Lost items on TTC, GO Transit in 2024 [Video]

Most people understand the pain that comes with leaving a phone, wallet or umbrella behind on-board public transit and the despair of whether or not it’ll ever be found again. Well, outside of those commonly forgotten valuables, items like a porcelain doll, Mac DeMarco vinyl record, mini-fridge, or a toaster oven with food still inside have also been left behind on public transit this year.

The lost and found office for Metrolinx – the transit agency overseeing GO trains and buses across the province – is right in the heart of Union Station. Beyond the kiosks are cabinets filled with items forgotten aboard, carefully organized and catalogued depending on the type of valuable it is and whether or not someone has filed a claim for it.

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Behind each cabinet are shelves lined with an array of overlooked objects from misplaced house keys and wallets, backpacks, toques and mittens, to the …