| #4767969 in Books | Boles Derek | 2009-11-30 | 2009-11-30 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.25 x.31 x6.50l,.74 | File type: PDF | 128 pages | Toronto s Railway Heritage||About the Author|Derek Boles is the chief historian of the Toronto Railway Heritage Centre and has written and lectured extensively on Toronto’s railway history. He coordinates the annual Doors Open event at Union Station and conducts popular monthly tours
On May 16, 1853, the first passenger train steamed out of Toronto from a wooden depot that was located near the site of today’s Union Station. Over the next century, the railways had a profound impact on the geography and economic fortunes of Toronto and helped transform it from a provincial town into the commercial centre of Canada. To the dismay of many, the railways also swallowed up prime real estate on Toronto’s waterfront and isolated its citizens from ...
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