T.G.'s Photography Blog

Back in July 2013, as some family and I made our way from Toronto to Niagara Falls for the day, we stopped off at Bayview Junction so I could try and get my fix of railfanning at this busy railroad junction. Unfortunately, for me, the morning turned out to be extremely slow at the junction. We hung out on the pedestrian bridge over the tracks on the eastern end of the junction for about two hours, and we wound up only seeing two trains.  Bayview Junction Bayview Junction is a busy railroad interchange located in Hamilton, Ontario. The junction's rail lines form a triangle that is situated among the Royal Botanical Gardens. It features Canadian National's (CN) Dundas and Oakville Subdivisions, plus Canadian Pacific's (CP) Hamilton Subdivision (not seen in any of this post's photographs). In addition to CN and CP freight trains, Amtrak ,  VIA , and GO Transit commuter trains pass through the junction. According to the current schedule, as of June 2021, there are eight ...

VIA Ingersoll, ON Schedule A VIA schedule sign and an old Bell Telephone sign hang on the outside of the VIA passenger station in Ingersoll, Ontario. The station serves VIA passenger trains that run between London, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario. The train station sits along Canadian National's double-track Dundas Subdivision , which runs between Hamilton, Ontario (at Bayview Junction) and London, Ontario. Photo taken: September 18, 2015. Ingersoll, Ontario.  External links: CN Dundas Sub , from NiagaraRails.com (A Web Archive link)

Signs seem to be everywhere along Canadian National's Dundas Subdivision between the VIA station and the Thames Street crossing. This view is looking eastward from the station platform. The Dundas Subdivision runs between Bayview Junction in Hamilton, Ontario (to the east) and London, Ontario (to the west). Photo taken: Ingersoll, Ontario. September 18, 2015. Photo © Tom Gatermann

GO Transit 239 A cab control car, GO Transit (GOT) 239, brings up the rear of a commuter train heading to Toronto Union Station on the Union Station Rail Corridor. The train was heading to Union Station to pick up passengers for the ride home during the afternoon commuter rush . In the distance is GO Transit 562, which was waiting to push its train into the station. The yellow bridge over the train is a pedestrian bridge located between Bathurst Street and Spadina Avenue. In the background of the photograh is part of Rogers Centre. Photo taken: July 10, 2014, at Toronto, Ontario.

GOT 606 - Go Transit - Strachan Street In this photograph, looking west from Bathurst Street, GO Transit (GOT) 606 pushes an afternoon commuter train toward Strachan Street, and GO Transit's Weston Subdivision. The train has just left Toronto Union Station during the afternoon commuter rush . In the background construction is underway for a road-over-rail grade separation project at Strachan Street. Weston Subdivision Trains GO Transit commuter trains heading to Milton, Kitchener, and Barrie, all use the Weston Subdivision at this location. Commuter trains to and from Barrie, Ontario, diverge from the Weston Subdivision and onto the Canadian National's Newmarket Subdivision, near Lansdowne Avenue and Dundas Street West. The junction with the Newmarket Subdivision is about 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Union Station. Trains to and from Milton, Ontario, use the Weston Subdivision between Toronto Union Station and West Toronto Junction, and then use the Canadian Pacific...

Cab control car - GOT 211 - Signal Bridge A cab control car, GO Transit 211, is on the end of a train heading east toward Toronto Union Station, on the Union Station Rail Corridor (USRC). The train is passing under the signal bridge to the east of Bathurst Street. Photo taken: July 12, 2013, at Toronto, Ontario.

December 23, 2011. Toronto, Ontario. In a former life, the North Toronto Railway Station served as a Canadian Pacific Railway station, however, today it is a Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) liquor store. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

December 24, 2011. Thornhill, Vaughan, Ontario. A Canadian National (CN) train rolls east on the CN's York Subdivision at Hilda Avenue. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

Looking Toward Main Street September 28, 2017. Markham (Unionville), Ontario. This view is looking northeast from the Unionville train station toward Main Street. Further down the tracks is the Kennedy Road crossing. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to catch a commuter train coming through the crossing like I had planned. However, there will be a next time. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

GO 654 pushing south at Eureka Street. Metrolinx GO Transit 654 (a MP40PH-3C) is pushing a commuter train south at Eureka Street . The train is headed south toward Toronto Union Station during the morning commute and is running on the Stoufville Line. The Stoufville line runs between Lincolnville, Ontario and Toronto Union Station. Photo taken: September 28, 2017, at Markham (Unionville), Ontario.

GOT 654 pushing a commuter train south at Eureka Street, in Unionville, Ontario. Metrolinx GO Transit 654 (a MP40PH-3C) is pushing a commuter train south at Eureka Street in Unionville . The train is headed south toward Toronto Union Station. The train is traveling on GO Transit's Stoufville Line, and its next station stop is at the Unionville GO station. September 28, 2017, at Unionville, in Markham, Ontario.

GOT cab control car 317 at Unionville, Ontario. GO Transit (GOT) 317, a cab control car , leads a train south at Eureka Street, on an inbound run to Toronto Union Station. The train's next stop will be the GO Unionville Station, on the Stouffville Line.  Photo taken: September 28, 2017, at Unionville, Ontario.

GOT 560 - Unionville - Stiver Mill GO 560 is seen here pushing a commuter train past the old Unionville Depot and Stiver Mill, during its trip to Union Station in downtown Toronto . The buildings are now part of a community center.The train is running on GO Transit's Stoufville Line, which runs between Lincolnville and Toronto Union Station. Photo taken: September 28, 2017. Markham (Unionville), Ontario.

VIA 911 - Toronto, ON VIA 911 leads Train 87 west out of the Toronto Union Station complex, on the Union Station Rail Corridor (USRC). VIA Train 87 runs between Toronto, Ontario and Sarnia, Ontario. Sarnia is on the east side of the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, MI. The USRC is a busy transit conduit in Toronto. It serves, Amtrak, GO Transit , Union-Pearson Express, and VIA trains, as well as the occasional Canadian National (CN) freight train. September 16, 2015, at Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Photo © Tom Gatermann. All rights reserved.

Toronto Union Station A view of Toronto Union Station and its train shed, as seen from the outdoor observation deck of the CN Tower. The end of the train shed closest to the bottom of the photograph is the western side of the station complex. Today, Amtrak, GO Transit, VIA, and Pearson Express trains all use the station. Photograph taken: November 24, 2010, at Toronto, Ontario.