CPR Toronto Yard
CPKC Toronto Yard is a railway facility located in northeast Toronto, Ontario, Canada owned by the Canadian Pacific Kansas City. It is often incorrectly referred to as Agincourt Yard because it is located in Agincourt, Toronto, Agincourt, a neighbourhood of Toronto. One of the largest classification yard, marshalling yards in Canada (432 acres site with of track and 311 switches), the Toronto Yard is used to switch freight cars. Railway repair equipment is stored along the east side of the facility. Operations The yard is divided up into the following (North to South): A Yard, consisting of ten tracks. B Yard, consisting of ten tracks. C Yard, formerly consisting of 72 classification tracks. D Yard, former railcar repair shop area. Partially taken over by the diesel shop. E Yard, Diesel Shop tracks. F Yard, consisting of ten tracks. G Yard, consisting of five tracks. History Prior to being a railyard, the area was home to farms in the area known as Brown's Corners, Toronto, Br ...
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