Click on each image for a closer look! This weekend was quieter than most for the miniature railway operations. It was the first day for the new conductor’s van built by our volunteers which performed flawlessly. It also looks very good on the end of a train. Work proceeded elsewhere
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As we announced in an earlier TRHA News posting, Orin Krivel, our president and others, met with the CEO of Toronto Hydro and his key staff on Thursday, May 10th. It was a long meeting but both parties felt that it was productive and a further meeting is scheduled for
Click on each image for a closer look! In these TRHA News posts, we have been reporting the quick progress on the remarkable development of the Age of Steam Roundhouse and associated facilities in Ohio. Click here to read our previous three part “field trip” report on this development. They
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Click on each image for a closer look! A Beaver group from the Scouts Canada organization arranged with us for a special evening visit on Wednesday, May 3rd. At first the weather seemed like it might not cooperate, but by 7:00 we had clear skies and the two steam engines
www.goldhawk.com Dale Goldhawk is a journalist, author and broadcaster with more than 44 years experience in Canadian newspapers, radio, television, including the Toronto Telegram, CBC Television, CBC Radio, Global Television and the CTV Television Network. He has developed a well deserved reputation for fighting back for our citizens when there
Lesley is an 0-4-0 miniature steam locomotive modeled on those used as English quarry engines. Like our Sweet Creek steam locomotive, the prototype ran on 2 foot gauge track. Since our model is designed to run on 7 1/4″ track, its scale is 3.5″ to the foot or almost 1/3
Saturday was an excellent work day for us with a good deal of work done in the restoration stalls and with another team of volunteers outside working the miniature railway. In the stalls, we managed to remove the plywood in order to continue some electrical work, continued physical restoration work
Click on each image for a closer look! Early last month. Harald von Langsdorff of Caledon, Ontario donated two station carts to the Toronto Railway Museum. These carts were used to move baggage on station platforms from the check-in areas to the baggage cars which were a feature of the
This incredible model railway (very near Toronto) is being forced to move. The video above will tease you into visiting, so please note this message from them: After a successful run of 30 years at our present location, the final curtain call will be on Sunday May 13th. Come out