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Railroaded into history. On its way to a museum, this 1921 Peter Witt-type streetcar is inched off the flatbed of a transport truck on to tracks at Qu(...)
Railroaded into history. On its way to a museum, this 1921 Peter Witt-type streetcar is inched off the flatbed of a transport truck on to tracks at Qu(...)

Railroaded into history. On its way to a museum, this 1921 Peter Witt-type streetcar is inched off the flatbed of a transport truck on to tracks at Qu(...)

Date1/3/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Railroaded into history. On its way to a museum; this 1921 Peter Witt-type streetcar is inched off the flatbed of a transport truck on to tracks at Queen's Quay. The car will be restored and put in Canadian Railroad Museum at Harborfront. One of first cars ordered when Toronto Transportation Commission took over from Toronto Railway Co. in 1921; it was taken out of service about 1961; and had been in Canadian Railroad Historical Association's Montreal museum.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0115634F
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