With the CN caboose now safely housed in Stall 15 of the Roundhouse and undergoing exterior restoration, what do we know about the history of this caboose? CNR Caboose #79144 The caboose was the CN’s Caboose #79144 and was first built by the Eastern Car Company in 1920 as a

Once our newly acquired CN caboose was safely moved to Roundhouse Park, we moved our CP #7020 switcher out of Stall 15 and moved the caboose into that stall.  We decided to remove both the secondary cladding and the original wood siding on the caboose as the original siding had

Further to our last news posting, the owners of the CN caboose generously donated it to the Museum and also contributed to the cost of moving it. In the images below, we follow the process of loading the caboose body onto a flatbed trailer and moving it off the property.

Over the past couple of years, it was brought to our attention that a CNR caboose, which had been used as living quarters at  a garden centre in Woodbridge, Ontario would become available as the property was redeveloped.  The images below, taken over the past couple of years, show the

The TED talk above is both very humorous and eye opening.  A fascinating 17 minute video of a revolutionary new TV programming approach.  Well worth watching! Posting by Russ Milland http://www.trha.ca

Deb, Bill, Jay and Russ on the “front porch” of the U33C One of our winter projects is the expansion of our mini-Museum to expand the displays and available experiences for the museum visitor.  A first step was the movement of the U33C simulator towards the front of Stall 16

We have brought a number of great railway themed videos to your attention which were made using drones with cameras. The most spectacular of those can be watched by clicking here. In the video above, a drone was used to produce a two and a half minute video of the

The narrow gauge tourist railways of Colorado in the USA are famed for the fabulous scenery.  Many consider the Durango and Silverton Railway journey one of the top 10 most spectacular railway journeys on earth. The half hour documentary (below) hosted by David Holt and produced and directed by Robert

A few years ago, we orchestrated a “night shoot” where we positioned our engines and rolling stock in the Park to allow photographers to capture dramatic images of our artefacts. These were published as a seven part series of TRHA News items beginning here. When we developed Roundhouse Park, we

CP Holiday Train from Canadian Pacific on Vimeo. Each year, the CP Holiday Trains travel the CP system entertaining at many different communities and raising money for local food banks.  The 3 1/2 minute video above tells the story well. It will be stopping in the southern Ontario area this