……… Click on each picture for a closer look! . The tool shed which resided beside Cabin D just west of Bathurst Street was stored in the roundhouse for many decades as shown in the fine photo by Norm Betts at the left above. Recently we documented that the shed

…… Click on each picture for a closer look! . As you may have noticed elsewhere on our website, the City of Toronto owns the CNR Northern #6213 Class U-2-g 4-8-4 locomotive which is currently on display on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition. This locomotive has been carefully

…… Click on each picture for a closer look! . While we normally focus our news items on Toronto and the surrounding area, we will occasionally bring to our reader’s attention others railway oriented news from around the world that we feel is worth exploring. This is the first of

Yesterday, on Sunday, March 1st, Shawn Micallef, senior editor at Spacing Magazine, wrote an article titled Our 1856 Link to Pearson Airport. It was published in the Daily Star and discusses the proposed link from Union Station and the history of the rail lines to be used for the link.

……… Click on each picture for a closer look! . Exceptionally cold weather on the last day of February didn’t stop our work crews from making some serious progress yesterday. The sun blazing through the roundhouse windows warmed us up sufficiently to allow this to happen. . As the sun

… Click on each picture for a closer look! . As one can see in the picture at the upper left, the roundhouse has a vast expanse of roof. Roughly half of the roof is being re-waterproofed as weather allows. . The three museum stalls will rely on a pair

…… Click on each picture for a closer look! . Recently, the watchman’s shanty was returned to Roundhouse Park after being fully restored by Tom Murison. The three pictures above are some close up views of the exterior and interior of the completed shanty. In the pictures below, we see

…… Click on each picture for a closer look! . The TRHC’s miniature steam locomotive was moved into the newly cleaned and painted roundhouse blacksmith’s shop today. In the picture at left, we find Dave using the newly installed chain hoist to lift the locomotive from a rolling stand onto

…… Click on each picture for a closer look! . The museum’s collection of railway equipment includes Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Caboose #70. Currently it is being stored outside while renovations to the roundhouse are underway. The protective coverings have been temporarily removed allowing us to bring you these pictures