Willowbrook Yard

Willowbrook Yard is a rail yard and rolling stock maintenance facility[1] in Toronto, Canada.

Willowbrook
GO Transit yard at the top and Via Rail facility below
Location125 Judson Street, Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°36′38″N 79°30′34″W
Owned byMetrolinx
Operated byBombardier Transportation
Construction
Structure typeRail yard and locomotive and coach maintenance facility
History
Previous namesCanadian National Railway

It was originally a Canadian National Railway facility. It was purchased by GO Transit 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 currently has a 5-year contract with two options of five years each to maintain the trains.[2]

The yard is west of Mimico station and is across the main tracks from the VIA Rail Toronto Maintenance Facility.

Sign at the yard entrance

Facilities
  • Locomotive Washing Facility
  • Rolling Stock Maintenance Shops
  • Marshalling Yard

References
  1. "Willowbrook Rail Maintenance Facility". Projects. MMM Group. Retrieved May 2, 2015. Willowbrook shop and yard is the only maintenance facility for GO Transit rolling stock
  2. "Bombardier Awarded Fleet Operations and Maintenance Extension with GO Transit in Toronto". Media Centre. Bombardier. 21 December 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2015. GO Transit has exercised options for 10 years of fleet operations and maintenance services for its commuter rail system

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