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1429:Nova Scotia
1391:by location
896:Main Street
650:Port Arthur
638:Port Arthur
614:Gypsumville
606:Gypsumville
555:St. Charles
425:Thunder Bay
379:before 1990
131:Connections
92: /
68:Coordinates
1601:Categories
1129:. VIA Rail
1067:References
971:Renovation
940:, and the
829:beaux-arts
795:Designated
764:Designated
542:Swan River
463:Main Line
386:Whitemouth
191:Via Rail:
165:Accessible
80:97°08′03″W
77:49°53′20″N
1397:Provinces
1313:. CBC.ca.
833:The Forks
469:Transcona
456:Vancouver
408:Vancouver
403:Saskatoon
365:Vancouver
293:Churchill
257:Vancouver
173:Architect
115:Platforms
1549:Category
1476:Montreal
1444:Kingston
1439:Hamilton
1414:Manitoba
1023:Broadway
937:Canadian
932:Via Rail
900:Broadway
825:Manitoba
821:Winnipeg
720:St. Paul
708:St. Paul
706: –
704:Winnipeg
697:Terminus
660:Winnipeg
634:Winnipeg
627:Terminus
618:Winnipeg
601:Westside
572:Winnipeg
546:Hallboro
538:Winnipeg
514:Terminus
499:Winnipeg
495:Edmonton
487:Edmonton
474:Montreal
395:Montreal
375:Canadian
350:Via Rail
308:Terminus
267:Canadian
242:Via Rail
224:Services
109:Via Rail
105:Owned by
60:Manitoba
56:Winnipeg
50:Location
1509:Nunavut
1459:Toronto
1449:Niagara
1434:Ontario
1404:Alberta
1008:Gallery
990:rotunda
851:History
718:toward
674:toward
648:toward
604:toward
584:toward
568:Calgary
560:Calgary
558:toward
524:toward
485:toward
472:toward
454:toward
430:Toronto
428:toward
406:toward
391:Toronto
389:toward
363:toward
291:toward
280:Toronto
278:toward
255:toward
207:History
157:Parking
63:R3C 1A3
1530:France
1471:Quebec
1454:Ottawa
1025:(2017)
922:Amtrak
507:Regina
212:Opened
123:Tracks
1514:Yukon
1297:2012
1271:2012
1245:2012
1212:2011
1186:2012
1161:2012
1135:2012
819:for
798:1989
776:4484
767:1976
544:and
540:via
505:and
501:via
373:The
275:Elma
265:The
215:1911
197:IATA
193:WNPG
906:Use
883:in
835:in
393:or
201:XEF
168:Yes
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