Click on each pciture for a closer look! . Well before sunrise on Tuesday, December 22nd, the Pyke Crane arrived on its float at Roundhouse Park. The float was positioned adjacent to the track just to the east of the coaling tower. Two I Beams were again to used to
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Click on each picture for a closer look! . On Monday, December 21st, the McCulloch crew worked on loading the Pyke Crane onto the trailer. Dave Wetherald reports on the day’s activities as follows: . “After all the fuss, work, and preparation over the weekend, the Pyke crane was moved
Click on each image for a closer look! . The Board of Directors of the Toronto Historical Railway Association wishes all of our volunteers, partners, supporters and readers a Merry Christmas and a safe and satisfying holiday season as we all look forward to an exciting 2010! . At the
Click on the image for a closer look! . The TRHA is proud to announce that Derek Boles, our Historian, has published a new book entitled “Toronto’s Railway Heritage”. As the book’s cover states: . “On May 16, 1853, the first passenger train steamed out of Toronto from a wooden
Click on each picture for a closer look! . Tired of the Boxing Day Madness and Crowds … Join us for a relaxing informative tour of Union Station instead on Boxing Day! . The TRHA offers tours of Union Station on the last Saturday of each month at 11 a.m.
Click on each picture for a closer look! . In the picture at the above left, we find Michael Guy admiring the progress that has been made on the development of the scale model of the TRHC’s full size CLC Whitcomb diesel switcher with a cab and handrails having been
Click on each picture for a closer look! A Brief History of the Railfan Hobby in Canada – Part 5 of 5 by Derek Boles In 1972, Canadian Railroad Historical Association members based in Toronto re-established a local chapter known as the Toronto & York Division. The division opened the
Click on each picture for a closer look! A Brief History of the Railfan Hobby in Canada – Part 4 of 5 by Derek Boles At least two Canadian Railroad Historical Association chapters in Ontario split off from the national organization and formed their own organizations. In 1941, the Toronto
Click on each picture for a closer look! A Brief History of the Railfan Hobby in Canada – Part 3 of 5 by Derek Boles The oldest national railfan group in North America is the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, created in 1921. The organization began publishing a semi-annual periodical,
Click on each picture for a closer look! A Brief History of the Railfan Hobby in Canada – Part 2 of 5 by Derek Boles It’s difficult to determine with any accuracy the number of railway enthusiasts in North America since most railfans don’t belong to any organization. Periodical circulations