This past weekend, we resumed operation of the miniature railway on weekends, weather permitting. We believe that this is the earliest start to our season ever. Here we see a number of photos of the miniature railway in operation. Posting by Russ Milland; Photos by Zach Roberts Click on
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In a previous TRHA News posting last year, we featured Barry Silverthorn’s Geddes Street Depot, a brand new home built by Barry in Belleville, Ontario to reflect the designs of historic railway stations. In this News posting, we feature another newly completed home in Fort Erie, Ontario built by Michael
As we approach a time when we will be “resurfacing” the exteriors of the Cape Race and the Jackman passenger cars, we have been exploring alternatives to painting the cars. One alternative is to apply a plastic wrap technology similar to those used to apply advertising on TTC streetcars and
We have featured historic photos by Dave Howard of the Canadian Railway Historical Association’s Niagara Division before in our TRHA News Posts (click here to see them). Here is another contribution from the end of the steam era when the railways still ran a special steam excursions for railfans. Here
Saturday proved to be a busy day as, in addition to the ongoing Cape Race restoration work, a crew of volunteers undertook to move a number of our locomotives and rolling stock into new positions in Roundhouse Park in anticipation of the upcoming operating season. As you can see in
It depends on what you define a railway to be. If it has rails and use flanged wheels, the Tanfield Railway may just be the answer. Their website says: “When the Tanfield Railway – or wagon way as it was known at the time – was built in 1725, it
In the dark days of winter, snowplows damaged the lead track to our miniature railway depot. This past weekend, a crew of volunteers spent a day rebuilding the track. In the process, they also installed a new switch which will lead to a new storage track. Posting by Russ Milland;
This past weekend saw the Cape Race roof being completed with all of the various fittings added to it. In the images below we find the core crew who drove the project forward posing proudly with their handiwork! Congratulations to everyone involved! Click on each image for a closer look!
On May 24th and 25th of this year, we will be celebrating Doors Open Toronto with our official season opener which includes our modest Train Show. (Note: The museum will of course continue to be open until then). Some Train Shows though are remarkably large. Trainfest, held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Click on the image for a closer look! The Ontario Northland Railway—originally the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway (TN&O)—was incorporated in 1902 and completed in stages ending in 1932. It is owned by the people of Ontario and helped to open the resource-rich northern part of the province to development.