The concept of a model railroad version of all of Roundhouse Park is something that has been discussed on and off through the years as part of the plan for the Toronto Railway Museum through it’s development. While not a part of this conceptual project for the permanent museum, I
The TH&B Caboose restoration is nearing completion. This past weekend was another burst of activity as Neville Fairclough reports: “The final painting of the maroon exterior of the TH&B Caboose was completed. All black trim was carefully painted and all windows cleaned. The exterior is now complete except for
We wrap up this field report with some pictures of the very extensive Lego-based railway systems on display at the Ottawa Train Expo. Posting by Russ Milland; Pictures by Stephen Gardiner Click here to return to Part 1 of this series. Click on each image for a closer look! http://www.trha.ca
Continuing our coverage of the Ottawa Train Expo, here are some more photos from the event. Click here to read Part 3 of this series. Posting by Russ Milland; Photos by Stephen Gardiner Click on each image for a closer look! Capturing it all on video! TRHA volunteer Matt Erwood
As announced last week in an earlier TRHA posting, Stephen Gardiner, Andrew Jeanes and Heather Meger once again represented the TRHA at our booth at the Ottawa Train Expo on May 4th and 5th. This captured a great opportunity to explain who we are and how far we have come
Ottawa Train Expo Logo The Toronto Railway Museum is again attending the Ottawa Train Expo. We attended the inaugural show in May 2012, and are thrilled to be attending again. This show is already one of the largest Model Railroad shows in Canada in terms of floor area and attendance.
Teams of volunteers were busy both last Thursday and on Saturday on the restoration of the TH&B Caboose with the following accomplishments checked off as they push to be ready for our Doors Open weekend on May 25th and 26th: All inner and outer windows were completed Hardware cleaning was
This past weekend, annual maintenance on our steam locomotive was undertaken and the doors and benches in the cupola area of the TH&B caboose were installed. Click on each image for a closer look! Posting by Russ Milland; Photos by Lance Gleich Annual maintenance on Steam Loco #3 Annual maintenance
Continuing the saga of Bill Kaufman’s “big move”, we catch up with the Dash-9 cab and other bits as they arrive at Bill’s new home in Alabama. At both ends of the trip, fork lifts proved indispensable for moving the large bits of the cab. As we can see in
What do you do with your simulator when you have to move! Bill Kaufman (shown below in uniform as an engineer on the Adirondack Scenic Railway) recently faced a move of house and home from Odgensburg, New York to Alabama. Bill developed the U33C simulator now featured in our Toronto