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Giant cranes swing tons of heavy freigrht zihozird flat cars bound for Canadzfs seaports and military centres. Otten vital supplies must be moved thousands of miles.

With less equipment and iaersonnel than they had during the last war, Canada's iflwlt Tfllirliililfi 2W0 twice as large. Along C:1nada’s 50,000

, _ ‘today doing‘ a JOi) iniles o1 track the signal lights shine green for the vital traffic of war.

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through the Iilgfiii.‘ with its precious cargo of war goods,

As his train rumbles

As a freigrht‘ moves out of terminal, Despatcher A. W.

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_ Simpson, many miles along‘ (1ili(illCt0l‘ C. E. liose catches up on some “paper ivork" in the tiny office of his tracks, receives particulars of departure and schedule and will continue t0 caboose. During the rim this car serves as :1 hoinc ior the rear-end crew men. do so as it passes stations eiii'0ute. Exact position of train is always known.

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The “Iron horse” of today is streamlined mflllliit" . such as the one pictured here. Canadian i(li'()fll0ii\‘l‘~. .i in single year: operated an aggregate of 150,000,000

I?“ is lilargai-et King, i;d¢‘_<i_ railroading to “illCil women have

one of many girls who have long list of other activities replaced men for the duration.

. grout sh > it Il\'_\' “HIT \\'L‘2Ilill|i '.- their own fiqlllpllwllt, which is big"

iii..:i_» (‘UillplllilUS wli as iiiiiiiitaiiiiiig enough 30b alone.

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intricate are the duties of the “levermen”, freight trains through masses of switches. A Harsh winter means hard work for

Train crews, sleeping between rims. (‘Zliiilv 'i"i>4'l'i~' usual alarm clocks awakening thcni in i n 'i . ~

is done by call hoys, like Doug Watson,

Niistiest wiiiii - lle inust Ciélllllrvi‘ ahoal = . ‘H 1"- weather and foul.

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n. ‘\<'5li1-ili.~' . C. Glodiieii is shown iii top giiioi. section hands, unsung heroes oi iho railwai -

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