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Thousands of commuters transfer daily from GO trains to the subway at Union Station (above)
Thousands of commuters transfer daily from GO trains to the subway at Union Station (above)

Thousands of commuters transfer daily from GO trains to the subway at Union Station (above)

Date7/26/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Thousands of commuters transfer daily from GO trains to the subway at Union Station (above). The proposed Metro Centre would make changeover less convenient. Is that progress? reader asks.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0114627F
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