Train quarantined in Ont. after death reported (260 aboard)

CTV.ca ^ | Fri. May. 9 2008 | CTV News Staff

[R_Kangel]

Perhaps food bourne illness?

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Does SARS work that fast?

[CindyDawg]

I can’t tell but it looks like those are just regular masks instead on respirators so “droplet” precautions”?

[mewzilla]

I don’t know enough to know what to think. Though I’m amazed at how well they’re keeping a lid on this. That part, the tight lid, actually scares me more than the reportage.

[Marysecretary]

I loved that movie.

[Enchante]

"The kind that has a four-day trip, sleeper cars and food service."

Yup, thanks, that is a reminder to "Be Sure Brain is Turned On Before Activating Keyboard"

[fatima]

I just read on another site that CNN will be giving updates.Strange no-one is online on the train.

[CindyDawg]

Yeah you would expect a “not sure what it is but it isn’t terrorism. It’s a relief to see how the rescuers are dressed though. That’s a good sign,... I think:’) When is national train day though? Amtrak has been sending me a lot of e-mails. I’ll have to go check but it’s this month sometime..

[Panzerlied]

I have to agree. The character of the response indicates:
A. Careful planning for such an event.
B. A set of parameters designed to “trigger” the response.

This is MUCH more than food poisoning.

[fanfan]

I’m sorry, but I have to go for a while.

I’ll check back later this afternoon.

[mewzilla]

It’s a relief to see how the rescuers are dressed though.

Not in full moonsuits you mean? That's kinda what I was thinking.

Via Rail didn't have a single mention on its website last I looked. Note to Via Rail: Way to go, guys.

[eastforker]

Agreed, food poisoning would have affected most everyone on the train, not just 2 cars.

[CindyDawg]

It’s tomorrow. That could make people jittery. Hopefully this woman that died wasn’t infectious but people just got scared.

[eastforker]

True but you don’t airlift someone just because they say they are sick. Symptoms would have to be present I would think.

[isom35]

sounds like the plot of “Zombies on a Train”

[manapua]

The response and coverage so far is most likely a result of the incident occurring in a very rural area.

Have you ever been in that part of Ontario? Nothing but trees and lakes. Medevac makes perfect sense, considering the location and the fact that there was a death.

The lack of instant and saturating news coverage is a similar result of the location. And that, IMO, is a good thing.

[Former Proud Canadian]

Jasper is in the Rockies, a tourist area. Lots of Asian tourists.

[Former Proud Canadian]

Baba, Jasper is on the BC border. I think Vancouver to Jasper is one day at most.

[hoosierham]

I think we are getting the “cover” story;the Brits have long had a thing about official secrets(there is no public’s right to know” and Canada’s governing still resembles Britain in many ways.

[Smokin' Joe]

My bet is that they suspect anthrax. Initial symptoms resemble those of the flu, last for a few hours to a few days, and then recour with breathing problems, high fever, and shock.... Mayo clinic anthrax page