Comments on: Canadian National steam engines 8448 and 8352 head up a short cut of stored 0-8-0 steam switchers, their stacks capped and headlights covered, parked on one of the tracks at Spadina Roundhouse in downtown Toronto. They’re no longer needed due to the abundance of diesel switchers teaming the shops tracks around Spadina, including little Alco/MLW S-series units, GMD SW1200RS, and even an MLW RSC-13 (in addition to the usual mainline passenger power). Sources show CN 8448 as a P4d-class 0-8-0, built by the Grand Trunk Railway in June 1923, scrapped July 1959. 8352 was a P5f built by CLC in January 1929, and scrapped in February 1960. Beyond CN’s Spadina Roundhouse, one can see some of CP’s John Street facilities downtown (including small coachyard, coach shops, and piggyback flatcars closest), the downtown postal building, and the Central Heating Plant tower. TTR’s John Street interlocking tower is visible in the upper left, along with Union Station and its train shed. Original photographer unknown, Dan Dell’Unto collection negative.

By: MrDan

MrDan — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:00:52 +0000

An old UCRS newsletter states the lineup of 5 stored steam engines here may be CN 8352, 8364, 8398, 8421 and 8448, although not in that order.