Muddy York: A Toronto History Podcast
Sep 1, 2026 · 26 min · 13 segments
It took more than 20 years to build the current Union Station. Over the next century, new lines like TTC, GO and VIA would arrive, it would nearly be knocked down to make room for a new development…
Grayson MillerHost
Adam WeiserHostMitchell DanielsGuest
You have been standing on Front Street since 10 in the morning, and so has everyone else.
And there are enough columns that you lose count somewhere in the middle and give up.
Inside, the ceiling is so far above you that the light coming through the windows has to travel to reach the floor.
A man in the uniform points you towards the door, then a bridge, then a set of tracks somewhere off to the west, and you start walking because this new train station doesn't hold the train that you're taking today.
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You have been standing on Front Street since 10 in the morning, and so has everyone else.
And there are enough columns that you lose count somewhere in the middle and give up.
Inside, the ceiling is so far above you that the light coming through the windows has to travel to reach the floor.
A man in the uniform points you towards the door, then a bridge, then a set of tracks somewhere off to the west, and you start walking because this new train station doesn't hold the train that you're taking today.