Grand Trunk Ry. betterments, etc.

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Don yards, Toronto.—The work in connection with re-arranging the Don yard is almost completed. In carrying out the alterations the Don passenger station is wiped out, and the small amount of passenger traffic originating there uses the Queen St. east station, which is situated in a more prominent and getatable [sic] point. In the old yard there were on the line between the Don and Trinity st., three curves and a tangent, and in making the changes two of these curves are done away with and the tangent is carried from the bridge over the Don to near Cherry st., where it connects with the curve which runs to the distillery. This tangent runs north of the present Don station. Practically all the sidings lying east of the C.P.R. crossing are re-arranged. On the north of the main line there are two tracks for holding the east-bound freight trains waiting for orders, and north of the northerly of these tracks is a loop, running to a new ice-house, which will enable east-bound trains to be "iced" without having to do any switching or to cross the main line, as they had to do hitherto. The tracks on the line east of Cherry st. and north of the main line are being arranged so as to make a convenient freight yard. It is the intention to remove the present freight shed from Berkley st. and to erect a building which will do for freight shed, offices, yardmen, operators and customs, at a convenient point. Southerly of the main line is a group of six tracks, which will be used for switching purposes and for holding west-bound trains. The re-arrangement of the yard does not add materially to the length of the tracks there, but will enable a considerable saving to be effected in the speed with which trains can be handled.

Railways: G.T.Ry.

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