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Smile of success: Roy Herbert lost an arm and a leg when a huge railway car ran over him when he was a CPR brakeman.
Smile of success: Roy Herbert lost an arm and a leg when a huge railway car ran over him when he was a CPR brakeman.

Smile of success: Roy Herbert lost an arm and a leg when a huge railway car ran over him when he was a CPR brakeman.

Date5/4/1981
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128342F
Painful recovery: Michael McGauley of Etobicoke, whose legs were crushed below the knee when a drunk driver ran into him in 1989, faces more operations
Painful recovery: Michael McGauley of Etobicoke, whose legs were crushed below the knee when a drunk driver ran into him in 1989, faces more operations
12/6/1991
Speaking from experience: In replying to suggestion that freight trains should have reflective material to make them visible at night, retired railway engineer Herbert Stitt points out that, in more than half the accidents in which he was involved, a car struck the train in daylight
Speaking from experience: In replying to suggestion that freight trains should have reflective material to make them visible at night, retired railway engineer Herbert Stitt points out that, in more than half the accidents in which he was involved, a car struck the train in daylight
5/26/1984
Flat fee approach: When Norm Spears saw success of California entrepreneur's Wheels 'n Deals business, he bought idea the with partners, including wife Claudette, set up U-Sell used car sales facility in Toronto
Flat fee approach: When Norm Spears saw success of California entrepreneur's Wheels 'n Deals business, he bought idea the with partners, including wife Claudette, set up U-Sell used car sales facility in Toronto
8/8/1980
Alan Bell: Veteran lost his left leg when his plane went down in World War II and now can't work because of sickness.
Alan Bell: Veteran lost his left leg when his plane went down in World War II and now can't work because of sickness.
10/21/1983
Out of work: Janet and Wayne Dunster ran the Charlestown Residential School in Caledon for retarded children until April 1, when it was handed over to the Peel Children's Centre.
Out of work: Janet and Wayne Dunster ran the Charlestown Residential School in Caledon for retarded children until April 1, when it was handed over to the Peel Children's Centre.
8/28/1986
A thief and his victim face each other: Ron Darling, right, lost $2,400 when cheques were forged over his name. David, left, one of the men who did it, is working to pay back part of that money. He holds a job by day and lives in special quarters by night as part of a program new to Metro.
A thief and his victim face each other: Ron Darling, right, lost $2,400 when cheques were forged over his name. David, left, one of the men who did it, is working to pay back part of that money. He holds a job by day and lives in special quarters by night as part of a program new to Metro.
7/4/1978
Looking over Toronto's railway yards, Sanford Duplassie, 25, left White River in June when CP Rail laid off workers. There's a future here, he says. Only one of his friends has remained in the north. There's nothing there for the younger person. There's no industry. There's nothing. Over half the town is made up of pnsioners. His father is one of them. Sanford's 11 brothers and sisters are scattered across North America, from Texas to British Columbia.
Looking over Toronto's railway yards, Sanford Duplassie, 25, left White River in June when CP Rail laid off workers. There's a future here, he says. Only one of his friends has remained in the north. There's nothing there for the younger person. There's no industry. There's nothing. Over half the town is made up of pnsioners. His father is one of them. Sanford's 11 brothers and sisters are scattered across North America, from Texas to British Columbia.
12/5/1973
Looking over Toronto's railway yards, Sanford Duplassie, 25, left White River in June when CP Rail laid off workers. There's a future here, he says. Only one of his friends has remained in the north. There's nothing there for the younger person. There's no industry. There's nothing. Over half the town is made up of pnsioners. His father is one of them. Sanford's 11 brothers and sisters are scattered across North America, from Texas to British Columbia.
Looking over Toronto's railway yards, Sanford Duplassie, 25, left White River in June when CP Rail laid off workers. There's a future here, he says. Only one of his friends has remained in the north. There's nothing there for the younger person. There's no industry. There's nothing. Over half the town is made up of pnsioners. His father is one of them. Sanford's 11 brothers and sisters are scattered across North America, from Texas to British Columbia.
12/5/1973
Rod Petersen works on labels in college library. He slept in snow for more than a month when his money ran out
Rod Petersen works on labels in college library. He slept in snow for more than a month when his money ran out
3/3/1967
Meeting the people when he ran for the Legislature last fall as the Liberal candidates in Scarborough West, Norman Kert signs pictures for two young admireers at an all-candidates' meeting
Meeting the people when he ran for the Legislature last fall as the Liberal candidates in Scarborough West, Norman Kert signs pictures for two young admireers at an all-candidates' meeting
9/4/1975
All smiles: Mary and Herbert Spong - and their basset hound Cee-Mor - are relived that Spong's three-year ordeal is over
All smiles: Mary and Herbert Spong - and their basset hound Cee-Mor - are relived that Spong's three-year ordeal is over
2/13/1981
Fighting spirit: Eddie Whitall, 14, who lost both arms and a leg when he fell under a train, plays with his cat Tiger at his Port Credit home
Fighting spirit: Eddie Whitall, 14, who lost both arms and a leg when he fell under a train, plays with his cat Tiger at his Port Credit home
10/7/1987