On the Rails: The Experiences of Toronto’s Railway Workers On the Rails: The Experiences of Toronto’s Railway Workers Toronto Railway Museum
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.
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 […]
In the early 1980s, the workers at the John Street Roundhouse were mainly responsible for maintaining business cars, road switchers, and trailers. The yard and car shops remained […]
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 […]
This is the third of Toronto’s Union Stations. It was opened in 1927 to replace an early station built in 1873.
Steam locomotives were far more labour-intensive than today’s modern diesel engines. Hundreds of workers were employed at John Street and worked 24 hours a day during the steam […]
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 […]
