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The good old days have flown faster than the trains that rattle past Don Station, lifting dust that started settling in the 1890s. It's rumored that t(...)
The good old days have flown faster than the trains that rattle past Don Station, lifting dust that started settling in the 1890s. It's rumored that t(...)

The good old days have flown faster than the trains that rattle past Don Station, lifting dust that started settling in the 1890s. It's rumored that t(...)

Date8/29/1967
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Original Toronto Star caption: The good old days have flown faster than the trains that rattle past Don Station; lifting dust that started settling in the 1890s. It's rumored that the station; a quiet way point on the CNR line to Agincourt and Peterborough; may be taken over by the province for GO transit service and demolished - along with the weeds that threaten to take over the tracks. It's beside Queen St. bridge.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0114585F
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