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Headed home: TTC passengers jammed special shuttle buses when thousands of would-be subway riders were left stranded on street corners to wait up to an hour for buses
Headed home: TTC passengers jammed special shuttle buses when thousands of would-be subway riders were left stranded on street corners to wait up to an hour for buses

Headed home: TTC passengers jammed special shuttle buses when thousands of would-be subway riders were left stranded on street corners to wait up to an hour for buses

Date4/25/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Headed home: TTC passengers jammed special shuttle buses when thousands of would-be subway riders were left stranded on street corners to wait up to an hour for buses.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008826F
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