Last operating CP Rail gatehouse in Metro is run by Andy Bartkiw and three other men

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Last operating CP Rail gatehouse in Metro is run by Andy Bartkiw and three other men

Date7/3/1972

Names

Geo, Mario (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Last operating CP Rail gatehouse in Metro is run by Andy Bartkiw and three other men. Bartkiw retires at 65 in December and the gatehouse at the John St. crossing become a memory of Canada's golden age of rail travel.

Subject

Railway stations

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0114590F

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