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Explore our gallery to see photos of Toronto's railway workers and learn more about their experiences through their own words.
Colour screen capture of a woman with glasses and earphones. Head and shoulders are visible.
Black and white scan of a vintage newspaper clipping. The article is long and narrow, with the headline INJURED IN WRECK, DIXIE BECKONS HIM in large letters at the top. There are three subheadings and three sets of paragraphs below.
Modern colour photograph of a woman in a high visibility vest working on a tablet. There is a large green locomotive in the background.
Black and white archival photograph of three women posing with shovels. They are dressed in coats and hats, scarves and work gloves.
Colour screen capture of a woman smiling and looking up. Head and shoulders are visible, with shelves of books in the background.
Black and white archival photograph of two women working on a large locomotive boiler. One woman is on top of the boiler and hammering wood that is affixed to the boiler. A second woman is on the ground working on the boiler.
Colour screen capture of a woman looking down. Head and shoulders are visible, with shelves of books in the background.
Colour screen capture of a woman looking down with a thoughtful expression. Head and shoulders are visible, with shelves of books in the background.
Black and white photograph of a man stands on a railway platform while a train is driving by on the right side. He is holding a large stick up to the train. Part of the train station can be seen on the left side.
Colour photograph of a telegraph key and sounder mounted on a wooden platform.
Colour vintage photograph of a man is sitting at a desk and writing in a large book. He is wearing a headset and a vintage phone is stretched towards him.
A vintage colour photograph of a man working at a desk. He is facing away from us. He is wearing a headset and a vintage phone is pulled towards him. The desk has many papers on it.
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