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Derailment closes Greenwood Ave
Derailment closes Greenwood Ave

Derailment closes Greenwood Ave

Date9/20/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Derailment closes Greenwood Ave.. Pieces of a bridge railing cover Greenwood Ave. after the derailment of a freight train early today. A faulty switch may have caused the train; which was carrying new cars and auto parts from a General Motors plant in Oshawa; to jump the tracks. Police ordered a section of Greenwood Ave. closed until engineers determine whether the bridge is structurally safe.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001140F
Worried Mayor: Hazel McCallion, at the scene of the derailment last night, says the accident reinforces her conviction houses should not be so close to tracks
Worried Mayor: Hazel McCallion, at the scene of the derailment last night, says the accident reinforces her conviction houses should not be so close to tracks
1/2/1990
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3/18/1991
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4/20/1969
Accidents - Railway and Street Railways - Mississauga, Ontario - Royal Commission into Mississauga Train Derailment
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11/18/1980
Accidents - Railway and Street Railways - Mississauga, Ontario - Royal Commission into Mississauga Train Derailment
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3/5/1980
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11/15/1979
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3/10/1991
Mississauga train derailment sparked an inquiry that brought in 15 safety recommendations
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11/14/1979
Close call
Close call
1/2/1990
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1/9/1979
Close call: Joyce and Dr. John McClintock's garage was smashed when wheels flew of a box car. Cars tumbled down the rail right of way just a few metres from their home
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1/3/1990
Only cars are stopped by black and white barriers at Pape Ave
Only cars are stopped by black and white barriers at Pape Ave
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