On the Rails: The Experiences of Toronto’s Railway Workers On the Rails: The Experiences of Toronto’s Railway Workers Toronto Railway Museum
In the 1950s, the John Street facility included 43 buildings and several miles of track, which covered nearly 16 acres. In this drawing, you can also see how […]
The last red caps were let go from VIA Rail in 2013. At that time, there were 24 red caps employed by the railway.
Silent film actress Priscilla Dean is assisted by a porter, possibly at Union Station.
In 1981, VIA Rail and Amtrak resumed daily international service between Toronto’s Union Station and New York City. More than 60 rail enthusiasts took the first trip.
On May 23, 1967, GO Transit began operations between Oakville and Pickering, with Toronto Union Station as a hub of operations. The Government of Ontario (GO) spent $8 […]
During the Second World War, railway companies employed women to fill vacancies left by male workers who went to war. After the war was over, many women left […]
As Michelle explains in her interview with the museum, even dressing for the weather could not prepare railway workers for the conditions they face: Michelle Ardron: “I finished […]
Article text: “INJURED IN WRECK, DIXIE BECKONS HIM – Walter H. Modesty, Who Served Canada in War, Would Go ‘Home’ – ASKS SASKATOON PEOPLE TO AID HIM – […]
Sleeping Car Porters were introduced to Canada in the 1870s. Privately owned Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) began hiring emancipated Black Americans for cheap labour. Soon after, other Canadian […]
The 1967 International and Universal Exposition or Expo 67, was a World’s Fair held in Montreal, Quebec from April 27 to October 29, 1967. The Exposition was incredibly […]
The number of passenger trains using the station declined in the decades following the Second World War until 1967, when GO Transit began operating a new commuter service […]
Don Station became less important during the Great Depression due to the CPR and CNR Pool Train Agreement in 1933. This agreement allowed CPR trains to use CNR […]
