Click on each picture for a closer look! . . . . In our final installment of this “tale of five bridges”, we visit a bridge which is a road bridge BUT involves the use of rails and once again the innovative folks at Western Mechanical. . As a young
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Click on each picture for a closer look! . . . . . . In the last two installments of our “tale of five bridges” we spoke to the turntable bridge at the CPR Roundhouse and the new bridge over the Credit River as part of the expansion of the
Click on each picture for a closer look! . Thanks to Jesse Woods for these pictures of the actual move. The caboose and the tender were moved on August 18th while the engine itself was moved on August 20th. Western Mechanical,
Click on each picture for a closer look! . . . As reported in the Barrie Examiner (http://www.barrieadvance.com/barrieadvance/article/114015): “Built in Quebec, this 1910 steam engine was used by CN Railway until the late 1950s; it was stationed in Allandale and served many Simcoe County communities. Donated by CN to the
Click on each picture for a closer look! . . . . . . The TRHA was invited to participate in the 2nd annual Customer Appreciation Day & Charity BBQ at George’s Trains Markham store. TRHA president Orin Krivel and Derek Boles decided to attend the event and hoist the
Click on each image for a closer look! . . . . Thanks to Bruce Reynolds, we have an eyewitness account of the installation of the new Credit Rover bridge span described in our last news entry. “The above photos were taken near the end of the seven hour operation
Click on each picture for a closer look! . . . . As you may be aware, Go Transit has been the driving force behind one of the rare expansions of trackage within the Toronto area. To accommodate this expansion, the Canadian National Railways (CN) are adding a third track
Click on each picture for a closer look! . . . . One of the first bridge projects we will highlight here was of course the restoration of our turntable bridge which has been well documented here. This restoration featured the use of an innovative approach by the Western Mechanical
Click on each picture for a closer look! . . PNR Rail Services has been busy recently, preparing the rail ends at the locomotive stall entrances for connection to new rails to the turntable and new ties are being bolted down in a circle on top of the pit rim
Click on each picture for a closer look! . . . It was a great day yesterday at the Roundhouse. We made really good progress moving items to the machine shop and finishing the second lorry. The real bonus was all the help that turned out – Dave, Mark, Wilson,