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Retired Railroader, Alfred Bunker, who died this week, built and ran a 9-foot scale model of the engine he operated as an engineer and fireman for Canadian Pacific for 44 years. He started out cleaning engines 11 hours a day.
Retired Railroader, Alfred Bunker, who died this week, built and ran a 9-foot scale model of the engine he operated as an engineer and fireman for Canadian Pacific for 44 years. He started out cleaning engines 11 hours a day.

Retired Railroader, Alfred Bunker, who died this week, built and ran a 9-foot scale model of the engine he operated as an engineer and fireman for Canadian Pacific for 44 years. He started out cleaning engines 11 hours a day.

Date8/9/1973
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0125680F
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