Railpictures.ca - sdfourty Photo: The Geco Branch The GM Scarborough Van Plant two ubiquitous Geeps CN4520 / 4515 ( back to back, long hood forward) pull a long string of loaded auto racks southward to the light at Geco, mile 327.0 Kingston Subdivision, and then proceed westward to the Don Yard Near Geco in Scarborough, April 1978, Kodak Tri X negative by S. Danko what’s interesting The last time I saw the CN green and gold livery on an in service CN unit (a 1200 series GMD SW1200RS ) was on the Geco Branch. Geco Branch had sharp curves, limited visibility and several crossings: special instruction employee timetable “ Geco ‘GO’ signal located on Geco branch, 3815 feet east of signal 3269. When the word ‘GO’ is illuminated it will indicate proceed to signal 3269 and there be governed by signal indication…..” part of the Geco Branch includes the former CNoR Toronto Montreal mainline …..as well as, the CNoR mainline route through what is now Taylor Creek Park – today a hydro right of way – to near the TTC Victoria Park Subway station; the above ground TTC Bloor Danforth Subway from Vic Park to Warden is on or parallel to the CNoR mainline; at TTC Warden Subway part of the CN Geco Branch is on the CNoR mainline route to near the Kennedy Road railway crossing (just south of Eglinton) where the Geco curves south to join the Uxbridge Subdivision mile 59.7 (switch points face south). further on, north of Ellesmere east of McCowan part of the TTC Scarborough RT yard is on the CNoR mainline route and way farther east, some of the remaining Cobourg industrial trackage north and parallel to the Kingston Subdivision is on the CNoR mainline route. And now today ( December 2019 ) we remember the GM ‘shwa plant(s)….. More Geco Branch : at Griffith Labs Warden Station near Mack Ave northbound on the Geco sdfourty | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

The Geco Branch

The GM Scarborough Van Plant

two ubiquitous Geeps CN4520 / 4515 ( back to back, long hood forward) pull a long string of loaded auto racks southward to the light at Geco, mile 327.0 Kingston Subdivision, and then proceed westward to the Don Yard

Near Geco in Scarborough, April 1978, Kodak Tri X negative by S. Danko

what's interesting

The last time I saw the CN green and gold livery on an in service CN unit (a 1200 series GMD SW1200RS ) was on the Geco Branch.

Geco Branch had sharp curves, limited visibility and several crossings: special instruction employee timetable “ Geco 'GO' signal located on Geco branch, 3815 feet east of signal 3269. When the word 'GO' is illuminated it will indicate proceed to signal 3269 and there be governed by signal indication.....”

part of the Geco Branch includes the former CNoR Toronto Montreal mainline …..as well as,

the CNoR mainline route through what is now Taylor Creek Park – today a hydro right of way – to near the TTC Victoria Park Subway station;

the above ground TTC Bloor Danforth Subway from Vic Park to Warden is on or parallel to the CNoR mainline;

at TTC Warden Subway part of the CN Geco Branch is on the CNoR mainline route to near the Kennedy Road railway crossing (just south of Eglinton) where the Geco curves south to join the Uxbridge Subdivision mile 59.7 (switch points face south).

further on, north of Ellesmere east of McCowan part of the TTC Scarborough RT yard is on the CNoR mainline route

and way farther east, some of the remaining Cobourg industrial trackage north and parallel to the Kingston Subdivision is on the CNoR mainline route.

And now today ( December 2019 ) we remember the GM 'shwa plant(s).....

More Geco Branch :

at Griffith Labs

Warden Station

near Mack Ave

northbound on the Geco

sdfourty

Caption:
The Geco Branch

The GM Scarborough Van Plant

two ubiquitous Geeps CN4520 / 4515 ( back to back, long hood forward) pull a long string of loaded auto racks southward to the light at Geco, mile 327.0 Kingston Subdivision, and then proceed westward to the Don Yard

Near Geco in Scarborough, April 1978, Kodak Tri X negative by S. Danko

what's interesting

The last time I saw the CN green and gold livery on an in service CN unit (a 1200 series GMD SW1200RS ) was on the Geco Branch.

Geco Branch had sharp curves, limited visibility and several crossings: special instruction employee timetable “ Geco 'GO' signal located on Geco branch, 3815 feet east of signal 3269. When the word 'GO' is illuminated it will indicate proceed to signal 3269 and there be governed by signal indication.....”

part of the Geco Branch includes the former CNoR Toronto Montreal mainline …..as well as,

the CNoR mainline route through what is now Taylor Creek Park – today a hydro right of way – to near the TTC Victoria Park Subway station;

the above ground TTC Bloor Danforth Subway from Vic Park to Warden is on or parallel to the CNoR mainline;

at TTC Warden Subway part of the CN Geco Branch is on the CNoR mainline route to near the Kennedy Road railway crossing (just south of Eglinton) where the Geco curves south to join the Uxbridge Subdivision mile 59.7 (switch points face south).

further on, north of Ellesmere east of McCowan part of the TTC Scarborough RT yard is on the CNoR mainline route

and way farther east, some of the remaining Cobourg industrial trackage north and parallel to the Kingston Subdivision is on the CNoR mainline route.

And now today ( December 2019 ) we remember the GM 'shwa plant(s).....

More Geco Branch :

at Griffith Labs

Warden Station

near Mack Ave

northbound on the Geco

sdfourty

Photographer:	sdfourty [706] (more) (contact)
Date:	04/xx/1978 (search)
Railway:	Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks:	CN 4520 (search)
Train Symbol:	CN 44520 (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Geco Branch (search)
City/Town:	Scarborough (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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2 Comments

DaveA

December 29, 2019 at 9:09 pm

I grew up in Scarborough and remember often seeing a single or pair of SW1200RS units in the little yard that was right beside Warden ave where the tracks crossed to make their way to the GM plant. I also remember the bus driver cursing when we’d get stuck as a long line of auto racks was pulled across Warden ave. I loved it of course.
Eric May

December 30, 2019 at 8:52 pm

Thanks for sharing this. Don’t see too many photos of the Scarborough industrial lines.

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DaveA

December 29, 2019 at 9:09 pm

I grew up in Scarborough and remember often seeing a single or pair of SW1200RS units in the little yard that was right beside Warden ave where the tracks crossed to make their way to the GM plant. I also remember the bus driver cursing when we’d get stuck as a long line of auto racks was pulled across Warden ave. I loved it of course.

Eric May

December 30, 2019 at 8:52 pm

Thanks for sharing this. Don’t see too many photos of the Scarborough industrial lines.