No place to go

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No place to go

Date8/24/1987

Names

Griffin, Doug (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: No place to go: Go trains sit idle in the railyards at Union Station after service was shut down Sunday at midnight. The strike by 48;000 rail workers caused chaos for commuters; inter-city travellers and industry and is the first to hit Metro in 14 years.

Subject

Strikes and lockouts

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0017376F

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