Toronto Railway Museum
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The Toronto Railway Museum is located in the historic John St. Roundhouse National Historic Site. Open year-round to visitors interested in Toronto's rail heritage.
Dec 14, 1852: the British firm of Peto, Brassey, Betts and Jackson wins the contract to build the Grand Trunk Railway mainline between Montreal and Toronto. The contract was renegotiated in March 1853 and the line opened to traffic in October 1856. 1/3
December 15, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Dec 14, 1852: the British firm of Peto, Brassey, Betts and Jackson wins the contract to build the Grand Trunk Railway mainline between Montreal and Toronto. The contract was renegotiated in March 1853 and the line opened to traffic in October 1856. 1/3
The Toronto Railway Museum Shop at Don Station has great gifts for everyone in your family. We are open Wednesday-Sunday, 12pm-5pm.
December 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The Toronto Railway Museum Shop at Don Station has great gifts for everyone in your family. We are open Wednesday-Sunday, 12pm-5pm.
Dec 13, 2000: GO Transit announces that for the first time it has carried forty million passengers in one year. A Scarborough commuter was chosen as GO's symbolic forty-millionth passenger of the year and was given a free twelve-month pass. 1/2
December 14, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Dec 13, 2000: GO Transit announces that for the first time it has carried forty million passengers in one year. A Scarborough commuter was chosen as GO's symbolic forty-millionth passenger of the year and was given a free twelve-month pass. 1/2
Gift cards are now available for the Toronto Railway Museum. These can be used for general admission, mini train rides, or gift shop purchases! Visit our website to purchase one today!
December 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Gift cards are now available for the Toronto Railway Museum. These can be used for general admission, mini train rides, or gift shop purchases! Visit our website to purchase one today!
Dec 12, 1975: 8 TTC passengers die and 21 are injured when a GO Transit train hits their bus at a level crossing in Scarborough. The bus had stalled on the crossing at St. Clair Avenue East and Laurel Avenue. With its back doors jammed open, it couldn't move. 1/3
December 13, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Dec 12, 1975: 8 TTC passengers die and 21 are injured when a GO Transit train hits their bus at a level crossing in Scarborough. The bus had stalled on the crossing at St. Clair Avenue East and Laurel Avenue. With its back doors jammed open, it couldn't move. 1/3
Dec 11, 1995: the CN Tower unveils plans for a new development at the base of Toronto's most popular tourist attraction. The $100 to $150 million project was to include a 600-seat IMAX theatre, restaurants, shops and a parking garage. 1/3
December 12, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Dec 11, 1995: the CN Tower unveils plans for a new development at the base of Toronto's most popular tourist attraction. The $100 to $150 million project was to include a 600-seat IMAX theatre, restaurants, shops and a parking garage. 1/3
We have all four of Raymond Biesinger's Canadian train prints in stock - including the Ontario Northlander. They're the perfect gift for a train lover in your family.
December 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
We have all four of Raymond Biesinger's Canadian train prints in stock - including the Ontario Northlander. They're the perfect gift for a train lover in your family.
Dec 10, 2008: the historic Don Station moves from Todmorden Mills to its new permanent home at the Toronto Railway Museum in Roundhouse Park. It is the only surviving 19th century railway station in Toronto, the last of dozens that once existed within the present city limits. 1/3
December 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Dec 10, 2008: the historic Don Station moves from Todmorden Mills to its new permanent home at the Toronto Railway Museum in Roundhouse Park. It is the only surviving 19th century railway station in Toronto, the last of dozens that once existed within the present city limits. 1/3
Holiday cards, ornaments, gifts for the train lover in your family? We've got you covered at the Toronto Railway Museum Shop at Don Station. We're open Wednesday-Sunday 12-5pm.
December 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Holiday cards, ornaments, gifts for the train lover in your family? We've got you covered at the Toronto Railway Museum Shop at Don Station. We're open Wednesday-Sunday 12-5pm.
Nov 21, 1967: seven months after beginning commuter train operations, GO Transit puts its self-propelled coaches into service. The cars completed two round trips before being withdrawn due to mechanical problems. They would eventually begin regular service on December 9. 1/3
December 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Nov 21, 1967: seven months after beginning commuter train operations, GO Transit puts its self-propelled coaches into service. The cars completed two round trips before being withdrawn due to mechanical problems. They would eventually begin regular service on December 9. 1/3
Dec 8, 1995: the last day of regular PCC streetcar service on the Toronto Transit Commission. Car No. 4611 departed at 8:34 PM from the Main Street terminal on the 506 Carlton route, arriving at Roncesvalles Car House at 9:30 PM. 1/3
December 9, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Dec 8, 1995: the last day of regular PCC streetcar service on the Toronto Transit Commission. Car No. 4611 departed at 8:34 PM from the Main Street terminal on the 506 Carlton route, arriving at Roncesvalles Car House at 9:30 PM. 1/3
Tomorrow! Join Dumaresq de Pencier from the Canadian Automotive Museum on as he narrates a 1925 coast-to-coast tour by Ford of Canada. The trip included driving on more than 1,300 km by rail, offering a unique look into Canadian rail operations.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Tomorrow! Join Dumaresq de Pencier from the Canadian Automotive Museum on as he narrates a 1925 coast-to-coast tour by Ford of Canada. The trip included driving on more than 1,300 km by rail, offering a unique look into Canadian rail operations.
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Dec 7, 1829: William Weller begins regular stagecoach service between York and Kingston, 160 miles (257 km) to the east. The trip cost $6. Steamboat fares were much cheaper but the boats didn't operate in the winter. The stagecoach trip took three days under ideal conditions. 1/3
December 8, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Dec 7, 1829: William Weller begins regular stagecoach service between York and Kingston, 160 miles (257 km) to the east. The trip cost $6. Steamboat fares were much cheaper but the boats didn't operate in the winter. The stagecoach trip took three days under ideal conditions. 1/3
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After a long break (since July!), Tales of Toronto returns with a reprint of a piece I wrote about the opening of the Yonge subway line in 1954. Jump aboard - maybe there will be some cake waiting for you at the end of your ride!
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The Opening of the Yonge Subway Line, 1954
Originally published as “Happy 60th Birthday, Yonge Line!,” a gallery-style post on Torontoist on March 31, 2014 to mark the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Yonge subway line. On…
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December 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
After a long break (since July!), Tales of Toronto returns with a reprint of a piece I wrote about the opening of the Yonge subway line in 1954. Jump aboard - maybe there will be some cake waiting for you at the end of your ride!
#TOhistory #TTC
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#TOhistory #TTC
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Officially licensed TTC ornaments and magnets are now available in the TRM Shop at Don Station. Streetcars, buses, and subway cars all make great stocking stuffers this holiday season. These items are produced locally by Light + Paper. Magnets are $12 and ornaments $18.
December 8, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Officially licensed TTC ornaments and magnets are now available in the TRM Shop at Don Station. Streetcars, buses, and subway cars all make great stocking stuffers this holiday season. These items are produced locally by Light + Paper. Magnets are $12 and ornaments $18.
Dec 6, 1977: contractor Teperman & Sons demolishes the former CN Parkdale station after it was severely damaged in an arson fire that October. The station had been moved from its original location to Sunnyside in February 1977 by a group that hoped to preserve it. 1/2
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Dec 6, 1977: contractor Teperman & Sons demolishes the former CN Parkdale station after it was severely damaged in an arson fire that October. The station had been moved from its original location to Sunnyside in February 1977 by a group that hoped to preserve it. 1/2
Operations in the roundhouse’s active era relied on large amounts of water, and gauges like this example were essential for monitoring and controlling the building’s water pressure. This one likely monitored the fire sprinkler system. Check out this object and more at the Toronto Railway Museum.
December 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Operations in the roundhouse’s active era relied on large amounts of water, and gauges like this example were essential for monitoring and controlling the building’s water pressure. This one likely monitored the fire sprinkler system. Check out this object and more at the Toronto Railway Museum.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Dec 5, 2020: GO Transit opens its new Union Station Bus Terminal at the northeast corner of Bay Street and Lake Shore Boulevard, at the foot of the new 49-storey south tower of the CIBC Square complex, built by developers Ivanhoé Cambridge and Hines. 1/3
December 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Dec 5, 2020: GO Transit opens its new Union Station Bus Terminal at the northeast corner of Bay Street and Lake Shore Boulevard, at the foot of the new 49-storey south tower of the CIBC Square complex, built by developers Ivanhoé Cambridge and Hines. 1/3
Dec 3, 1855: the Great Western Railway opens its line between Hamilton and Toronto. This was the third railway to enter Toronto, after the Ontario, Simcoe & Huron in May 1853 and the Grand Trunk in October 1855. 1/3
December 4, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Dec 3, 1855: the Great Western Railway opens its line between Hamilton and Toronto. This was the third railway to enter Toronto, after the Ontario, Simcoe & Huron in May 1853 and the Grand Trunk in October 1855. 1/3
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My Dad, John F. Mellow, died today.
Like a lot of Gen X kids with Boomer dads, we had a complicated relationship.
I’ll miss him. I’m a tempest coated in chrome-numbness right now. Grateful to my family. 💛
🚂 If you like railways, he wrote a book in his retirement you may enjoy. #canadianhistory
Like a lot of Gen X kids with Boomer dads, we had a complicated relationship.
I’ll miss him. I’m a tempest coated in chrome-numbness right now. Grateful to my family. 💛
🚂 If you like railways, he wrote a book in his retirement you may enjoy. #canadianhistory
OS Don Recollections of a CPR Telegrapher and Train-Order Operator
Bytown Railway Society
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December 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
My Dad, John F. Mellow, died today.
Like a lot of Gen X kids with Boomer dads, we had a complicated relationship.
I’ll miss him. I’m a tempest coated in chrome-numbness right now. Grateful to my family. 💛
🚂 If you like railways, he wrote a book in his retirement you may enjoy. #canadianhistory
Like a lot of Gen X kids with Boomer dads, we had a complicated relationship.
I’ll miss him. I’m a tempest coated in chrome-numbness right now. Grateful to my family. 💛
🚂 If you like railways, he wrote a book in his retirement you may enjoy. #canadianhistory
Our popular chocolate tastings with Tasty Tours Toronto are back this holiday season! Step into the magic of the season aboard our Holiday Chocolate Express, a decadent chocolate tasting inside a vintage train car. Four dates: Dec 13-14, 20-21.
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Holiday Chocolate Express - Tasty Tours Toronto
Step into the magic of the season aboard our Holiday Chocolate Express, a decadent chocolate tasting inside a vintage train car.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Our popular chocolate tastings with Tasty Tours Toronto are back this holiday season! Step into the magic of the season aboard our Holiday Chocolate Express, a decadent chocolate tasting inside a vintage train car. Four dates: Dec 13-14, 20-21.
tastytourstoronto.com/holiday-choc...
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December 3, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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Dec 2, 1905: Eaton's holds its first Santa Claus Parade—in an era when retailers waited until December before capitalizing on the Christmas season. Newspaper ads plotted Santa's journey on a private railway car filled with toys from the "Far North"—really Eaton's new Winnipeg store. 1/3
December 3, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Dec 2, 1905: Eaton's holds its first Santa Claus Parade—in an era when retailers waited until December before capitalizing on the Christmas season. Newspaper ads plotted Santa's journey on a private railway car filled with toys from the "Far North"—really Eaton's new Winnipeg store. 1/3
Support the Toronto Railway Museum this #GivingTuesday. Visit www.torontorailwaymuseum.com/support to make a charitable donation today.
December 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Support the Toronto Railway Museum this #GivingTuesday. Visit www.torontorailwaymuseum.com/support to make a charitable donation today.