The S.S. Keewatin is a steamship currently located in Port McNicoll, Ontario, just under a 2 hour drive north of Toronto. Historically, the ship was owned by the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company and was directly connected to Toronto by the Canadian Pacific Railway. Like many pieces of Canadian transportation history,
John Street was one of the few roundhouses in Canada built exclusively for passenger locomotives. Derek Boles’s next online webinar will focus on the Canadian Pacific and Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo steam locomotives serviced at both the first and second roundhouses from 1897 to 1960. These include the diminutive 4-4-0s
The Toronto Railway Museum will reopen starting next week on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Our two, new guided tours will operate as well as the museum space in Stall 17 of the Roundhouse. For now, the Mini Train, Train Simulator, and Don Station gift shop will remain closed. The safety and well-being
The first of Historian Derek Boles’ roundhouse webinars focused on how railway roundhouses functioned and an overview of the sixteen such facilities that were built in Toronto, including the first John Street roundhouse that opened in 1897. Part two of his webinar is devoted exclusively to the history of the
At the TRHA we like to take a look at the efforts of other railway museums and historical societies across the country and around the world, especially now since our museum has been closed and many of our normal volunteer activities have to be put on hold. The Rocky Mountain
Yesterday evening, our historian Derek Boles led another successful talk over WebEx on the topic of Don Station’s history to dozens of listeners. On behalf of the TRHA, thank you to all who joined us! We hope you come back for future talks or other events, which you can find
Not long ago we held our first online lecture, hosted by TRHA historian Derek Boles, on the 130 year history of railways in the Don Valley. The event was a success but the admission limit was set too low, and the lecture “sold out” overnight (though admission was free). This
Today marks 10 years since the grand opening of the Toronto Railway Historical Association’s greatest accomplishment. Initially called the Toronto Railway Heritage Center, the Toronto Railway Museum was a culmination of efforts from the TRHA and its volunteers since it was formed in 2001. Since then, the TRHA and TRM
For the past 8 months, Master of Museum Studies candidates from the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto have been building our newest online exhibit: Uncovering Union. The exhibit launches today, accessible to anyone from the comfort of their home. The exhibit looks at nine stories related to
Since this past fall, the Toronto Railway Museum and City of Toronto’s Parks Department have been working to construct a new garden and boardwalk between Steam Whistle Brewery and the current location of our Cape Race passenger car. Lorne Charenko, one of our volunteers and a TRM Director, initiated and