In a remarkable coincidence, another Titanic passenger was Paul Chevré (IMAGE #9), the French sculptor who created a bust of Laurier that would grace the lobby of the Chateau Laurier. Unlike Hays, Chevré was able to get into a lifeboat and survived the disaster. Probably the sculptor’s most famous work
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Among the artifacts on display at the Roundhouse are several vintage framed prints prepared for railway promotional purposes. These prints usually hung in passenger stations and downtown ticket offices and were used to advertise specific trains, scenic highlights along the line, and other company owned assets such as hotels. The
CPR’s Canadian – Beaconsfield, Quebec – Dec 24th, 1970 Click on each image for a closer look! As we approach the holiday season, Bob Dickson, our Museum Manager and all of us on the Board of the Toronto Railway Historical Association (TRHA) would like to wish our volunteers, our supporters
Click on the video above to watch the trains in action! A Christmas tradition in many places is to build a temporary model railroad layout to thrill kids of all ages during the Christmas season. The Royal Botanical Gardens commissioned just such a model railroad from a U.S. firm called
Click on each image for a closer look! Lance Gleich took these photos on Saturday, December 15th at the Roundhouse. The first photo is of the main reception desk where Bob Dickson, our museum manager, can be found greeting visitors during operating hours. The second photo shows how pristine the
Click on each image for a closer look! We have been regularly reporting on the the rapid progress of the building of The Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum in Ohio. Click here to see the most recent batch of photographs which document the work being done to prepare the grounds
Visitors to Roundhouse Park and the Toronto Railway Museum often take videos of their visit and post them on the Web for all to see. Click on the four and done half minute video above to see what one such visitor saw on their tour of our site on December
Click on the image for a closer look! The Canadian Railway Historical Association (CRHA) owns and operates Canada’s National Railway Museum – Exporail – in Delson, Quebec and also publishes the Canadian Rail magazine which contains articles on Canadian railway history. Copies of these magazines from April of 1937 through
“In a long Canadian tradition of having special trains cross our country, RONA teamed up with VIA Rail to develop The Grey Cup 100 Train Tour which visited all eight CFL cities – including Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Toronto and Montreal. It also visited Ottawa, Moncton and Halifax.
Click on each image for a closer look! The October 24th weekend featured two national football events at the Rogers Centre – the Vanier Cup on Friday and the Grey Cup on Saturday. While a number of volunteers worked on projects in the Roundhouse, another group operated the miniature railway