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Train derails in west end. CP Rail workers police wait for a crane to lift a boxcar, part of a freight train that derailed after being sideswiped by a(...)
Train derails in west end. CP Rail workers police wait for a crane to lift a boxcar, part of a freight train that derailed after being sideswiped by a(...)

Train derails in west end. CP Rail workers police wait for a crane to lift a boxcar, part of a freight train that derailed after being sideswiped by a(...)

Date5/10/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Train derails in west end. CP Rail workers police wait for a crane to lift a boxcar; part of a freight train that derailed after being sideswiped by another train early today near Runnymede Rd. and Dundas St. Two potentially dangerous propane cylinders were trapped under a boxcar. Police; fearing an explosion; evacuated nearby homes of 100 people.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001163F
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