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LCL and Pool Cars

6545 shoving towards King Street Shed on shed lead crossing Front Street West at Spadina Avenue. Movement would be controlled by yardman with backup air hose on van leading backwards.
View looking northeast c.1970 Terry Link View in opposite direction click link below.
Note steam locomotive bell, standard on all crossing shanties.

View of this area more than 40 years earlier showing TTC streetcar tracks crossing the Shed Lead above.
Also, shows extension of TTC tracks south across Shed Lead over new Spadina Avenue bridge and the new subway (for the CNR High Line on the Viaduct project) to a deadend at Fleet Street (Lakeshore Blvd.W)


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