Click on each image for a closer look at images from the book! Thomas Blampied is one of our TRHA volunteers. We asked Thomas to give us some background information on his production of his latest book on railroads in the Toronto area. He said: “When I published Rails of
Click on each image for a closer look! The Toronto Railway Museum has benefited from a stream of donations of railway artefacts over the years. Shown here is part of a recent donation of suitcases, chairs, and cup and saucer from Robert Wain of Toronto. If you have pieces of
Click on each image for a closer look! On Labour day weekend, a crew of TRHA volunteers took the opportunity to move equipment around the park in a well coordinated set of movements. Michael Guy reports as follows: “From 10a.m. (Saturday) we closed up locomotive #1 as planned and began
A great photo-op! Click on each image for a closer look! The Labour Day weekend, the unofficial last weekend of the summer, brought out crowds of visitors to Roundhouse Park. The miniature railway experienced almost 1,400 riders over the three days. This weekend #4803 was moved to a radial track
What a start to a marriage! Click on each image for a closer look! A little belatedly, we are now posting pictures from the very successful “Beer Festival” weekend which Steam Whistle Brewery hosted on the weeknd of August 11th and 12th. It was a very busy weekend despite a
Click on each image for a closer look! Labour Day weekend will mark the end of our scheduled Wednesday, Thursday and Friday miniature railway operations. The museum itself will remain open from Wednesday through Sunday. The miniature railway will operate on weekends for the next few months. As our operations
Click on each image for a closer look! Last weekend, the annual Fan Expo Canada being held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre across the street from us.This event attracts many fans who come out in costume representing their favourite characters in the entertainment realm. Many of these folks drop
Click on each image for a closer look! As operations continue at the Toronto Railway Museum, work has also been proceeding on the restoration of the TH&B Caboose. The bulk of the metal work for the cupola has now been replaced. The roof has also been stripped as well
Click on each image for a closer look! The Frontenac Society of Model Engineers Inc. (FSME) have been developing a miniature railway facility in Battersea, which is 20 minutes North of Kingston, Ontario. They have both a 7-1/4″ gauge ground level running through field and trees and a multi gauge elevated
Click on each image for a closer look! On July 21st after a busy day of running the museum, the Toronto Railway Historical Association hosted a Barbeque for the volunteers who do so much to make the museum happen. We gorged on hotdogs, hamburgers, salads and great desserts. A special