Toronto Eastern Railway
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toronto-eastern-railway-324-9091968
title:
Toronto Eastern Railway
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The Toronto Eastern Railway, or Toronto and Eastern Railway, is a noted "ghost railroad" in southern Ontario, Canada. It was part of William Mackenzie's ambitious plan to provide high-speed electric "interurban" service throughout the district that first appeared in 1910; however, those plans fell afoul of World War I and, later, political manoeuvres. The railway was incorporated on 4 April 1910 to build a high-speed route from Toronto east to Pickering, Whitby, and Oshawa. The company acquired
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Eastern_Railway
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2021-08-19T14:59:10Z
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