GO Transit Willowbrook Yard
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Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
passenger coach repair facility in Mimico, Ontario.
The facility was purchased by GO Transit
GO Transit
GO Transit is an inter-regional public transit system in Southern Ontario, Canada. It primarily serves the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area conurbation, with operations extending to several communities beyond the GTHA proper in the Greater Golden Horseshoe...
in the early 1970s. Since then, it has undergone a complete transformation and expansion and it includes several repair shops as well as washing facilities and storage tracks. Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm, Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin, Germany....
currently has a 5 year contract with 2 options of 5 years each to maintain the trains.
The yard is west of Mimico station and is across the main tracks from VIA Rail's Toronto Maintenance Centre.
Facilities
- Locomotive Washing Facility
- Rolling Stock Maintenance Shops
- Marshalling Yard