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Explore our gallery to see photos of Toronto's railway workers and learn more about their experiences through their own words.
Colour screen capture of a man speaking with headset on, including his head and shoulders. Background shows a study.
Black and white archival photograph of four Black men standing in a row. The two men in the centre are shaking hands and all four men are smiling.
Black and white archival photograph of a lavishly dressed woman flipping through a long train ticket while a uniformed man also looks at the ticket.
Black and white archival photograph of a group of people boarding a passenger train car. There is a poster on the car which reads “WELCOME ON BOARD INAUGURAL RUN TR. 64 MAPLE LEAF TORONTO-TO NEW YORK APR.26, 1981. CHOO-CHOO BOB”.
Colour screen capture of a man with headset on, including his head and shoulders. Background shows a study.
Black and white archival photograph of two men sitting on a bench. The men are wearing railway uniforms including hats. The man in the foreground is speaking and gesturing with his hands. The man in the background is looking away from the camera.
Black and white archival photograph of a man in railway uniform pulling an empty baggage cart in front of Toronto’s Union Station. He is walking away from the camera.
Colour archival photograph of two men in railway uniforms leaning on two yellow baggage carts while examining papers. There is a red cap hanging from one of the baggage carts.
Black and white archival photograph of 5 Black men sitting on a railway track. They are dressed in white railway uniforms.
Colour screen capture of a woman with glasses and earphones smiling at the camera. Head and shoulders are visible.
Vintage newspaper clipping with copy advertising land in Western Canada for settlement. There is a small graphic of many people in hats and coats on the left side.
Sepia-toned black and white archival photograph of a man from the waist up. He is wearing a hat and suit and smiling slightly at the camera.
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