Events Calendar

Upcoming Events Across Ontario

Toronto Railway Museum – Free Online Lecture, Laying the Tracks to Victory

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Join us for “Laying the Tracks to Victory: Sergeant Biggs and the Canadian Railway Troops of the First World War,” an online lecture on November 16! Did you know that Canada during the 1910s had the best and most experienced trainmen in the world? These Canadian railway professionals were recruited to build & maintain thousands...

Toronto Railway Museum Online Lecture: Halifax Explosion and the Role of Railways

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On December 6th, 1917 the SS Mont-Blanc collided with the SS Imo in the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia. What resulted was a devastating explosion that caused many deaths, many more casualties, and the destruction of Halifax itself. This explosion is still regarded as one of the largest human-engineered explosions on record and is an...

Toronto Railway Museum – Christmas at the Roundhouse

Toronto Railway Museum 255 Bremner Blvd, Stall 17, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Christmas is here at the Roundhouse! On Saturday December 16, join the Toronto Railway Museum for a family Christmas event. Get into the holiday spirit with story time and hot chocolate inside the museum. Plus, explore exhibits, test drive the train simulator, take festive photos with the Porter locomotive, and visit our friends at Operation...

Toronto Railway Museum Online Lecture: An Evening with Stephen R. Bown

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Join us on Thursday, January 18 for an evening with award-winning author Stephen R. Bown as he discusses his latest book Dominion: The Railway and the Rise of Canada, which tells the gripping and eye-opening account of the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway and how it enabled the nation of Canada. With over 3,000...

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Celebrate Asian Heritage Month at Toronto Railway Museum

Toronto Railway Museum 255 Bremner Blvd, Stall 17, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Join the Toronto Railway Museum, Asian Heritage Month - GTA, and the Ontario Museum Association at an Asian Heritage Month celebration on Saturday, May 18 at 1:00 pm. The free event will be held outdoors at the Toronto Railway Museum, and all are welcome to attend! Find more details, including speakers and performers, attached here. "TRM...