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| Frost, Lamport open subway in 1954 |
There will be no subway service between the St. George and Bloor-Yonge stations this Thanksgiving weekend simply because it has been nearly 60 years since Premier Leslie Frost (left) and Mayor Allen Lamport threw the switch on this now ancient-looking signal to open the Yonge subway in 1954. It was a great event but those old signals are ready for the scrapyard. The shutdown will apply all three days — Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The Toronto Transit Commission says replacement shuttle buses will be running throughout most of the route, which could lead to traffic delays for drivers. The buses will not be going to Union Station because of the construction on Front Street. Service will be back up and running at 6 a.m. on Tuesday.
