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1968 File - <br />
Heading for collision; the new Canadian National Railways turbotrain starts preview run today from Toronto's Union Station. A little more than two hours later; it smashed into a tractor-trailer at a level crossing in Kingston. New train is one of a pair; capable of speeds of up to 120 miles an hour; which starts service on Dec. 12. Two men were slightly injured in crash but train was not derailed.<br />
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Photo : Boris Spremo - Toronto Star archives - AQP
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1968 File -
Heading for collision; the new Canadian National Railways turbotrain starts preview run today from Toronto's Union Station. A little more than two hours later; it smashed into a tractor-trailer at a level crossing in Kingston. New train is one of a pair; capable of speeds of up to 120 miles an hour; which starts service on Dec. 12. Two men were slightly injured in crash but train was not derailed.

Photo : Boris Spremo - Toronto Star archives - AQP

Filename: FILE_68_HUM_turbotrain_BS_100.jpg
Source: Toronto Public Library
Date: 1 Jul 1968
Location: Canada
Credit: Toronto Star Archives
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