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    Ahead of the Torch?

    Someone else suggested it was a reference to old rail cars that were waiting to be torched before being scrapped ... perhaps a suitable inscription if it was a retirement gift!
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    Ahead of the Torch?

    Hello, I hope you can help me by explaining the phrase "Ahead of the torch". I'm interested in learning what it means and when it came into use. My greatgrandfather was JG Sullivan who was a civil engineer with CPR during the expansion west. He was involved in the Connaught tunnel project, the...


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