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Training Squadron 86 is known by several names: TRARON EIGHT SIX, VT-86, or the Sabrehawks, a name derived from its history of flying the T-39D/G/N Sabreliner and the TA-4J Skyhawk II. The squadron was established on 5 June 1972, under the operational control of Commander, Training Air Wing EIGHT (TRAWING 8) at Naval Air Station Glynco , Georgia.
The first major national railway development was the construction of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada on a gauge of 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) from Portland, Maine to Sarnia, Canada West via Montreal and Toronto, with a branch from Richmond to Levis near Quebec City. Investment funds for railways were scarce in the Province of Canada because the ...
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Southwestern Ontario: 1896-1958: Acquired by CPR in 1904 and entity ceased to exist by 1958. Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway: South-west Ontario: 1871–1883: Acquired by O&Q. Toronto and Nipissing Railway: south-central Ontario: 1871–1883: Amalgamated into Midland Railway of Canada. Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway: southwestern Ontario ...
This is 2 + 3 ⁄ 8 in (60 mm) wider than standard gauge of 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) which is by far the most common track gauge in Canada. The gauge is unique to the Greater Toronto Area and is currently used on the Toronto streetcar system and the Toronto subway (three heavy-rail lines), both operated by the Toronto Transit Commission.
Track gauge in Canada is standard gauge of 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm), except for Toronto transit systems and the White Pass and Yukon Route. Rail lines built during the 19th century with a broad gauge of 5 ft 6 in ( 1,676 mm ) were converted to standard gauge.
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1760 French map depicting Fort de Levis near Prescott, Ontario Before the arrival of Europeans to the Grenville County area, it was inhabited by the St. Lawrence Iroquois . The French began occupation of the area in the late 17th century, starting with a supply depot and fortified outpost named La Galette en route to Fort Frontenac ( Kingston ...