Pictured here are two of the three authentic train ticket punches which were recently donated to us by Lance Gleich, a TRHA volunteer and a member of our Advisory Board. We are putting them to good use on our miniature railway to punch our passenger’s tickets just as they were

The TRHA were the grateful recipients of an “Oliver” pattern-maker’s bench vice last Saturday morning. The Oliver vice was amongst a very few “gold-standard” woodworking vices in days of yore but is no longer made.  A “pattern” is the wooden form used to produce a sand mold for metal casting in

The late Howard Moore was a long time member of the Golden Horseshoe Live Steamers (GHLS).  His sons, Brian and Steve Moore, also members of the GHLS have kindly donated a drill press and a oaken desk and chair which were owned by Howard. The chair and desk would have

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

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 each image for a closer look! The Toronto Railway Museum has benefited from a stream of donations of railway artefacts over the years.  Shown here is part of a recent donation of suitcases, chairs, and cup and saucer from  Robert Wain of Toronto. If you have pieces of

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

Click on each image for a closer look! Bill Kaufman is the enthusiast who developed our U33C Diesel Cab Simulator – a 19 year long project! Bill has also generously donated a number of items to help us restore our diesel cabs. This past weekend, we picked up a set