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Operation thought to take two days accomplished in fi fteen minutes-unique in an nals of railroad history
Operation thought to take two days accomplished in fi fteen minutes-unique in an nals of railroad history

Operation thought to take two days accomplished in fi fteen minutes-unique in an nals of railroad history

Date3/3/1931
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Original Toronto Star caption: Operation thought to take two days accomplished in fi fteen minutes-unique in an nals of railroad history. To-day marked the accomplishment of an engineering feat unique in the annals of railroad history, when the old span of the Bathurst St. bridge was swung into place along a roller skidway to meet the new span and then straighten out the Bathurst St. Jog. [Incomplete]
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0109613F
Impressive view of the Quebec bridge, showing the motor highway across the giant span between the railroad tracks
Impressive view of the Quebec bridge, showing the motor highway across the giant span between the railroad tracks
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The Railroad Suspension Bridge near Niagara Falls
The Railroad Suspension Bridge near Niagara Falls
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Dropped from the Dundas St. E. bridge, the body of a two-day-old baby in a paper bag was found on the banks of the Don river by two boys
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accomplished the 100-kilometre 63-mile) feat in 38 hours, 27 minutes last year
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7/22/1982
Oakville, past and present: being a brief account of the town, its neighborhood, history, industries, merchants, institutions and municipal undertakings
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1912
The Builders of the Canti-lever Bridge below Niagara Falls request the honor of the presence of Frank Turner, Esq. C.E. at the opening to take place on Thursday Dec. 20th at 11 o'clock, a.m. at Niagara Falls, Ont.
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1883
C.N.R. Bascule Bridge, Fort William, Ontario, Canada (The only double-decked bridge of its kind in the world. Takes 2400 tons weight to lift it.)
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Lying in ruin, the bridge over the Welland Canal at Port Robinson could block Seaway for two weeks, The only alternate route is the Erie barge canal, (...)
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Double-track trestle over the Rouge River is where two Metro teenagers were killed yesterday by an east-bound GO train
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7/17/1972
Heavy load: Two cranes worked yesterday to put a 145-ton Canadian National Railway's bridge across Highway 401 at Bowmanville near Waverly Rd
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11/14/1982
Two die in Don river plunge. Dotted line shows the path taken by a car on the Gerrard St. bridge early today when it went out of control on the snow-r(...)
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2/26/1965
Bridge destroyed by Hurricane Hazel
Bridge destroyed by Hurricane Hazel
1954