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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
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After Hunter Harrison became CEO of Canadian Pacific in 2012 he mandated that hump yards cost too much money to operate and ordered most of CP's humps closed (with the exception of Pig's Eye Yard in
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In April 2023, The Canadian Pacific merged with Kansas City Southern to create the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway. Toronto Yard now has most of its CPR signage replaced by CPKC signage.
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as the main freight marshalling yard. The yard can be accessed from Markham and McCowan Roads.
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Prior to being a railyard, the area was home to farms in the area known as
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Railway repair equipment is stored along the east side of the facility.
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Yard, consisting of ten tracks. G Yard, consisting of five tracks.
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Opened in April 1964, the facility was designed as a
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