Comments on: Going, downtown! A short CN train #333 with SD75I 5750 in the lead heads through the Union Station Rail Corridor in downtown Toronto on clear sunny winter afternoon, taking the “High Line” bypass tracks past the TTR’s Scott Street interlocking tower on the approach to Union Station nearby. It’s on the heels of CN local freight #549 with 4729 and 4139 that just passed by minutes before. Trains #333/332 and #435 (plus a local or two) were the usual CN freights that were routed south past Union Station via the Bala/Oakville Subs, a practice that CN largely did away with years ago (probably with some pressure applied in the right places from GO/Metrolinx due to operational delays and such).In the background, much has changed: on the other side of the Gardiner Expressway is the main LCBO warehouse and headquarters (since redeveloped), Tate & Lyle aka Redpath Sugar after the takeover (still there, but no rail service). In the distance on the left are some of the Toronto Port Authority’s warehouses and loading docks, and spanning much of the background are the Toronto Islands. That terminal warehouse building on the upper left near the Loblaws has since been demolished for Sugar Beach and Corus Quay. A keen eye will pick out the TTC fishbowl bus laying over on the route 6 Bay, and a GO D4500 coach laying over near Lake Ontario between runs.

By: Todd Steinman

Todd Steinman — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:23:11 +0000

Great aerial photo! And the history too – always needs updating more and more these days when surrounding lands are redeveloped.