Once towering over busy waterfront rail yards, Toronto's still prestigious Royal York Hotel is now surrounded by a forest of younger and taller buildings. In a scene from an earlier time, I wanted to co-feature trains from Canada's two major railways, each drawn by a "Hudson" type locomotive. Canadian National's handsome # 5700 was one of only five built for the railway in 1930, while # 2839 is one of Canadian Pacific's "Royal" Hudsons; so designated following the King and Queen's rail tour of Canada in 1939. Departure times and destinations of these trains are left to the viewer, as Union Station was a hub of activity during this era of rail travel.