Toronto Maintenance Centre | |
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General information | |
Location | 50 Drummond Street Canada |
Coordinates | 43°36′38″N 79°30′34″W / 43.61056°N 79.50944°W |
Owned by | Via Rail |
Construction | |
Structure type | Rail yard and locomotive and coach maintenance facility |
History | |
Previous names | Canadian National |
Via Rail's Toronto Maintenance Centre is a railway yard in the western end of Toronto, which stores and services Via trains. It lies within the south side of the former Canadian National Mimico Yard directly opposite of the Willowbrook Rail Maintenance Facility on the north side; GO Transit's Lakeshore West line separates the two facilities. The yard is bisected by the Islington Avenue flyover bridge.[1] Its main entrance is located at 50 Drummond Street on the eastern side with a secondary entrance on its southern side along New Toronto Street at Eighth Street.[2]
The west end of the yard has an operational railway turntable.[3] A large turnaround wye has been constructed out of an industrial spur on the eastern side that formerly served the Campbell Soup Company plant.[1]
In 1976, Via Rail took over the passenger services of both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific. Originally, Via performed maintenance in Toronto at the CNR Spadina Roundhouse and CPR John Street Roundhouse, both just west of Union Station. In 1985, Via moved to its current maintenance facility in the southern half of the Mimico Yard.[3][4]
In 2022, Via demonstrated for Trains magazine the locomotive simulator in the centre's training complex.[5]
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