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A lengthy lineup of rail passengers wait to board trains at Union Station - what some call the 'cattle line
A lengthy lineup of rail passengers wait to board trains at Union Station - what some call the 'cattle line

A lengthy lineup of rail passengers wait to board trains at Union Station - what some call the 'cattle line

Date2/28/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: A lengthy lineup of rail passengers wait to board trains at Union Station - what some call the 'cattle line.'
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0114597F
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3/4/1974
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Image shows trains on tracks with some buildings in the background.
Rail yards 1905, looking east towards Union Station (1873-1927). Toronto, Ont.
1905 circa
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New elevated train sheds for boarding trains nearing completion old level is in foreground
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