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Caption: CN GP9RM 7274 and slug 274 switch cars at the south end of CN's sprawling MacMillan Yard in Vaughan, after switching out the lumber facility at the west end of the yard. CN's yard administration building is visible in the background, built in the 1960's when the whole yard was new.
With 68 and 66 years of service for their original owner (7274 originally built as GP9 4595 in June 1957, and 274 originally built as CN GP9 1746/4422 in April 1955), it's hard to believe both of these units worked alongside the last of the steam locomotives in Canada, and are still at it putting in a full day's work decades later.
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Those towers have to be over 50 years old too. In this world of remote cameras, will there ever be a need for looking out from above in the future?
The towers were constructed when Mac Yard was built in 1965. The tower in this photo was where the yard master was located and was called South Control. Other towers in the yard were Receiving, North Switchtender, Blue Tower(East Control) Red Tower (West Control) Yellow Tower(Local Control) White Tower(Dual Control). All towers are now retired and most controls are located at the Hump building on the east side of the hump.