Toronto (T.T.Ry.)

Station: Toronto
Railway: C.N.Rys. C.P.Ry.
Subdivision: Bala Brampton Newmarket Oakville Oshawa Galt Oshawa
Mileage: 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 333.84 0.0 109.1
Symbols: K K K CK*WXZ CK*WXZ KYZ KZ
Train Order: DN DN DN DN DN DN DN
Office Signals: UN UN UN UN UN UN UN
Sidings: Yard Yard Yard Yard Yard .. ..
Other Tracks: Yard Yard Yard Yard Yard
Location: Front Street West
Toronto
(York County)
HSMBC Report: RSR-3
Designation / Year: Positive / 1989

C.N.Rys.

Bala Subdivision

Toronto is an initial station, Bala Subdivision, except that Don is an initial station for No. 409 [Freight Daily ex. Sunday].

Newmarket Subdivision

Toronto is an initial station, Newmarket Subdivision.

Oakville Subdivision

K* Register station for first class and passenger extra trains, originating and terminating.

Toronto is initial station, Oakville Subdivison.

Oshawa Subdivision

K* Register station for first class and passenger extra trains originating and terminating.

Toronto is an initial station, Oshawa Subdivision.

C.P.Ry.

Galt Subdivision

None.

Oshawa Subdivision

The crossover train from C.P.R. old westward main track to Canadian National Railway Cherry Street Yard lead, just South of Eastern Avenue is to enable Canadian Pacific Railway engines and cars to enter Canadian National Railway Cherry Street Yard for interchange purposes and movements to and from Axlers track. Before using these tracks, the semaphore signal, which is located on west side of Canadian National Railway Cherry St. lead about 400 feet south QueenStreet must be set to protect intending Canadian Pacific Railway movement. Operating lever for this signal is located on east side of Canadian National Railway Cherry St. lead 200 feet north fo Eastern Avenue; in addition, manual protection must be afforded to protect against possible Canaddian National Railway yard engine movements in Cherry Street Canadian National Railway yards.

Date Event
1853-01-11/1853-01-20 O.S. & H.U.Rd. tenders construction of wharves and freight depotsThe Globe, January 11 through 20, 1853
1853-05-16 Inaugural run of the O.S. & H.U.Rd. from Toronto to Machell's Corners (now Aurora)Mika-1978, p. 31; Stevens-1960, p. 398; Walker-1953, p. 1; Willmot-1984 p. 3.
Date Image Notes
n.d.
Andrew Merrilees Collection / NAC / B-020053
NRC elevator.
n.d.
Andrew Merrilees Collection / NAC / C-008181
NRC shops.
n.d.
Andrew Merrilees Collection / NAC / PA-136475
NRC wharf.
1853
Canadian National Railways Collection / NAC / PA-188848
G.T.Ry. station.
1860c
Janet Lehr Collection / NAC / Acc. 1980-197
G.T.Ry. station.
1862
Sir Sanfrod Fleming Collection / NAC / C-004844
NRC yards on the west side of Brock (Spadina) St.
1924-04-01
John Boyd Collection / NAC / PA-086480
NRC offices.
n.d.
CN Photo Collection / CSTM / Image 1138
Station
Date Reference Railway Subject Description
1892c NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 90137 Item 24 G.T.Ry. Track plan. 1in.=40ft.