May 23, 1967: @GOtransit begins running commuter trains between Oakville and Pickering, with @unionstationTO as its operational hub. The Government of Ontario had spent $8 million on 8 diesel locomotives, 40 coaches and 9 self-propelled cars for the service. 1/3

Another $16 million went toward track upgrades, signals, stations and other facilities. GO owned the trains but CN supplied operating crews. GO& #39;s new Willowbrook maintenance facility was in an old CN freight car repair depot at Mimico, eight miles west of Union Station. 2/3

The first GO Transit train left Oakville at 5:50 AM with Ontario Premier John Robarts on board to welcome passengers. Within three months, GO was carrying 15,000 passengers a day, 50% higher than its original projected ridership. 3/3