citizens search for the missing. The scope of the destruction is evident, but the cause is unknown and no one takes responsibility for what’s happened.
2023-05-0203 The Worst is Yet to Come
44mOut on the tracks locals take safety into their own hands, as they patrol the rail lines that circle Mégantic. The rebuilding process rips the town apart, as citizens are left to clean up the mess.
2023-05-0204 This Was No Accident
44mHigh up in the Canadian Rockies, tragedy strikes again killing three railmen. Surging from this disaster lies another grieving community. In Lac-Mégantic, plans for a bypass divide the town even more.
2023-05-02