You can camp in Florida in the winter! Lise and Michael enjoy fine dining Ridge Live Steamers The second stop on Michael’s Guy’s field trip to the Florida Live Steamers was at the Ridge Live Steamers’ meet. They have a 7½” gauge railroad that currently has 7,500 feet of mainline
Once upon a time, there was a tradition for Miniature Railway Clubs on the west and east coast of North America to hold an annual series of “meets” over a succession of weekends over the summer period. The umbrella organization, the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers (IBLS), oversaw these series
Wikipedia tell us that: “The Lone Ranger is a 2013 American action western film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. It relates Tonto’s memories of the duo’s earliest efforts to subdue the immoral actions of the corrupt and bring justice in the American Old West. It is
For the third year in a row, the TRHA has hosted a display table at the Barrie Allandale Model Train Show held over the Valentine’s Day weekend. This two day annual event is held in the Bradford Greenhouses a few miles west of downtown Barrie, providing an unusually bright degree
Click on the image for a closer look! Toronto City Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong recently launched a campaign to rename Union Station after Sir John A. Macdonald. This has fueled much discussion in the media. Derek Boles, our TRHA Historian, took the opportunity to make the case on behalf of the
The Toronto Railway Museum is pleased to announce that we now have two new logos to share with the world. These logos, as well as our first generation of logos, were designed by Jason Shron of our Toronto Railway Historical Association’s Advisory Board, with input from our staff and volunteer
The major project underway at the moment is the completion of a roof covering and the restoration of the windows and doors to bring this passenger car to a state of restoration which allows us to store it outside. Roof restoration By last weekend, we completed major preparation work on
The 44th Annual Barrie-Allandale Train Show will happen this weekend: Saturday, February 15th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, February 16th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It will be held at the Bradford Greenhouses’ Garden Gallery at Highway 27 & Highway 90 in Barrie, Ontario. Admission is $6.00
A City in the Basement from Loading Doc Productions on Vimeo. No doubt some people wonder what it is about model railroading that appeals so much to those of us who are in the hobby. In this very nicely done short video, Linwood Barclay shares how he was drawn into
And for some snow plow action on an even smaller railway. In the 4 minute video above, we see miniature live steam locomotives at work on the Wimmegance and Quebec railway located in the state of Maine. Maine is renowned for having been the home of a number of 2