CPR Toronto Yard
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CPR Toronto Yard is a facility located in northeast Toronto
, Ontario
, Canada
, often incorrectly referred to as Agincourt Yard because it is located in Agincourt
, a neighbourhood of Scarborough
.
One of the largest marshalling yards
in Canada
, the Toronto Yard is used to switch freight cars.
Prior to being a railyard, the area was home to farms in the area known as Brown's Corners
. A large hill, Fisher's Hill, overlooked the area and was leveled to prepare the building of the railyard. Highland Creek
flows in the northeast corner.
Opened in April 1964, the facility was designed as a hump yard, and is bounded by Sheppard Avenue
to the south, McCowan Road to the west, Markham Road to the east and Finch Avenue
to the north.
This yard replaced the old CPR Lambton Yard
and West Toronto Yard as the main freight marshalling yard. The yard can be accessed from Markham and McCowan Roads.
Railway repair equipment is stored along the east side of the facility.
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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, often incorrectly referred to as Agincourt Yard because it is located in Agincourt
Agincourt, Toronto
Agincourt is a very diverse neighbourhood in the Scarborough district of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is centred along Sheppard Avenue between Kennedy and Markham Roads...
, a neighbourhood of Scarborough
Scarborough, Ontario
Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...
.
One of the largest marshalling yards
Classification yard
A classification yard or marshalling yard is a railroad yard found at some freight train stations, used to separate railroad cars on to one of several tracks. First the cars are taken to a track, sometimes called a lead or a drill...
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, the Toronto Yard is used to switch freight cars.
Prior to being a railyard, the area was home to farms in the area known as Brown's Corners
Brown's Corners, Toronto
Brown's Corners is the name of a community in Scarborough in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the corner of Finch Avenue East and Markham Road.David Brown operated a business and post office on the southwest corner. The Post Office was relocated to Malvern Village, but the business continued as a...
. A large hill, Fisher's Hill, overlooked the area and was leveled to prepare the building of the railyard. Highland Creek
Highland Creek (Toronto)
Highland Creek is a river in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario, emptying into Lake Ontario at the eastern end of the Scarborough Bluffs. It is home to several species of fish including trout, carp, and bass. It is a meandering river which, like most rivers in Toronto , travels through a...
flows in the northeast corner.
Opened in April 1964, the facility was designed as a hump yard, and is bounded by Sheppard Avenue
Sheppard Avenue
Sheppard Avenue is an east-west principal arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A small portion of a continuation of the road in Pickering, Ontario is also called Sheppard Avenue.-History:...
to the south, McCowan Road to the west, Markham Road to the east and Finch Avenue
Finch Avenue
Finch Avenue is an arterial thoroughfare and concession road which travels east–west through the city of Toronto. The road also has short extensions into Peel and Durham Regions as Peel Regional Road 2 and Durham Regional Road 37.-History:...
to the north.
This yard replaced the old CPR Lambton Yard
CPR Lambton Yard
Lambton Yard is a freight marshalling yard for the Canadian Pacific Railway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is located to the west of and contiguous with the West Toronto Yard on the Galt Subdivision...
and West Toronto Yard as the main freight marshalling yard. The yard can be accessed from Markham and McCowan Roads.
Railway repair equipment is stored along the east side of the facility.