Click on each image for a closer look! All hard-working steam locomotives eventually need maintenance and end up in some undignified position such as this. Our miniature 2-6-2 steam locomotive #3 is no exception. It required some work on the middle axle last week that required the loco to be
Click on each image for a closer look! As announced earlier, the museum is open on weekends but the miniature railway is operational only when the weather is hospitable. Last weekend, it was a bit chilly and overcast but the rain held off on Sunday, so we did operate the
Lance Gleich, one of our TRHA volunteers, was in Roundhouse Park this Saturday to help with restoration efforts. While in the vicinity, he took the attached shots to: Show the progress on the development of the new Acquarium directly across Bremner Boulevard to the north of the museum. Temporary Toronto
Click on each image for a closer look! As wet weekends go, this weekend was great! For running miniature trains, not so great – we were rained out both days. The museum itself was of course open to visitors. However, our usual great turnout of volunteers allowed us to tackle
Click on each image for a closer look! The most active of our restoration projects currently is the restoration of the TH&B Caboose. One major challenge is the application of a roofing membrane to protect the roof from the elements when the caboose is on display outside. One of our
Click on each image for a closer look! On the morning of October 12th, I took part in a media event hosted by the City of Toronto to update the media regarding the status of the dig down portion of the Union Station Revitalization Project. During this media event, the
Click on each picture for a closer look! Saturday traffic at the museum was quiet probably due to the rain and a chilly temperature. But the rest of the weekend was busier with good crowds of visitors appearing to enjoy our museum operations. We had a good turnout of volunteers
Click on each image for a closer look! TRHA No.1 The TRM Workhorse TRHA No.1, a 50 ton Canadian Locomotive Company Whitcomb is another tough model to build, in HO at least. While there is a gorgeous G scale Whitcomb from Aristocraft available, in HO, the closest available model I
Click on each image for a closer look! TH&B Caboose 70 The TRM’s TH&B Caboose doesn’t accurately match any commercially available ready-to-run model or craftsman kit that I am aware of, but the overall dimensions of the caboose are similar to the Walthers three window wood caboose. Strangely enough, using
Click on each picture for a closer look! CNR 4803 The most recent addition to the collection is a model of our unique high nose GP7 Canadian National 4803. Bachmann has recently produced a model of the high-nose GP7, and while it is lacking in detail straight out