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No GO! Oshawa commuters weren't happy about the news they'll have to wait at least an extra two years for the GO train extension to reach Oshawa. Some(...)
No GO! Oshawa commuters weren't happy about the news they'll have to wait at least an extra two years for the GO train extension to reach Oshawa. Some(...)

No GO! Oshawa commuters weren't happy about the news they'll have to wait at least an extra two years for the GO train extension to reach Oshawa. Some(...)

Date3/4/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: No GO! Oshawa commuters weren't happy about the news they'll have to wait at least an extra two years for the GO train extension to reach Oshawa. Some officials predict it might be as late as 1990 before the link-up is a reality.
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Commuters delayed. A GO train tore apart a stalled car early today moments after its driver jumped out and ran from the tracks on Scarborough Golf Clu(...)
Commuters delayed. A GO train tore apart a stalled car early today moments after its driver jumped out and ran from the tracks on Scarborough Golf Clu(...)
7/19/1988
Friendships on Track, About 60 commuters, fearing that VIA Rail route cuts mean they'll lose touch with their favorite conductors, held a dinner at a (...)
Friendships on Track, About 60 commuters, fearing that VIA Rail route cuts mean they'll lose touch with their favorite conductors, held a dinner at a (...)
10/19/1989
When the go trains aren't going, Port Credit commuters line up for buses pressed into service to replace GO trains, not operating because of the strike of 20,000 railwaymen
When the go trains aren't going, Port Credit commuters line up for buses pressed into service to replace GO trains, not operating because of the strike of 20,000 railwaymen
7/26/1973
It's go go from Richmond Hill, The second train of GO Transit's new Richmond Hill line pulls out of Richmond Hill this morning with about 60 passengers aboard
It's go go from Richmond Hill, The second train of GO Transit's new Richmond Hill line pulls out of Richmond Hill this morning with about 60 passengers aboard
5/1/1978
Go Trains go Double-Decker, A double-decker Go train pulls into Pickering station yesterday, one of nine two-level trains borrowed from CP Rail for two weeks for a test on Go's lakeshore run
Go Trains go Double-Decker, A double-decker Go train pulls into Pickering station yesterday, one of nine two-level trains borrowed from CP Rail for two weeks for a test on Go's lakeshore run
7/23/1974
Thousands of commuters transfer daily from GO trains to the subway at Union Station (above)
Thousands of commuters transfer daily from GO trains to the subway at Union Station (above)
7/26/1970
Going up: The expansion of the GO rail service from Pickering Oshawa is right on schedule, according to GO Transit officials
Going up: The expansion of the GO rail service from Pickering Oshawa is right on schedule, according to GO Transit officials
7/16/1988
Going up: The expansion of the GO rail service from Pickering to Oshawa is right on schedule, according to GO Transit officials
Going up: The expansion of the GO rail service from Pickering to Oshawa is right on schedule, according to GO Transit officials
7/20/1988
Two Trains collide at Go station - two passengers wearing neck Braces sharing cough drops
Two Trains collide at Go station - two passengers wearing neck Braces sharing cough drops
11/19/1997
These Agincourt commuters seven years ago were among the few in the Toronto area who had regular rail commuter service
These Agincourt commuters seven years ago were among the few in the Toronto area who had regular rail commuter service
7/12/1971
Head-on crash of two CNR freight trains killed at least two men early today at Pefferlaw, 30 miles northeast of Newmarket. Three men were injured, one(...)
Head-on crash of two CNR freight trains killed at least two men early today at Pefferlaw, 30 miles northeast of Newmarket. Three men were injured, one(...)
3/16/1968
People who have to stand on GO trains should only pay half fare, Port Credit reader Harold Ross recommends in accompanying letter. This is the practice, he says, at hockey or football games
People who have to stand on GO trains should only pay half fare, Port Credit reader Harold Ross recommends in accompanying letter. This is the practice, he says, at hockey or football games
11/19/1970