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the lemur

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I noticed there is a platform on the north side of the CPR tracks north of Dupont, near the corner of Macpherson Ave and Madison Ave. It appears to be an asphalt berm in a former parking lot that is now fenced off and there are Hydro One signs in the area. Anyone know what it's for? I didn't see any signs of activity. Could Hydro One be receiving deliveries to the site by rail?
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It looks like the one they used on 2018-10-06 to move a transformer to Copeland. Full route is in the attached PDF.
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Not sure if it was built just for this purpose or if was already there and they were just able to make use of it.
 

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the lemur said:
I noticed there is a platform on the north side of the CNR tracks north of Dupont, near the corner of Macpherson Ave and Madison Ave. It appears to be an asphalt berm in a former parking lot that is now fenced off and there are Hydro One signs in the area. Anyone know what it's for? I didn't see any signs of activity. Could Hydro One be receiving deliveries to the site by rail?
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Those are CP Rail tracks. Can the thread name be updated?
 
max said:
It looks like the one they used on 2018-10-06 to move a transformer to Copeland. Full route is in the attached PDF.
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Not sure if it was built just for this purpose or if was already there and they were just able to make use of it.
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Interesting. That's pretty far from Copeland though!
 
I posted an image (taken on October 8th, 2018) in the "trainspotting" thread a while back. One Sunday evening, I saw an 8 axle flat car (which was empty) parked at the loading dock. I assumed that it was used to deliver a transformer, and well, I guess I was right... I believe the platform was built explicitly for this purpose, since I first remember seeing it during the late summer.

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It is possible to walk from Macpherson to the rail tracks.

This allows walking along the rail tracks safely from Bartlett to Madison.
 
Johnny Au said:
It is possible to walk from Macpherson to the rail tracks.

This allows walking along the rail tracks safely from Bartlett to Madison.
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The abandoned south track ROW is used by a lot of people (especially during the summer) for jogging, dog walking, and cycling. While it may be safer than walking on an active track, it is still illegal. I met a train enthusiast who was once arrested by CP Police for trespassing, but I still don't think they enforce the laws that often.
 
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