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Derailed cars block tracks. A Canadian National freight train derailed at the Bayview extension just south of King St. yesterday afternoon. No one was(...)
Derailed cars block tracks. A Canadian National freight train derailed at the Bayview extension just south of King St. yesterday afternoon. No one was(...)

Derailed cars block tracks. A Canadian National freight train derailed at the Bayview extension just south of King St. yesterday afternoon. No one was(...)

Date6/13/1991
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  • Derailed cars block tracks. A Canadian National freight train derailed at the Bayview extension just south of King St. yesterday afternoon. No one was injured but a car parked nearby was damaged and about 2;000 GO Transit riders on the Richmond Hill route faced delays. Crews worked through the night to lift the train; and rail traffic was back to normal by 7:15 this morning; officials said.
  • Derailed cars block tracks. A Canadian National freight train derailed at the Bayview extension just south of King St. yesterday afternoon. No one was(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Derailed cars block tracks. A Canadian National freight train derailed at the Bayview extension just south of King St. yesterday afternoon. No one was injured but a car parked nearby was damaged and about 2;000 GO Transit riders on the Richmond Hill route faced delays. Crews worked through the night to lift the train; and rail traffic was back to normal by 7:15 this morning; officials said.
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