One of our volunteers, Bob Dickson, brought to our attention a great resource for train lovers everywhere – www.traintalk.tv. The web-based resource is produced out of Calgary, Alberta by Neil Enock. As it says on their website: “Train Talk is a project of Neil Enock, a long-time train buff. Neil
Click on the image for a closer look! The City of Toronto Archives is a treasure trove of paper-based artefacts about the Toronto railway lands. Here we find a redevelopment plan for Roundhouse Park by Hotson Bakker Architects. The date on the plan is difficult to discern but is definitely
Click on each image for a closer look! When you visit Roundhouse Park, you no doubt have noticed that there several large silver storage tanks positioned along the back side of the roundhouse. You may also have noted that you turntable has been authentically restored to run on compressed air
Click on the image for a closer look! The Railway Children production ends its successful run with the last show being the matinee performance on Sunday, August 14th. In this panoramic image we find the heritage train set used in the production on the turntable against the background of our
Canadian Geographic is an excellent magazine published six times a year by the Royal Canadian Geographic Society. Their July/August issue, currently on local newsstands, features as the main article: – “Glances from a train – Are Canada’s railways poised for a second golden age?”. It is a fascinating article by
Click on the image for a closer look! The Guelph Historical Railway Association (GHRA) is active in the Guelph, Ontario area where they are actively restoring CNR Northern 4-8-4 steam engine #6167 as well as a CPR caboose/van. The Guelph Junction Express has been operated as a tourist/dinner train operation
Click on each image for a closer look! This past weekend turned out to be a busy one from various perspectives. On Saturday, one crew of volunteers was busy at many different tasks inside the roundhouse. On Sunday, another crew of volunteers began the process of replacing the wooden deck
The Roundhouse and Conference Centre (continued) There is also a second floor area with a board room and office space as well as a mezzanine area across the front of the interior from which visitors can view the collection from above. The rolling stock normally on display in the roundhouse
Click on each image for a closer look! As we announced several days ago, we held our first weekly (Saturday) tour of Roundhouse Park as an additional experience that we are offering to the public. In the image above, we catch the tour in progress. This augmented our other attractions
Click on each image for a closer look! The Toronto Railway Heritage Centre is pleased to offer weekly guided tours of the TRHC and Roundhouse Park beginning Saturday, July 16 at 12:30 PM. This tour will allow visitors to experience the rich railway heritage contained within this most historic site