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Old and new in rail yards. With 179 switches and controls, Fred Pace (top) directs trains from the John St. control tower. Al Dignard (left) works in (...)
Old and new in rail yards. With 179 switches and controls, Fred Pace (top) directs trains from the John St. control tower. Al Dignard (left) works in (...)

Old and new in rail yards. With 179 switches and controls, Fred Pace (top) directs trains from the John St. control tower. Al Dignard (left) works in (...)

Date3/4/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Old and new in rail yards. With 179 switches and controls; Fred Pace (top) directs trains from the John St. control tower. Al Dignard (left) works in Cabin D; just west of Bathurst St.; where the controls are manual. The levers fromerly switched tracks by cables; now many of them operate signal lights and the tracks are switched more easily by switch tenders (at bottom).
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0114626F
Old and new in rail yards. With 179 switches and controls, Fred Pace (top) directs trains from the John St. control tower. Al Dignard (left) works in (...)
Old and new in rail yards. With 179 switches and controls, Fred Pace (top) directs trains from the John St. control tower. Al Dignard (left) works in (...)
3/4/1974
Old and new in rail yards. With 179 switches and controls, Fred Pace (top) directs trains from the John St. control tower. Al Dignard (left) works in (...)
Old and new in rail yards. With 179 switches and controls, Fred Pace (top) directs trains from the John St. control tower. Al Dignard (left) works in (...)
3/4/1974
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