Click on each picture for a closer look! . Preparing the massive #6213 steam engine for the imminent move to Roundhouse Park is a formidable task. This condensed version of a recent work report from Grant Kingsland gives the reader a sense of the work effort involved and the challenges
Click on each picture for a closer look! . With the radial tracks all laid out between the turntable and the doors of the roundhouse, the laying down of the patio using red paving bricks which complement the roundhouse itself has begun. In the pictures above, we see the rubber
Click on each image for a closer look! . During my visit to the roundhouse last weekend, I took a number of pictures which could be of interest to the readers of this News blog. . In the picture at upper left, we see that the long process of switch
Click on each picture for a closer look! . It took a little longer than expected to start, but last Friday, PNR Railworks was finally able to start ballasting the individual tracks leading from the turntable to the stalls of the roundhouse. With the assistance of our intrepid band of
Click on each picture for a closer look! . Niall MacKay is the author of the definitive book (By Steamboat and Steam Train, 1982, Boston Mills Press, 0-919822-73-8) on the history of the original Huntsville and Lake of Bays Railway. Niall has generously donated a two wheeled baggage cart to
Click on each picture for a closer look! . The Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in urban areas across Canada and internationally. The TRHA will be participating this Friday in a CUI session is described as follows: “Champions, Collaboration and
Click on each picture for a closer look! . TRHA volunteers continue to make progress on completing our live steam locomotive. In the picture at the above left we see in this side view that the locomotive is starting to look very attractive with its newly painted surfaces. In the
Click on each picture for a closer look! . Today, TRHA crews again rolled out our speeder trailers as you can see in the left hand picture above with the welding machine on one of them. We then proceeded to work on welding up miniature railway tracks to run between
Click on each image for a closer look! . In a recent news posting, we reported on the initiative to develop the West Toronto Railpath. . In the above left image above, we see the rail corridor viewed from the Dundas Street Overpass looking south. In the middle image, we
Click on each picture for a closer look! . Last Thursday, #6213’s right side connecting rod and valve-gear eccentric rod made the trip to the roundhouse today by trailer. The left side rods will be removed also before the locomotive is moved. The purpose in removing these is to allow