Canadian National was no stranger to cutting edge technology in its first decade of operation. In 1928, it took delivery of the first diesel locomotive designed for mainline service in North America. This locomotive made appearances in Toronto on several occasions, but its later history is where things get interesting.
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Today marks 94 years since the John Street Roundhouse was first opened by Canadian Pacific. It also marks the gradual closure of the one that came before it.
Despite serving as a permanent fixture of Roundhouse Park today, there were several instances in Don Station’s history where its fate was not so certain. Whether it be surviving two fires or the 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, there were several improbabilities that directly or indirectly saved the station
For 73 years from 1857 to 1930, the area presently occupied by David Crombie Park carried all railway traffic east of Union Station.
Otto Perry was a trailblazer in the train enthusiast scene. In 1932, he brought his camera to the John Street Roundhouse just three years after it first opened.
It’s been a while since we’ve covered the Niagara Railway Museum on this blog, specifically this post from 2010 about their open house in July of that year. At the time, the museum had just moved into a former Canadian National diesel maintenance shop in Fort Erie, Ontario. The NRM
The continuation of our lecture series on Toronto’s Union Stations hosted by Derek Boles from earlier this month. This one will cover the history of the current Union Station from 1927 to the modern day and will be held on Thursday, October 1st. After almost 25 years of planning and
Coming Thursday, September 3rd we are once again offering an online lecture hosted by TRHA historian Derek Boles. This lecture series will cover Toronto’s Union Stations of which there have been three throughout its history – four if you count the massive additions made to the second station during the
TRHA historian Derek Boles will continue with his presentation on the Canadian Pacific Railway’s steam locomotives at Toronto’s John Street Roundhouse. Part two of this mini-series will deal with some of the railway’s most iconic engines, including the 4-8-4 Northerns, the 4-6-4 Hudsons and Royal Hudsons, and the 4-4-4 Jubilees.