A few months ago, I was looking at pictures I had taken in Toronto back in 2010. I was trying to decide what details are needed along the right of way though the Toronto Union Station Rail Corridor. I noticed this shack in the middle of all of these tracks in one of my pictures. Since taking this picture the shack has been replaced with an electrical control cabinet. I'm guessing that the shack housed electrical components that worked with the corridor's interlocking system. The Toronto Terminals Railway replaced the interlocking system with a more modern system, I think they demolished the shack and replaced it with the cabinet.
Screenshot from Youtube video posted by TransitQuebec
I ordered a Fos Scale Model's Crossing Shed. It's not a perfect match, but the dimensions of the shed work well with the space I have between the track heading toward Union Station. This is a wood kit that I was able to build in a day. I replaced one of the window frames with a piece of scrap wood from the kit to represent a piece of plywood this has been used to board-up a window.
The real Toronto Terminal Railway, the company that operates the rail corridor around Union Station, has been working for years to replace the interlocking system installed in the 1930's. The Globe and Mail did a story on the system and published this video a few years ago.
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