Click on each image for a closer look! . On Saturday, we decided to pull out the caboose and put it on display in the park with the Whitcomb diesel pulling the train and the Fowler boxcar completing the consist. In the picture at the lower left, we find a
Click on each picture for a closer look! . As we close this series of posts about the Milton Steam Era Show last Labour Day weekend, we are posting some pictures which show the wide variety of equipment on display at this annual show. At the upper left, we see
One interesting “demonstration” at the Milton Steam Era Event on Labour Day weekend was the “teeter-totter” for tractors. It was a big steel platform on a pivot in the centre. The objective was to drive a large steam tractor onto the platform and then carefully move it to a point
Click on each image for a closer look! . As noted in our last TRHA News posting, an intrepid crew of TRHA volunteers led by Michael Guy attended the Milton Steam Era event where they operated the massive steam tractor shown at the upper left photo. At the upper right,
On Labour Day weekend, as noted in an earlier post, an intrepid crew of TRHA volunteers led by Michael Guy attended the Milton Steam Era event where they operated a massive steam tractor for the weekend. In this first part of our report on that event, we present a video
Click on each image for a closer look! . Despite dire predictions of rain, last Saturday turned out to be quite a pleasant day with a steady stream of visitors all day and a surge at the end of the day as the Blues Jays lost 12-1 at the Rogers
Today, we reached another milestone. our volunteers completed the installation of our working crossing gates. As you can see from the video, they are effective at clearing visitors from the crossing!.Posting by Russ Milland; Video by Wilson Lau.Click on the video below!. http://www.trha.ca
Click on each picture for a closer look! . Here are some images from the last two weekends’ activities. In the images above taken on Labour Day we find the Snow Birds performing over the waterfront at the Canadian Exhibition Grounds and providing some interesting backdrops for Roundhouse Park. .
Click on each image for a closer look! . This Saturday, September 11, at 1:30 PM, Heritage Toronto is sponsoring the Marlborough/Summerhill walking tour. TRHA members Derek Boles and Ed Freeman will be leading the walk. Although the walk is not exclusively geared towards railways there is much of rail
The railway enthusiast has lots of choices this coming weekend. Some of these are as follows:.Visit the Toronto Railway Heritage Centre.We continue to be open this weekend from 12:00 to 4:00 on Saturday and Sunday..Participate in the Marlborough/Summerhill Walking Tour.Derek Boles and Ed Freeman will be leading a Heritage Toronto