{"id":2241,"date":"2014-07-05T10:07:58","date_gmt":"2014-07-05T15:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/?p=2241"},"modified":"2014-07-07T09:58:36","modified_gmt":"2014-07-07T14:58:36","slug":"lac-megantic-one-year-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/05\/lac-megantic-one-year-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Lac Megantic &#8211; One year later"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I will remember where I was when I heard the tragic news of the Lac Megantic train disaster. One year ago tomorrow, I was in the hospital with my wife and premature twins when I heard of the sad news.<\/p>\n<p>Maclean&#8217;s sent me to Lac Megantic to document and replicate iconic images from one year ago. Here are the photos. Maclean&#8217;s website has a great interactive slider of the same before and after images below. Check it out here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/multimedia\/photo\/photo-essay-revisiting-lac-megantic-one-year-later\/\">http:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/multimedia\/photo\/photo-essay-revisiting-lac-megantic-one-year-later\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater01-800x282.jpg\" alt=\"Wagons of the train wreck are seen in Lac Megantic\" width=\"800\" height=\"282\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater01-800x282.jpg 800w, https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater01-1024x360.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater01.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater02.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater02-800x217.jpg\" alt=\"GEN-LAC-MEGANTIC-DERAILLEMENT-TRAIN\" width=\"800\" height=\"217\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater02-800x217.jpg 800w, https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater02-1024x278.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater02.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater03.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater03-800x280.jpg\" alt=\"Que Train Fire 20130709\" width=\"800\" height=\"280\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater03-800x280.jpg 800w, https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater03-1024x358.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater03.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater04.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater04-800x246.jpg\" alt=\"GEN-MEGANTIC-DERAILLEMENT-TRAIN\" width=\"800\" height=\"246\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater04-800x246.jpg 800w, https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater04-1024x315.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater04.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater05.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater05-800x266.jpg\" alt=\"A burnt out vehicle sits near the wreckage of a train car following a train derailment in Lac Megantic Quebec\" width=\"800\" height=\"266\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater05-800x266.jpg 800w, https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater05-1024x340.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater05.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater06.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater06-800x243.jpg\" alt=\"CORRECTION-CANADA-ACCIDENT-RAIL-OIL\" width=\"800\" height=\"243\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater06-800x243.jpg 800w, https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater06-1024x311.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater06.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater07.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater07-800x263.jpg\" alt=\"oneyearlater07\" width=\"800\" height=\"263\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater07-800x263.jpg 800w, https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater07-1024x337.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater07.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater08.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater08-800x269.jpg\" alt=\"CORRECTION-CANADA-ACCIDENT-RAIL-OIL\" width=\"800\" height=\"269\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater08-800x269.jpg 800w, https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater08-1024x344.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater08.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater09.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater09-800x242.jpg\" alt=\"CORRECTION-CANADA-ACCIDENT-RAIL-OIL\" width=\"800\" height=\"242\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater09-800x242.jpg 800w, https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater09-1024x309.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater09.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater10-800x284.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"800\" height=\"284\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater10-800x284.jpg 800w, https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater10-1024x363.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater10.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater11-800x264.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"800\" height=\"264\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater11-800x264.jpg 800w, https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater11-1024x338.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/oneyearlater11.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 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