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Extra 4494 west takes the curve over the 401 with traffic for CN's Toronto Yard. A part of the Toronto bypass project during the mid 1960s, the York Sub opened just two years earlier in 1965. See Phil Hall's 2021 photo of the bridge, expanded over the years.John Freyseng Photo, Jacob Patterson Collection Slide.
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Caption: Extra 4494 west takes the curve over the 401 with traffic for CN's Toronto Yard. A part of the Toronto bypass project during the mid 1960s, the York Sub opened just two years earlier in 1965. See Phil Hall's 2021 photo of the bridge, expanded over the years.

John Freyseng Photo, Jacob Patterson Collection Slide.

Photographer:
John Freyseng Photo; Jacob Patterson Collection [132] (more) (contact)
Date: 02/11/1967 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CNR 4494, CN 3649 (search)
Train Symbol: Extra 4494 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: York Sub (search)
City/Town: Pickering (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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4 Comments
  1. Todd Steinman
    June 19, 2024 at 1:05 pm

    JUST FOUR LANES! Wow….classic photo with classic power. Great shot.

  2. ngineered4u
    June 19, 2024 at 7:42 pm

    Wow, what a huge change over the years! Hard to believe the 401 was only 4 lanes. Oh for the good old days.

  3. Jakob Mueller
    June 19, 2024 at 8:39 pm

    If you compare to the present-day bridge, these two spans are still there, over the westbound and eastbound express lanes.

  4. jknott86
    June 19, 2024 at 11:22 pm

    *just one more lane should do it*
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