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Losing steam: The 6.3 million riding VIA's trains last year saw 750,000 fewer fellow passengers, and the crown corporation says it lost $506 million
Losing steam: The 6.3 million riding VIA's trains last year saw 750,000 fewer fellow passengers, and the crown corporation says it lost $506 million

Losing steam: The 6.3 million riding VIA's trains last year saw 750,000 fewer fellow passengers, and the crown corporation says it lost $506 million

Date2/4/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Losing steam: The 6.3 million riding VIA's trains last year saw 750;000 fewer fellow passengers; and the crown corporation says it lost $506 million.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0012622F
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The monthly railway & steam navigation guide for British North America, containing a correct account of the hours of departure of the railway trains, (...)
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Putting steam back into VIA, Is it too late to save Canada's love affair with the train?
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