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Time runs out: A woman surveys the departure times in Union Station yesterday during the countdown to oblivion for many VIA passenger trains across Canada
Time runs out: A woman surveys the departure times in Union Station yesterday during the countdown to oblivion for many VIA passenger trains across Canada

Time runs out: A woman surveys the departure times in Union Station yesterday during the countdown to oblivion for many VIA passenger trains across Canada

Date1/14/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Time runs out: A woman surveys the departure times in Union Station yesterday during the countdown to oblivion for many VIA passenger trains across Canada.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0012670F
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