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St. Thomas History.

One short story from the Railway City's past, every Thursday: the people, buildings, railways and turning points that made St. Thomas what it is today. Every story is built from old books, records and newspapers, lists its sources, and is edited by a human before it publishes. How we report →

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St. Thomas’s First Railway Had Seats to Spare in Hard Times, Then Became the Road to the Beach

A. F. Butler shared an early ride on St. Thomas's first railway with just two other passengers. By 1877 he counted six trains a day and big picnic crowds.

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