Click on the picture for a closer look! The image above is a rendering of the Roundhouse Park area showing what it will look like some time around 2010. The striking view from the Roundhouse depicted in the previous image will not be available much longer once the buildings on
… … Click on each picture for a closer look! . Steady progress continues to be made at the roundhouse site. In the photo at left, we find that the turntable protective fence foundation concrete is complete. Once completed, the fence will protect visitors from tumbling into the turntable pit.
Click on the picture for a closer look! The above image dramatically illustrates the Roundhouse’s proximity to downtown Toronto and was taken on November 2, 2007. TRHC locomotive No. 1, seen on the right, is framed by Toronto’s largest skyscrapers, including the light coloured BMO First Canadian Place, the tallest
Click on the picture for a closer look! The image above is a colour postcard view that dates from around 1930-31 and is based on a photograph taken from the same location as the previous view. There are dramatic changes evident in just a year. The new Royal York Hotel
…… Click on the Picture for a closer look! . Yesterday, we had a great team turnout as Lance, Richard, Paul, Wilson, Jason P., James and Dave appeared at the appointed hour. The team focused on furthering the building of the passenger car to be pulled by our speeder. The
Click on the picture for a closer look! . In this picture, we see the new floor before final finishing in stalls 18-23. Here you see concrete poured on top of plastic sheeting to prevent adhesion to the old roundhouse floor and tracks. . Story by Michael Guy; Picture by
…… Click on the picture for a closer look! . Last Thursday saw further progress on the assembly of the tender. The middle image shows the hind bulkhead support plates being welded by Michael Guy to the riveted angle and channel sections. They are not directly welded to the tender
Click on the picture for a closer look! The above image was taken in early 1929 and the old roundhouse can be seen on the far left. It was located on the lower grade, which was made obsolete by the new elevated Waterfront Railway Viaduct that opened in 1930. The
Click on the arrow to watch the video!.Once the chassis of a miniature live steam locomotive is fully assembled, we test the chassis on compressed air instead of steam to ensure that the steam engine and the running gear work properly. Yesterday, this was done with our steam engine and
Click on the picture for a closer look! The above image dates from around 1884 and was taken from the chimney of the water pumping station in the previous image. Roundhouse Park would occupy the centre of this view, with the Gardiner Expressway on the right. Union Station is a