After a long hard day’s work by Western Mechanical the turntable bridge has successfully been pulled out of the roundhouse and safely attached to this impressive transportation platform. It is 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27th and the bridge is ready for a “crack of dawn” departure on Thursday morning
The historic turntable bridge at the John Street Roundhouse is to be removed for complete restoration to operational status this Wednesday and Thursday, 27-28 June. This is the first major step in the development of Toronto’s new Railway Heritage Centre adjacent to the CN Tower. The “lift” is a complex
From left to right, our thanks go to Paul, Jason, Mark, Michael, Ed and Bob for coming out last weekend to help clean up the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo caboose. If you are interested in helping out in future, contact us through our website at http://www.trha.ca/contact.html. Calls for help are
As part of our planning for the removal of the turntable from the roundhouse for restoration, a technician from Western Mechanical of Barrie, Ontario lifted one side of the turntable bridge in order to weigh it. A pressure gauge in the line from the hydraulic jack pump recorded the pressure
During Doors Open 2007, the TRHA hosted almost 600 visitors for tours of Union Station on Saturday and Sunday. As well, there were hundreds of people who spent time enjoying the archival photographic display in the Great Hall. Many thanks to the volunteers who made this happen, both tour leaders
The Toronto Railway Heritage Centres antique Elwell-Parker mobile crane left its home of nearly twenty years today for an outing in Roundhouse Park. TRHA board members Dan Garcia and Michael Guy required lifting equipment for preparation work relating to Doors Open on May 26th and 27th and took the opportunity
This past week, Steam Whistle Brewing continued work in their stalls 12 to 14 expansion space. The drainage work is complete and new concrete has been poured to complete the floor reconstruction. New photographs have been posted here: http://garrattguy.googlepages.com/swexpansionworkand here: http://garrattguy.googlepages.com/newdoorWork still remaining is to lay the finish floor and
On Sunday April 29, the TRHA was pleased to host 22 members of the Guelph Historical Railway Association (http://www.ghra.ca/about.html) and the Cambridge Railway Heritage Group (http://www.crhg.ca.) Many of the members arrived in Toronto on VIA Train 84 and were welcomed at Union Station by TRHA Historian Derek Boles. The group
The TRHA is looking for volunteers for Doors Open 2007 on May 26th and 27th. We will be hosting events at both Union Station and the Roundhouse. This is a solicitation for general volunteers, TRHA members or otherwise, who just want to help out on one or both days. If
This week Steam Whistle Brewing began work in their expansion space – roundhouse stalls 12, 13, 14 – on the floor and sanitary drains. When complete, the space will hold a new tank farm, a cooler room and new staff facilities. A TRHA representative was on hand for much of