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Close call

Date1/2/1990

Names

Stawicki, Andrew (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Close call: Firefighters examine a squashed rail car on a snow-covered embankment following last night's derailment of an 86-car freight train in Mississauga. No one was hurt.

Subject

Accidents

Street-railroads

Railroads

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001159F

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