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It's the Aurora choo-choo
It's the Aurora choo-choo

It's the Aurora choo-choo

Date6/21/1987
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  • It's the Aurora choo-choo: It's like a scene from a Jesse James movie; but this is the real thing. This 1853 photograph shows the Lady Elgin; the first locomotive to run in Upper Canada. The wood-burning loco made its first run may 16; 1853; from Toronto to Machell's Corners (now Aurora).
  • It's the Aurora choo-choo
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Original Toronto Star caption: It's the Aurora choo-choo: It's like a scene from a Jesse James movie; but this is the real thing. This 1853 photograph shows the Lady Elgin; the first locomotive to run in Upper Canada. The wood-burning loco made its first run may 16; 1853; from Toronto to Machell's Corners (now Aurora).
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0012714F
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