Image #15 below is GTR 4-6-0 No. 990, built by GTR in 1899 and scrapped in 1932. There is no information as to location. Notice the engineman performing some maintenance while kneeling on the driving rod. Michael Guy advises that he is most likely oiling the inside valve gear, typically
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Image #10 below shows Grand Trunk Railway 4-6-0 No. 990 at Union Station with an eastbound passenger train. Overhead is the York Street bridge with the station clock tower seen behind the railing. The train is positioned in the south trainshed that was added to the 1873 station during the
Image #5 below and the three that follow were taken around John Street. The captions contain just locomotive numbers and it is only possible to determine the location by a detail in this image. On the far left one can barely make out the three towers of Union Station. CPR
While manning the TRHA booth at the 2012 Christmas Train Show, I was approached by a gentleman named Doug Montgomery, a resident of North York. Doug was seeking a home for a collection of 24 cabinet cards that he had found while renovating his home. After some assurances about suitable
Click on the video above to watch the new TTC streetcars being delivered. The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) just took delivery of the first of Toronto’s new low-floor streetcar a few short weeks ago. This, and three other test vehicles, will be commissioned over next 12 to 18 months, with
Click on each image for a closer look! All hard-working steam locomotives eventually need maintenance and end up in some undignified position such as this. Our miniature 2-6-2 steam locomotive #3 is no exception. It required some work on the middle axle last week that required the loco to be
Click on each image for a closer look! As announced earlier, the museum is open on weekends but the miniature railway is operational only when the weather is hospitable. Last weekend, it was a bit chilly and overcast but the rain held off on Sunday, so we did operate the
Lance Gleich, one of our TRHA volunteers, was in Roundhouse Park this Saturday to help with restoration efforts. While in the vicinity, he took the attached shots to: Show the progress on the development of the new Acquarium directly across Bremner Boulevard to the north of the museum. Temporary Toronto
Click on each image for a closer look! As wet weekends go, this weekend was great! For running miniature trains, not so great – we were rained out both days. The museum itself was of course open to visitors. However, our usual great turnout of volunteers allowed us to tackle
Click on each image for a closer look! I visited the new Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Portland, Oregon on October 20th, 2012. This is a newly opened museum which opened its doors on the 22nd of September. The museum is supported by the city of Portland which, similarly to