tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post5028003044605886122..comments2024-03-26T22:06:26.337-04:00Comments on Trackside Treasure: CN Toronto MacMillan Yard, December 2018Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-16770602133924742822020-01-10T22:49:29.373-05:002020-01-10T22:49:29.373-05:00Great to have you aboard, Wayne!
You've certa...Great to have you aboard, Wayne!<br /><br />You've certainly had a long career with CN. <br /><br />Thanks very much for your comment,<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-10066231732873465632020-01-09T14:30:33.686-05:002020-01-09T14:30:33.686-05:00Name is Wayne
I know the yard very well. I worked ...Name is Wayne<br />I know the yard very well. I worked there from 1967 to 1995 but not in Mac yard next to it looking north east of the hump is a very large building that was the CN express freight now operated by Clark Traffic. Just to the west of that building was the container yard called CN Conport I last worked there till the end of 1995 when the container operations was all moved out by the Airport Malton.<br />It was a very busy place for many years. I think CN still operates their rail bulk car operations out of there. Some of the old yard north east near Keele is rented out to Auto operations of some kind hope this give you some history.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14519048146253269828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-10083250942317877752018-12-19T17:21:25.646-05:002018-12-19T17:21:25.646-05:00Wasn't it Winston Churchill who said, "En...Wasn't it Winston Churchill who said, "Ending a sentence with a preposition is something with which I will not put?". As a yokelly out-of-towner tower tourer, I colloquially asked a local, "Where's the subway station at?". He snidely corrected me, "My dear peasant, in Toronto, we never end a sentence with a preposition!!" So I said, "OK, I see, um, where's the subway station at, you jerk??" <br /><br />A perch to perch on? I would become hoarse speaking its virtues, as horse as a Percheron! I wanted to try this Mac Yar perch, just for the halibut! Oh my cod! It's the egg nog!<br /><br />Seriously (if that's possible at this point) thanks for your comment Michael, and I trust you'll survive to blog the results as I did!<br /><br />Merry Christmas to you and your family,<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-25920957020378834652018-12-19T14:58:00.515-05:002018-12-19T14:58:00.515-05:00Wow, so much to pick from, so much to comment on. ...Wow, so much to pick from, so much to comment on. So many thoughts to end on a preposition. I didn't know there was a railfanning perch at this yard. Next time I am in TO, I will make my way there!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917230984518214781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-12387712513288972592018-12-14T20:44:14.452-05:002018-12-14T20:44:14.452-05:00Thanks for that additional information, Mark. The ...Thanks for that additional information, Mark. The faaaaar north end of Mac yard!<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-66702520697974448482018-12-14T00:48:58.524-05:002018-12-14T00:48:58.524-05:00There's an equally good platform at the Ruther...There's an equally good platform at the Rutherford Road bridge, over the hump pullback tracks. There, you can see trains pulled from the receiving yard, then pushed toward the hump. The tracks curve toward the northwest, the end of steel abuts Paramount Canada's Wonderland.Mark Waltonnoreply@blogger.com