Recently, a CN passenger car was rebuilt to serve as a library in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The goal was to improve low literacy rates in the north end of the “Keith” neighbourhood “Every child deserves an even chance to be educated,” said local builder Jeff Paikin, son of the library’s
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Many companies and organizations encourage their employees to volunteer in their communities. A month or so ago, Carillion Canada, a construction services company, approached us and proposed that they send a “crew” of employees to help us for a day. Carillion is the contractor currently doing most of the construction
The Niagara Model Railway Show is an annual favourite. The show features model railway vendors, layouts, and museums. I enjoy the show because there are lots of small vendors with a variety of railway related items to enjoy. I also seem to bump into many of my old “railway” friends
Pictured here are two of the three authentic train ticket punches which were recently donated to us by Lance Gleich, a TRHA volunteer and a member of our Advisory Board. We are putting them to good use on our miniature railway to punch our passenger’s tickets just as they were
After 28 years parked and cold the first diesel switcher the CPR brought to Toronto has been brought back to life a week before the 70th anniversary of its arrival in Toronto. For the past few months, Chris Fox, a specialist in diesel-electric locomotives, assisted by Michael Guy have spent many,
Thomas Blampied is a TRHA volunteer, an historian, an avid railfan, an excellent photographer and a author of a number of books on the local railway scene in our area. After more than two years of work, his book about the Ontario Northland – “Call of the Northland – is
Four years ago, during our Annual Doors Open event, we offered visitors the opportunity to operate our historic handcar as reported in this TRHA News posting. Preparing for the recent “nuit blanche” event involved us removing the rubber strips which normally are installed in some of our track for safety
Many volunteers from model engineering and miniature railway clubs in southern Ontario were involved in the development of our miniature railway in Roundhouse Park. This community of miniature railway enthusiasts is not large so we tend to know each other quite well. For many years, The Frontenac Society of Model
The Toronto Railway Historical Association is presenting a series of three illustrated lectures by Toronto Railway Museum’s Historian, Derek Boles. Each of these fast-moving presentations is illustrated with hundreds of photographs, original animations, maps, diagrams, railway documents, advertising and other ephemera collected over the years by Mr. Boles and combined
In a number of earlier TRHA News Postings, we featured the introduction of the first of the TTC’s new streetcar fleet to Toronto streets. In the 7 minute video above, two senior TTC managers take us on a tour of many of the new fascinating features of these streetcars. Posting