Freight Shed

[sailormatlac]

From the two stations that I'm most familiar with (Perth and Brampton) the "freight house" near the station -- usually part of it or sharing a roof -- was for express shipments from passenger trains. Goods would be unloaded from baggage cars onto express carts (set so that when on the platform their floors matched the baggage cars) and then stored in the express rooms or loaded into trucks to go on.
I don't remember anything being unloaded from freight trains at the station. Perth had a reasonably sized freight yard with more buildings and various ramps and team tracks and tracks into a couple of the town's larger factories. The yard came off a passing siding that started beyond the passenger platform.
There was also a track that looped off and ran on the other side of the station than the main line -- actually beyond the parking lot. I never saw it used.

I'm so dumb, I forgot about the baggage cart to explain why these shed don't have a platform near the track...

I've often seen this looping track arrangement on many maps. I've got picture of one at Ste. Anne which is used as a team track with a rear platform behind the station with a cart loaded by an horse.

Thanks again!

Matt