Canadian Pacific Holiday Train at Lambton Yard, Toronto

Some shots of the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train as it makes it's December 1, 2012 stop in Toronto at the CP Lambton Yards off Runnymede Avenue.  Lots of people on hand for the visit, many of them casuals who just happened to see either the crowd or the train and wandered up.  Also a chance to get decently close to some action in the yard as work went on in the background.

Prior to arrival, a group of engines sit idling to the west.  The Holiday Train will arrive on a track to the right of these units.  Yes, that's a GO train car.  I saw it yesteday attached to a consist being shunted in Leaside Yard and headed off west, I guess to here.

 After arrival, the train backs up to the near tracks.

 

 

Lights, lights and more lights:

 

 

 

 

The band entertains the crowd:

 



Some inventive aligning of the yard work light over the tree adorning 9815:

 

 

The show comes to a close. Lights on and the 2012 Canadian Pacific Holiday Train...backs out of Lambdon Yard:

 

Work goes on as a pair of power units are shunting stock in the yard:

 

Pretty fun to see.  Lots of people in the crowd and a nice mild evening to make it comfy for everyone.  See ya next year!