Brosseau Station Explained

Brosseau Station
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Type2:	Region
Subdivision Name2:	Montérégie
Subdivision Type3:	RCM
Subdivision Name3:	None
Subdivision Type4:	Agglomeration
Subdivision Name4:	Longueuil
Subdivision Type5:	City
Subdivision Name5:	Brossard
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Density Km2:	auto

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

1953 house fire

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

1956 railway accident

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

References

• Fiche descriptive. Commission de toponymie du Québec.
• Natural Resources Canada. Geographical Names. Brosseau.
• En Cour de Police, La Patrie, November 22, 1948

External links

• Quartier Brosseau website
• Photograph of Brosseau railway station circa 1945

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bien avant "Brossard" . https://web.archive.org/web/20160414170347/http://brossardana.com/2014/07/11/bien-avant-brossard/ . 2014-07-11 . 2016-04-14 . Brossardana en images . fr . 2017-12-28 . dead .
2. News: Three children are victims of blaze destroying Brosseau Station home. The Gazette. Montréal. 1. February 26, 1953. August 11, 2015.
3. News: CANADIAN WRECK KILLS 2; Seven Cars of Train Derailed Near Brosseau, Que. . The New York Times . December 28, 1956 . 6.
4. News: Brosseau, QC Train Wreck, Dec 1956. Train Wreck in Canada Kills Two. . Yuma Daily Sun . Yuma, Arizona . 1956-12-28 . GenDisasters . 2017-12-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905183624/http://www3.gendisasters.com/quebec/15233/brosseau-qc-train-wreck-dec-1956 . 2015-09-05 . live .