Click on each picture a closer look! . . In the picture at left, we see visitors enjoying the displays at Don Station at Todmorden Mills on Canada Day. This is the third year that the TRHA has interpreted the station at Todmorden on July 1. In the middle picture,
Click on each picture for a closer look! . . . Canada Day is this coming Tuesday, July 1. For the third year, the Toronto Railway Historical Association will be hosting an open house in the Don Station at Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum and Arts Centre from 12 NOON to
.Click on the arrow above to see a beautifully restored TTC Peter Witt in action at the Halton County Radial Railway museum in Rockwood, Ontario which is about an hour from Toronto. This is a museum well worth visiting. They have many fully restored traction or trolley equipment and operate
Click on each picture for a closer look! . . . . The Peter Witt’s were the first electric streetcars used by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). Peter Witt #2300 was built by Canadian Car and Foundry in Montreal and was the first Peter Witt built for the TTC. It
Click on the picture for a closer look! . Last Saturday was saw more progress at the Roundhouse. . One of our volunteers, James, is in charge of the project to set up the boxcar to hold many of the museum’s assets while the roundhouse is renovated. He writes: “Both
Click on each picture for a closer look! . . This coming Monday, don’t miss this learning opportunity. The event is as follows: . 150 Years of Toronto Union Stations: 1858-2008 An Illustrated Lecture and Presentation by Derek Boles Monday, June 23, 2008, 7 p.m. Toronto Reference Library 1 block
Click on the arrow above to experience what it was like to ride on the trailer car as the speeders travelled the length of the turntable and beyond! News and Video by Russ Milland, TRHA http://www.trha.ca
Click on the arrow in the picture above to watch the movie! As mentioned in an earlier news item, rides on restored rail motorcars or ‘speeders’ were a feature of Doors Open 2008. In this video, we catch the action! Video and text by Russ Milland, TRHA http://www.trha.ca
Click on each picture for a closer look! . . Visitors to the roundhouse this year had the unique oppportunity to see the newly renovated interior with several concrete firewalls removed allowing the visitor to see much of the roundhouse in one sweeping view. In the picture at left, we
Click on each picture for a closer look! . The new openings in the west firewall are almost complete with original bricks re-laid with the correct colour-matched mortar and new concrete lintels. The strong sunlight shows off the recently cleaned wood and brick nicely. The second photo was taken last