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Last Train. The last train before the strike leaves Toronto yards at 9.15 a.m. for Niagara
Last Train. The last train before the strike leaves Toronto yards at 9.15 a.m. for Niagara

Last Train. The last train before the strike leaves Toronto yards at 9.15 a.m. for Niagara

Date8/26/1966
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Original Toronto Star caption: Last Train. The last train before the strike leaves Toronto yards at 9.15 a.m. for Niagara.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0015955F
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Last shift. Striking railway workers walk off their jobs at the CPR John St. yards on their way to the picket line as the strike spread rapidly across(...)
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Last passenger. Conductor Frank Gregotiski checks the last passenger aboard the final train out of Union Station today. It went to Niagara Falls
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8/26/1966
Voting on whether to end the 23-day transit strike, George Key casts a ballot in Toronto Transit Commission Russell yards at Queen St. near Coxwell Av(...)
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Toronto rail yards west of Union Station lie quiet and deserted after 118,000 railwaymen across Canada went on strike to await settlement of contract dispute
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Slow times at rail yard: With the trains at a standstill and the weather near perfect yesterday, a security guard at the North Bathurst Yard office dozes off in the sun
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When the go trains aren't going, Port Credit commuters line up for buses pressed into service to replace GO trains, not operating because of the strike of 20,000 railwaymen
When the go trains aren't going, Port Credit commuters line up for buses pressed into service to replace GO trains, not operating because of the strike of 20,000 railwaymen
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Go Transit trains rail yard at Judson St
Go Transit trains rail yard at Judson St
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One of last trains out of Toronto-to Chicago
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Worth The Wait? A bored commuter, stranded by the TTC strike, joins the line of people waiting yesterday at Union Station for GO trains to take them home
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Parcels Cram Bay st. bus terminal. Senders seek alternative to trains since strike
Parcels Cram Bay st. bus terminal. Senders seek alternative to trains since strike
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Long night: Pickets at CP Rail's Agincourt yard warm themselves around a barrel fire last night as they prepare for a long strike by 48,000 CN and CP rail workers across the country
Long night: Pickets at CP Rail's Agincourt yard warm themselves around a barrel fire last night as they prepare for a long strike by 48,000 CN and CP rail workers across the country
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