Click on each picture for a closer look! . As reported here there has been tremendous progress ove the past year or two in transforming Roundhouse Park into the Toronto Railway Heritage Centre. These two panoramic photos highlight the progress very well. The picture above was taken in 2006 by
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Click on the picture for a closer look! . The grand opening of Leon’s new store in the Roundhouse happened on Tuesday, July 8th. In the picture above, Orin Krivel, our TRHA president, spoke to the audience at the opening along with other dignitaries. The event as well as the
Click on each picture for a closer look! . As preparations continue for the opening of the new Leon’s store in the Roundhouse, we see in the photo at the upper left that a new sidewalk area is being poured. Also of interest is the railway themed mural being painted
Click on each picture for a closer look! . This Saturday, July 11, I will be leading a Heritage Toronto walk, Union Station and the Railway Lands. Here is the description from the Heritage Toronto website: . “Union Station and the Railway Lands – NEW! . Start: Jul 11 2009
Click on each picture for a closer look! . In today’s posting , we have couple of pictures of #6213 on the turntable. The first picture at the upper left shows the miniature railway lead track to the turntable as well as #6213. The second picture dramtically shows off #6213
Click on each picture for a closer link! . In a recent news item, we documented the placing of Leon’s new sign. Today we feature the placing of the “Roundhouse” sign on top of the coaling tower to definitively mark the Roundhouse. . Posting by Russ Milland; Pictures by Lance
Click on the picture for a closer look! . This photo shows the rail carts that we built over the last winters under the teams guided by Dave Wetherald. Each of these were built on an original speeder trailer chassis. All three carts are being used to move our equipment
Click on each picture for a closer look! . On Monday June 29, a meeting was held at Roundhouse Park to deal with some issues that have come up regarding the restoration of the Don Station. Tom Murison and his crew have been hard at work restoring the station and
Click on each picture for a closer look! . In the picture at the left above, we find excavation starting about a month ago on Leon’s loading dock at the rear of the Roundhouse. In the next picture, we see the same area today with the finished loading dock in
Click on the picture for a closer look! . In keeping with our TRHA mandate to research, interpret and communicate the rich railway history in the Toronto area, today we turn to reporting on one of several significant Canada Day historical events as reported today in the Toronto Railway Heritage