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Thank You and Resources

Colour photograph of the interior of a museum. There are several exhibit cases of model trains in the foreground and a railway car in the background.

The interior of the Toronto Railway Museum in 2022.

Thank you

The Toronto Railway Museum would like to acknowledge the following supporters of this exhibit:

Staff

Kelly Burwash, Manager & Curator

Brooklyn Zalik, Communications and Development Lead

Charlotte Lee, Visitor Services Coordinator

Volunteers

Carly Wolowich, Researcher

Kathryn Copeland, Researcher and Transcriber

Taylor Coates, Researcher

Thomas Blampied, Interviewer

Devika Pillai, Editor

Interns

Michelle Ransom, Transcriber

Interviewees

Michelle Ardron, Senior Specialist, Operating Practices & Regulatory Compliance, Network Operations

Stuart Harvey, Train Movement Director

Peter Taylor, Sleeping Car Porter

SC Modiste, Filmmaker

Contributors

Chris Fox, Engineer

Bob Fallowfield, Interviewer

Partners

Keylingo, Translators and Editors

A. K., Comparative Editor

R. Z., French Translator

A. B., French Editor

Resources

The Platforum, the video podcast for the railfan and model railroader alike (English only)

Toronto Railway Historical Association, operators of the Toronto Railway Museum (English only)

“OS Don”: Recollections of a CPR Telegrapher and Train-Order Operator by John Mellow (English only)

Derailed: The History of Black Railway Porters in Canada (English only)

This online project was developed with the support of the Digital Museums Canada investment program. Digital Museums Canada is managed by the Canadian Museum of History, with the financial support of the Government of Canada.