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Swift and Company

Operating in Canada as Swift Canadian with plants in Toronto, St.Boniface, Moose Jaw and Edmonton.
Brief history of Edmonton meat packing plants.

West Toronto plant was located at Weston Road and St. Clair Avenue West and served by both CNR and CPR.

SRLX 5105 likely on 904 (Chicago-Newport) passing through Lambton Yard.
Cars loaded in West Toronto were usually CN reefers.

St.Boniface plant built on 21 acres in 1939.

 

Moose Jaw plant 1948 City of Vancouver Archives/Major Matthews Collection

 

 

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