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Slideshow: The CP Rail yards over the years

Images pulled from the Winnipeg Free Press archive show the massive CP Rail yards since the early 20th century.

Winnipeg Free Press Archives January 1, 1957 New Year's morning dawned sunny and cold over Winnipeg and scenes like this could still be seen in the CP Rail yards. But by late tomorrow, unless there is an 11th hour settlement, this picture will be outdated by a fireman's strike against the railway which will stop all locomotives and bring operations to a standstill.

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