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 […]
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 – […]
In 1930, the John Street Roundhouse operated with 28 stalls. Four more stalls were added in 1931, bringing the total to 32 stalls. This image also shows the […]
This is the mechanical staff of the John Street Roundhouse in 1937, posed in front of Canadian Pacific steam engine 3002. The Toronto Railway Museum is housed in […]
The railways brought industry to Toronto. While this meant jobs for railway workers, it also meant smoke from the trains’ coal-powered engines in their locomotives.
