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it was a long wait at most stops today in Metro as Toronto Transit Commission buses, streetcars and subways fought the worst blizzard to strike southe(...)
it was a long wait at most stops today in Metro as Toronto Transit Commission buses, streetcars and subways fought the worst blizzard to strike southe(...)

it was a long wait at most stops today in Metro as Toronto Transit Commission buses, streetcars and subways fought the worst blizzard to strike southe(...)

Date1/10/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: it was a long wait at most stops today in Metro as Toronto Transit Commission buses; streetcars and subways fought the worst blizzard to strike southern Ontario in years. This was the scene at Sherbourne and King Sts. in downtown Toronto. Pedestrians were being swept off their feet by high winds as they emerged from subway exits. Snow was drifting up to 5 feet deep on many sidewalks; streets.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0015697F
Image shows a bus being loaded on a big ship.
Next stop; Lima. Toronto dock workers load one of 25 buses decommissioned by the Toronto Transit Commission on to a freighter at Pier 51 near Cherry St. and Unwin Ave. yesterday. The buses; taken out of service after 18 years; and two city garbage trucks are bound for Lima; Peru.
4/30/1991
Trolley and diesel buses were hampered by poor traction and streets cluttered with stalled cars during yesterday's storm in Metro. This was scene on Q(...)
Trolley and diesel buses were hampered by poor traction and streets cluttered with stalled cars during yesterday's storm in Metro. This was scene on Q(...)
1/10/1977
Passengers waited for streetcars on St
Passengers waited for streetcars on St
2/15/1990
Headed home: TTC passengers jammed special shuttle buses when thousands of would-be subway riders were left stranded on street corners to wait up to an hour for buses
Headed home: TTC passengers jammed special shuttle buses when thousands of would-be subway riders were left stranded on street corners to wait up to an hour for buses
4/25/1990
Chaos on subways
Chaos on subways
1/13/1999
Huddling in phone booths, pedestrians take refuge today from blizzard that swept in from Illinois, paralyzing highways, Metro roads and streets. This (...)
Huddling in phone booths, pedestrians take refuge today from blizzard that swept in from Illinois, paralyzing highways, Metro roads and streets. This (...)
3/18/1977
Line-ups of passengers wait for buses at Eglinton subway terminal this morning after two cars of an empty subway train jumped the rails, blocking the (...)
Line-ups of passengers wait for buses at Eglinton subway terminal this morning after two cars of an empty subway train jumped the rails, blocking the (...)
9/30/1970
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Transit Commission - Buses - Miscellaneous - before 1980
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Transit Commission - Buses - Miscellaneous - before 1980
11/19/1982
A master switch on General Motors buses sold to the Toronto Transit Commission permits the bus to be driven with doors open, a coroner's jury was told(...)
A master switch on General Motors buses sold to the Toronto Transit Commission permits the bus to be driven with doors open, a coroner's jury was told(...)
2/10/1976
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Transit Commission - Streetcars - Beltline Tourtram
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Transit Commission - Streetcars - Beltline Tourtram
8/16/1979
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Transit Commission - Streetcars - 1986 and on
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Transit Commission - Streetcars - 1986 and on
9/11/1991
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Transit Commission - Streetcars - 1950-79
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Transit Commission - Streetcars - 1950-79
4/2/1974