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It is located at milepoint 9.7 on the CN Halton Subdivision. [2] The yard services CN's own intermodal units, as well perform local switcher or transfer cars to other trains. The yard is also connected with MacMillan Yard. [3] Located next to Malport is the Jet Fuel Rail Offloading, Storage and Distribution Facility.
Corporate entity sold to CN in 1993 for $1. Canadian National Electric Railways: Division of CNR. Canadian Pacific Electric Lines: Division of CPR. Canadian Northern Railway: Nova Scotia, Quebec to British Columbia: 1899–1918: Nationalized into CNR. Canadian Northern Alberta Railway: Constituent company of CNoR. Canadian Northern Branchlines ...
Its part of the Brampton Subdivision was managed under CN's Stratford Division. [7] In the 1950s–60s, CN began relocating its freight operations to what was then an area north of urban Toronto, which involved the construction of the CN York Subdivision and MacMillan Yard to relocate traffic away from the Railway Lands in downtown Toronto.
Since the company operates in two countries, CN maintains some corporate distinction by having its U.S. lines incorporated under the Delaware-domiciled Grand Trunk Corporation for legal purposes; [41] however, the entire company in both Canada and the U.S. operates under CN, as can be seen in its locomotive and rail car repainting programs.
Oakville subdivision purchased from CN between Union Station and Fourth Line; Bala subdivision purchased from CN between Union Station and Doncaster Diamond. [13] Kitchener 2013-01-07 63 Acton opened. Lakeshore West 2013-03-21 313.9 kilometres (195.0 mi) 70.9% Oakville subdivision purchased from CN between Fourth Line and Brant Street. [14 ...
Brampton station circa 1910. Brampton station opened in 1856 as a part of the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) line between Toronto and London. [2] The current station building was built in 1907. [3] The GTR was acquired by the Canadian National Railway (CN) in 1923, [4] then in 1977 CN's passenger rail division was transferred to Via Rail. [5]
A decision made by Orangeville Brampton Rail Access Group resulted in the termination of service on the line effective December 31, 2021. The last leader of the line would be Trillium Rail, and Orangeville mayor Sandy Brown suggested the line may become a recreational trail. [2] The last train out of Orangeville was December 17, 2021. [3] [4]
MacMillan Yard is the main Toronto-area railway classification yard for Canadian National Railway (CN), and is located in the nearby city of Vaughan, Ontario. It is the second largest railway classification yard in Canada, after CN's Symington Yard in Winnipeg, Manitoba.