Click on each picture for a closer look! . One of the most complex tasks in building a miniature railway track is the design and construction of the switches. James has been doing some CAD work on the park plan to sort out the precise details of the miniature track
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…. Click on Each Picture for a Closer Look! . Last Friday was “film and slide night” for the TRHA crews and a delightful evening was spent nourishing ourselves in body and spirit as we drank, munched and watched a series of slide presentations presented by Derek Boles (see in
Today is the birthday of the opening of the original TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) Subway system on Yonge Street and the opening of the extension of the system to York Mills in 1973. Click on the video below to see a 7 minute newscast by the CBC: Derek Boles, our
While we normally report here on the history of Canadian railway in our country and progress on the Toronto Railway Heritage Centre, we will also occasionally report on interesting railway oriented news from around the world. Today, we have a most fascinating item as reported in other news media and
Click on each picture for a closer look! . In this post, we will take a closer look at the details of our new miniature steam engine. . Here we see the steam cylinder assembly in the first picture. Steam at over 100 pounds per square inch (psi) pressure is
…… The photos of CNR Northern 4-8-4 #6218, a sister locomotive to our #6213 above were taken by John Vincent back in the 1960’s. In the picture at left we find #6218 in repose in January of 1966 in the CNR roundhouse just west of our CPR roundhouse. The other
…… Click on each picture for a closer look! In the picture at left, we find contractors at work pile driving to provide a sound foundation for Leon’s loading dock. In the middle and right hand pictures, we find that restoration work has begun on the coaling tower as well
This is the last in a series of ten posts from an article prepared by Derek Boles, our TRHA historian on the occasion of the 35th Anniversary of the Groundbreaking TV “National Dream” Series – Russ Milland At left are images of the covers of the new editions of the
This is the ninth in a series of ten posts from an article prepared by Derek Boles, our TRHA historian on the occasion of the 35th Anniversary of the Groundbreaking TV “National Dream” Series – Russ Milland The books and TV series made Canadians aware of the contribution of the
This is the eighth in a series of ten posts from an article prepared by Derek Boles, our TRHA historian on the occasion of the 35th Anniversary of the Groundbreaking TV “National Dream” Series – Russ Milland . In the image at left we see the National Dream featured on