Endless Train Action on the GO Lakeshore Corridor (Oakville Subdivision)

GO, VIA, CN, and Amtrak trains along the very busy Metrolinx Oakville Subdivision. More commonly known as the GO Lakeshore West line, this 82 mile line is the busiest in the GO network, and one of the most heavily traveled rail lines in all of Canada. Trains are scheduled to run as much as every 15 minutes during rush hour, but its not uncommon to see trains every few minutes or better.
During early December 2022, I spent a few days along this busy corridor. Various shots from the Sunnyside area of Toronto, the Union Station Rail Corridor in Downtown Toronto, as well as around Oakville, Burlington, and CN's Bayview Junction.
All locations listed in the video.
Thanks for watching! | Video and Content by MichaelLovesTrains 2023

[@Train_and_bus_fan]

Nice train action, Oakville station on that line, is my Station.

[@killerbees177]

Those are some long GO trains

[@cryorig_transit05]

Traffic? Take the train!

[@jackchen7003]

Wow never knew the Canadian goes from Toronto, ON to Vancouver, BC. That’s far!

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

Trainspotting tip: you can tell the difference between the MP54 (5400 hp) and the MP40 (4000 hp) by the vents on the roof. The MP54 has two sets of big vents like (0:29), the MP40 has just one (4:35). The F59 (3000 hp) is clearly distinct (6:38). Due to its lower power, it's usually limited to 6 coaches per locomotive.

[@GamingRailfanner]

Not exactly, the F59PH on the Toronto-London train is currently 1 F59PH on a 10 car set due to a double header ban by GO transit, meaning it still has potential on 10 car sets but other than that it would be on 6 car sets because GO Transit being GO Transit.

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

@@GamingRailfanner I said usually, not always. GO transit prefers to have at most 6 cars per F59, but they are permitted to pull up to 10

[@jacksonnewman3838]

I never noticed the difference in vents! Good catch there, thanks for sharing!

[@torontoareatransit8123]

Another major difference between is that the f59’s are numbered 557 to 564(?), while the mp40’s are 600-666. Mp54’s are 667+.
The mp40 also wears the classic green (except for 607, 662-666)

[@jacksonnewman3838]

@@torontoareatransit8123 Yep! 647 is also an MP54; it was the MP40 that was rebuilt as an MP54 in Boise.

[@munirahmed2903]

Nice Green train video capture 👍

[@thorne62]

Great video, thanks for the upload...👍

[@jacksonnewman3838]

Love the E-bells on the VIA train at 22:00 and 29:23! Reminds me of the @UTAride Frontrunner's cab car bells.

[@deauvilledad07]

Very busy little video Michael, well done some good captures 🤓

[@CalebWRP]

Nice!

[@DragonBallSuperUV765]

Train going in reverse.

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

0:24 so close to fully matching

[@wilfstor3078]

Now now, it was an even mix at least, 5 Two-tone broken up by one Old Livery

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

​@@wilfstor3078 whatever

[@Bost902]

K😊

[@GamingRailfanner]

Yup, Your typical LSW Train Traffic.

[@torontoareatransit8123]

As an LSE foamer, I *need* to see the lsw

[@smudgekitty19]

@@torontoareatransit8123as a LSW foamer, I can confirm that 1 + 1 = 7