Click on each image for a closer look! The most active of our restoration projects currently is the restoration of the TH&B Caboose. One major challenge is the application of a roofing membrane to protect the roof from the elements when the caboose is on display outside. One of our
Click on each image for a closer look! On the morning of October 12th, I took part in a media event hosted by the City of Toronto to update the media regarding the status of the dig down portion of the Union Station Revitalization Project. During this media event, the
Click on each picture for a closer look! Saturday traffic at the museum was quiet probably due to the rain and a chilly temperature. But the rest of the weekend was busier with good crowds of visitors appearing to enjoy our museum operations. We had a good turnout of volunteers
Click on each image for a closer look! TRHA No.1 The TRM Workhorse TRHA No.1, a 50 ton Canadian Locomotive Company Whitcomb is another tough model to build, in HO at least. While there is a gorgeous G scale Whitcomb from Aristocraft available, in HO, the closest available model I
Click on each image for a closer look! TH&B Caboose 70 The TRM’s TH&B Caboose doesn’t accurately match any commercially available ready-to-run model or craftsman kit that I am aware of, but the overall dimensions of the caboose are similar to the Walthers three window wood caboose. Strangely enough, using
Click on each picture for a closer look! CNR 4803 The most recent addition to the collection is a model of our unique high nose GP7 Canadian National 4803. Bachmann has recently produced a model of the high-nose GP7, and while it is lacking in detail straight out
Click on each image for a closer look! The Toronto Railway Museum (TRM) has a collection of significant full size railway equipment, but for obvious reason’s, our volunteers and visitors can’t take these home with them. One way for many of our volunteers and visitors to re-create our museum pieces
Click on the video to watch the Johnson Silent Drive Compressor in operation! Our volunteers have brought the compressor back to life. In this video, you can watch it in action! Posting by Russ Milland; Video by Michael Guy http://www.trha.ca
Click on each image for a closer look! A new flat-belt drive has been installed on the historic Johnson Silent Drive Compressor which we unearthed in union Station. This would originally have been a leather drive belt but until a source has been located for a new one a modern
Click on each image for a closer look! Our intrepid volunteer archeologists descended into the depths of Union Station which is undergoing major restoration and retrieved this “Johnson Silent Drive Air Compressor” from a basement fan room where a pair of them were used as part of Union Station’s HVAC