Click on each picture for a closer look! . In the picture at the upper left (courtesy of the Toronto Public Library) , we see Don Station as it was in 1910 at the corner of the Don River and Queen Street. Tom Murison reports further on weekend progress on
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Click on each image for a closer look! . All together we had a great weekend with good weather, a little sunshine, lots of help and plenty accomplished. . Five volunteers turned out on Saturday. We especially welcome Brian (see picture at upper left) who took the train in from
Click on each image for a closer look! . In today’s posting we feature a panoramic photo of Roundhouse Park from the roof of the Roundhouse by Stephen Gardiner. In this shot, it is clear that some of the radial tracks for the storage of our railway engines are ballasted
Click on each picture for a closer look! . On my recent vacation, I visited the the Strasburg Rail Road , one of the finest Heritage Railways in North America. The original railway was founded in 1832 and the earliest timetable found to date indicates that Strasburg trains were scheduled
Click on each picture for a closer look! . We reached another milestone today in the developmentof the miniature railway in Roundhouse Park with the pouring of the final segment of the track which is to be embedded in concrete. In the pictures, we witness the pour as it happens
Click on each picture for a closer look! . Tom Murison reports on ongoing progress on the restoration of Don Station: . “We have the purlins on the west and south side located and have cut the north and east sides. The curved purlin has been rebuilt and will go
Click on each picture for a closer look! . On the occasion of today being Remembrance Day, we recognize the CPR’s honouring of those who made magnificent sacrifices for out contry by reprinting a press release from Canadian Pacific Railways as follows: . “November 9, 2009 – Calgary, Alberta and
Click on each picture for a closer look! . Michael Guy, returning to the Roundhouse after a brief illness, reports that “Track laying continued on Sunday with the far eastern mainline switch to the wye now in place and connected. There is still some detail work to complete and a
Click on each image for a closer look! . We open this news posting with a great shot by Michael Guy (Image #1) of the recent testing of our track using a visiting speeder as reported previously. . This past Saturday, James Rasor reports that “We had a good work
Click on each image for a closer look! . Derek Boles, TRHA’s historian, publishes a daily posting on the Toronto Railway Heritage Yahoo Group List. These postings document major events in Canadian history that happened on that day of the year. One of today’s items is as follows: . “November