Happy International Women's Day! Today we’re celebrating women's contributions here at the Roundhouse over 80 years ago. Built by @CanadianPacific in 1929, the John Street Roundhouse served as a maintenance facility for steam locomotives that hauled passenger trains. #IWD2020 1/3 
The roundhouse was a very active industrial complex that operated around the clock every day for over fifty years and employed hundreds of people from around Toronto. Women were particularly important to the roundhouse workforce during the Second World War. #IWD2020 2/3
Women were mainly responsible for passenger car cleaning and maintenance, but also worked in the locomotive shops at the height of the war and featured prominently in wartime media. Most lost their jobs after the men who originally held their positions returned home. #IWD2020 3/3
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