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In bygone years trains steamed for four blocks under the city of Brockville in a tunnel completed in 1860 by the Brockville and Ottawa Railway of faded memory
In bygone years trains steamed for four blocks under the city of Brockville in a tunnel completed in 1860 by the Brockville and Ottawa Railway of faded memory

In bygone years trains steamed for four blocks under the city of Brockville in a tunnel completed in 1860 by the Brockville and Ottawa Railway of faded memory

Date5/4/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Shown here is a train emerging from the southern end of the tunnel on the city's waterfront. Trains last used it in 1954.
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipBrockville
    GeographyCountyLeeds and Grenville (Ont. : County)
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Undefined
    Language
      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTS-2-124-GO-263
      It's the country's oldest railroad tunnel, and it runs under five blocks of Brockville, Ontario
      It's the country's oldest railroad tunnel, and it runs under five blocks of Brockville, Ontario
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      12/15/1962
      South portal of the Brockville Tunnel, built in 1854-58, showing the manner in which it passes directly beneath the City Hall
      South portal of the Brockville Tunnel, built in 1854-58, showing the manner in which it passes directly beneath the City Hall
      Morgan, H.R.
      1928
      The act of incorporation of the Brockville & Ottawa railway company and the several acts in amendment thereof, with an appendix
      The act of incorporation of the Brockville & Ottawa railway company and the several acts in amendment thereof, with an appendix
      Brockville and Ottawa Railway Company
      1861
      Minutes of proceedings between the county Council of Lanark and Renfrew, and the Brockville and Ottawa Railway Company
      Minutes of proceedings between the county Council of Lanark and Renfrew, and the Brockville and Ottawa Railway Company
      Berford, W. R. F.
      1856
      Canada map of Brockville & Ottawa Railway
      Canada map of Brockville & Ottawa Railway
      Brockville and Ottawa Railway Company
      Approximately 1856
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      Fast Train for the northland, The first two of four diesel-electric trains to be used on the Ontario Northland Railway was unloaded yesterday at Toron(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      4/19/1977
      Under water: Railway workers check the tracks near the Bayview Extension to make sure they are clear of debris before trains could use them again
      Under water: Railway workers check the tracks near the Bayview Extension to make sure they are clear of debris before trains could use them again
      Slaughter, Mike
      2/14/1984
      Subway trains will run over the Humber and into Old Mill Station when the east-west subway extension is completed
      Subway trains will run over the Humber and into Old Mill Station when the east-west subway extension is completed
      Bezant, Graham
      6/6/1967
      Stalled subway train blocks the tracks on an open section of the line north of Davisville subway station today after going through an open switch. Alt(...)
      Stalled subway train blocks the tracks on an open section of the line north of Davisville subway station today after going through an open switch. Alt(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      9/30/1970
      All that's left of Mrs. Dorothy Graham's home for 13 years is that meagre pile of concrete blocks in a sea of mud. Bulldozers moved in days before the(...)
      All that's left of Mrs. Dorothy Graham's home for 13 years is that meagre pile of concrete blocks in a sea of mud. Bulldozers moved in days before the(...)
      Bezant, Graham
      4/4/1968
      Bruce Blackadar on 10-speed, First fall after only four blocks
      Bruce Blackadar on 10-speed, First fall after only four blocks
      Blackadar, Bruce (Bruce Damien), 1944-
      9/12/1978
      Worn broadsheet with small amount of text and title York Council-office and signed by John Smal…
      Notice is hereby given that the Townships of Dereham and Norwich, in the Western District of this Province, will be sold in Blocks of four thousand acres each ...
      Ontario. Executive Council
      1799