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Rail commuters assemble in Guelph today before setting out on their motorcade to Toronto to draw attention to cutbacks being imposed on VIA services n(...)
Rail commuters assemble in Guelph today before setting out on their motorcade to Toronto to draw attention to cutbacks being imposed on VIA services n(...)

Rail commuters assemble in Guelph today before setting out on their motorcade to Toronto to draw attention to cutbacks being imposed on VIA services n(...)

Date11/2/1989
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  • Rail commuters assemble in Guelph today before setting out on their motorcade to Toronto to draw attention to cutbacks being imposed on VIA services n(...)
  • Rail commuters assemble in Guelph today before setting out on their motorcade to Toronto to draw attention to cutbacks being imposed on VIA services next year. Their slow-moving convoy was halted by police near Milton.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Rail commuters assemble in Guelph today before setting out on their motorcade to Toronto to draw attention to cutbacks being imposed on VIA services next year. Their slow-moving convoy was halted by police near Milton.
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