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On Right Track For Fun, Not only is Herbert Stitt an engineer on the CPR's crack flyers Dominion and Canadian, he's an engineer in the basement of his(...)
On Right Track For Fun, Not only is Herbert Stitt an engineer on the CPR's crack flyers Dominion and Canadian, he's an engineer in the basement of his(...)

On Right Track For Fun, Not only is Herbert Stitt an engineer on the CPR's crack flyers Dominion and Canadian, he's an engineer in the basement of his(...)

Date3/7/1962
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Original Toronto Star caption: On Right Track For Fun; Not only is Herbert Stitt an engineer on the CPR's crack flyers Dominion and Canadian; he's an engineer in the basement of his Burncrest Dr. home where he has model railroad. He's in 47th year with CPR; will retire in September.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009631F
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