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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum - Rails Reclaimed: How Toronto’s rail infrastructure found new life
DESCRIPTION:Our Second Tuesday Speaker Series continues with Jeremy Hopkin\, who will take us on a tour of rail infrastructure sites across the Toronto that have been repurposed over the years. This presentation will give you new perspective on Toronto’s streetscape both past and present. \nWhile registration is required to receive the Zoom link\, these talks are free and open to the public\, with a suggested donation of $10 to support future programming. The Toronto Railway is a registered Canadian charity (838626943RR0001) and charitable tax receipts are issued for donations over $25. \nREGISTER HERE. 
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-rails-reclaimed-how-torontos-rail-infrastructure-found-new-life/
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum: Black Railway Porters in Canada
DESCRIPTION:Join author and historian Channon Oyeniran as she shares the story of the Black men who worked as sleeping car porters on Canadian railway routes. This presentation will also explore some of the established Black communities in which many of these men lived and came from\, as well as explore the experiences many Black men had as Sleeping Car Porters in Canada. \nThis presentation will explore and discuss: \n\nWho were the Black Sleeping Car Porters?\nBlack Sleeping Car Porters and established Black Canadian communities.\nLabour Challenges and the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.\nBlack Canadian Leaders and their connections to Sleeping Car Porters.\n\n  \nAbout our speaker: \nHistorian and author Channon Oyeniran has an indescribable passion and thirst to not only know more about history\, in particular- slavery (historical and modern)\, but to educate people on these issues and to assist in stopping it from continuing! \nChannon is a graduate of University of Toronto with a bachelor’s degree in history and Caribbean Studies\, the University of Hull (UK) with a Master’s Degree in Slavery Studies\, and she is currently undertaking her PhD at Queen’s University. Channon has expanded her knowledge and information about Black History and the issues that the Black community faces both locally\, here in Canada and internationally\, by participating in conferences and workshops relating to the Black experience and history in Canada. \nChannon served as the Vice-President for the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) from 2017-2023\, where she helped the organization to preserve\, celebrate and spread the rich Black history of Ontario and Canada. \nChannon is the founder of Oyeniran Education Support (OyES)\, an educational organization that helps individuals and institutions identify and align with their intrinsic values\, gifts and nurtures them to greatness. Channon uses the OyES platform and others\, to teach people about Black History. Channon Oyeniran was born in Scarborough\, Ontario but is a longtime resident of the Durham Region. She currently resides in the Durham Region with her husband and their sons. \nAbout the series: \nThe Toronto Railway Museum hosts guest speakers online via the Zoom Webinar platform the Second Tuesday of each month. These talks are free and open to the public\, with a suggested donation of $10 to support future programming. The Toronto Railway is a registered Canadian charity (838626943RR0001) and charitable tax receipts will be issued for donations over $25.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-black-railway-porters-in-canada/
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum: Royal Tours and Rail Journeys in the life and reign of King Charles III
DESCRIPTION:In November 2025\, King Charles III celebrated his 77th birthday by driving a tram-train in Wales while opening a new rail depot. The reign of King Charles III\, however\, has also seen the decommissioning of the royal train in the United Kingdom. Join Dr. Carolyn Harris as will discuss the changing role of trains in the life and reign of King Charles III over the course of decades of royal tours. \nAbout our speaker: \nDr. Carolyn Harris received her PhD in history from Queen’s University in Kingston and is an instructor at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies\, receiving the teaching award in 2016 and 2021. She is the author of three books\, Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada (Dundurn 2015)\, Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette (Palgrave 2016\, recipient of the 2016 Royal Studies Journal book award) and Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting (Dundurn 2017) and the co-editor of the English Consorts: Power\, Influence and Dynasty series (2022-2023). Her writing concerning history and royalty has appeared in numerous publications including Reader’s Digest\, Smithsonian Magazine and BBC History Magazine. She frequently provides royal commentary for the media including CBC News and the BBC. \nAbout the series: \nThe Toronto Railway Museum hosts guest speakers online via the Zoom Webinar platform the Second Tuesday of each month. These talks are free and open to the public\, with a suggested donation of $10 to support future programming. The Toronto Railway is a registered Canadian charity (838626943RR0001) and charitable tax receipts will be issued for donations over $25.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-royal-tours-and-rail-journeys-in-the-life-and-reign-of-king-charles-iii/
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum - Speaker Series Returns with "How Rail Industry Knowledge Informs Heritage Preservation"
DESCRIPTION:Historic locomotives and railcars can be mysterious and challenging objects\, but there are similarities between the 19th and 21st century rail industry that provide historians context for preservation. Join Chris Fox for a lively discussion of his experience in maintaining heritage rolling stock using his industry knowledge that he’s compiled throughout his rail career. \nAbout our Speaker \nChristopher Fox is an experienced and widely respected professional in the rail industry with a career spanning 30 years. He worked as a railway mechanic for Bombardier and GO Transit for over 10 years\, before moving on to the operating trades at GO Transit for the past 15 years. \nHe also works with the VIA Historical Association and the Halton County Radial Railway\, where he has helped to maintain and restore various heritage cars and locomotives including the VIA 6917 (owned by the TRHA). \nHe enjoys anything mechanical. When he’s notworking on trains or engines\, he enjoys fishing\, snowmobiling\, and spending time with his children. \nAbout the series \nThe Toronto Railway Museum hosts guest speakers online via the Zoom Webinar platform the second Tuesday of each month. These talks are free and open to the public\, with a suggested donation of $10 to support future programming. The Toronto Railway is a registered Canadian charity (838626943RR0001) and charitable tax receipts are issued for donations over $25. \nRegister for Rail Industry Knowledge & Heritage Preservation
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-speaker-series-returns-with-how-rail-industry-knowledge-informs-heritage-preservation/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240518T130000
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SUMMARY:Celebrate Asian Heritage Month at Toronto Railway Museum
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe 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. \n“TRM is proud to celebrate Asian Heritage Month\,” said Pat Ressa\, Toronto Railway Historical Association Chair. “Chinese railway workers’ efforts made the transcontinental railway possible\, and these workers faced incredibly dangerous working conditions for less than half the pay of white labourers. The exhibit OneHeart\, One Canada: From Exclusion to Inclusion features a curated collection of photographs and poignant stories of the Chinese community. These stories\, and the many others of Asian Heritage in Canada\, celebrate our strength in diversity.”
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/celebrate-asian-heritage-month-at-toronto-railway-museum/
LOCATION:Toronto Railway Museum\, 255 Bremner Blvd\, Stall 17\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5V 3M9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum Online Lecture: An Evening with Stephen R. Bown
DESCRIPTION: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. \nWith over 3\,000 kilometers of track\, much of it driven through wildly inhospitable terrain\, the CPR would be the longest railway in the world and the most difficult to build. Its construction was the defining event of its era and a catalyst for powerful global forces. \nIn recent years Canadian history has been given a rude awakening from the comforts of its myths. In Dominion\, Stephen Bown again widens our view of the past to include the adventures and hardships of explorers and surveyors\, the resistance of Indigenous peoples\, and the terrific and horrific work of many thousands of labourers. His vivid portrayal of the powerful forces that were molding the world in the late 19th century provides a revelatory new picture of modern Canada’s creation as an independent state.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-online-lecture-an-evening-with-stephen-r-bown/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231216T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231216T160000
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum - Christmas at the Roundhouse
DESCRIPTION:Christmas is here at the Roundhouse! On Saturday December 16\, join the Toronto Railway Museum for a family Christmas event. \nGet 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 Lifesaver at their pop-up! Free event\, some activities require admission.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-christmas-at-the-roundhouse-2/
LOCATION:Toronto Railway Museum\, 255 Bremner Blvd\, Stall 17\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5V 3M9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231214T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231214T203000
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum Online Lecture: Halifax Explosion and the Role of Railways
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis explosion is still regarded as one of the largest human-engineered explosions on record and is an unforgettable part of 20th century Canadian history. Responding to the disaster was a collective effort that included the railways in northeastern Canada and the US. Join us and Roger Sarty on December 14 for the final online lecture in our 2023 series. Free! Registration required.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-online-lecture-halifax-explosion-and-the-role-of-railways/
LOCATION:online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231116T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231116T203000
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum - Free Online Lecture\, Laying the Tracks to Victory
DESCRIPTION: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! \nDid 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 of kilometers of tracks on the Western Front – their great contribution is rarely discussed and is certainly a neglected part of history. \nLearn about the Canadian Railway Troops of WWI that enabled the Allies to win the war with Ryan Goldsworthy of the Royal Canadian Military Institute. This lecture will be illuminated by several original artifacts related to the Canadian Railway Troops of 1914-1919\, including the rare medal set and uniform of Canadian Sergeant William Thomas Biggs.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-free-online-lecture-laying-the-tracks-to-victory/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231029T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231029T170000
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum - Trick-or-Train!
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, October 29\, join us for a family Halloween event from 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Get a head start on your trick-or-treating and join us for a silly\, spooky story time inside the museum. \nTrain Car Trick-or-Treat\nPick up your TRM Trick-or-Treat passport (available by donation) to explore the museum’s train cars and get a head start on trick-or-treating. Visitors can use their TRM trick-or-treat passport to tour the museum train cars and collect some treats. Passport pick-up locations are inside the museum store in Don Station and at the museum in Stall 17. \nSpooky Story Time + Craft\nTune in for silly\, spooky family story time at the Toronto Railway Museum! Join us inside the museum (admission required) and listen to some railway Halloween story books read out loud. After\, make your own haunted train station craft.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-trick-or-train/
LOCATION:Toronto Railway Museum\, 255 Bremner Blvd\, Stall 17\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5V 3M9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230916T113000
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum: Rail Safety Week Launch
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, September 16\, join us at 11:30 am as we unveil Look. Listen. Live. rail safety decals at the Mini Train crossing in Roundhouse Park. Decals are being unveiled across the country to remind pedestrians\, cyclists\, and motorists to exercise caution at rail crossings. Celebrate the launch of Rail Safety Week 2023 with museum and OL volunteers and supporters at the public unveiling.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-rail-safety-week-launch/
LOCATION:Toronto Railway Museum\, 255 Bremner Blvd\, Stall 17\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5V 3M9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230817T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230817T203000
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum (Virtual): Beyond HFR: Advancing Passenger Rail Across Canada
DESCRIPTION:Join us for “Beyond HFR: Advancing Passenger Rail Across Canada”\, an online lecture on August 17! \nAn acronym for High Frequency Rail\, HFR is one of Canada’s biggest projects yet. The goal is simple\, to connect different parts of Canada by rail at faster speeds than we’ve never seen before. Join Terry Johnson\, Vice President of Transport Action Canada for his presentation about the opportunities for near-term improvements to passenger rail service and the challenges facing VIA Rail today. \nABOUT TERRY JOHNSON \nTerry Johnson is president of Transport Action Canada\, the national advocacy organization for sustainable public transport\, and the voice of train\, bus and ferry passengers. He has been involved in passenger advocacy for more than a decade\, starting in Southwestern Ontario where has lived since coming to Canada in 2003. \nHe has studied Railway Engineering at Technical University Delft\, leadership with the Ivey School of Business\, and has a Master’s in Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford. He is also an entrepreneur\, with experience in computer science and artificial intelligence\, and also volunteers with two social housing organizations\, and the VIA Historical Association. \nTICKETS \nTickets for this event are free\, although registration is required. Attendees will get access to our exclusive Zoom meeting room\, where they can engage directly with the presenter and museum historians in a post-lecture Q&A. The event will begin at August 17th\, 7:00 PM Eastern Standard Time\, and will end at 8:30 PM EST.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-virtual-beyond-hfr-advancing-passenger-rail-across-canada/
LOCATION:online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230615T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230615T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T215316
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum (Virtual): A Tale of Two Tunnels Beneath the St. Clair River
DESCRIPTION:Join us for “A Tale of Two Tunnels Beneath the St. Clair River”\, an online lecture on June 15! \nJoin Christina Sydorko\, Educational Programs Coordinator at the Oil Museum of Canada\, on a journey to discover the engineering marvel that is the St. Clair tunnel. \nPicture this: Rail traffic is backed up and at a stand still on a frozen stormy night in the middle of winter. It is too dangerous for the Grand Trunk Railway ferries to make the river crossing in the storm and tomorrow will be lost due to ice jams. The St. Clair River crossing has become a bottleneck and delays are costing money. How can this problem be solved? The solution is digging a tunnel in the soft clay beneath one of the fastest rivers to join Canada and the United States by a ribbon of steel! \nConstruction of the St. Clair tunnel was an engineering marvel of its time\, only to be repeated again 100 years later! The second version saw crews employing the latest laser-guided technologically-advanced tunneling machine dubbed “Excalibore” built in Toronto\, Ontario. \nTICKETS \nTickets for this event are free\, although registration is required. \nAttendees will get access to our exclusive Zoom meeting room\, where they can engage directly with the presenter and museum historians in a post-lecture Q&A. The event will begin at June 15th\, 7:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time\, and will end at June 15th\, 8:00 P.M. EST.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-virtual-a-tale-of-two-tunnels-beneath-the-st-clair-river/
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum (Virtual): "Rails Across Ontario" with Ron Brown
DESCRIPTION:Join us and author Ron Brown as we travel back to a time when the railway ruled the economy and the landscape. Based on Ron’s book\, Rails Across Ontario\, this presentation will take us to places in Ontario that retain vestiges of our railway heritage\, including old stations\, roundhouses and other often forgotten railway structures\, as well as railway experiences you can still enjoy. \nExplore historic stations\, railway museums\, heritage train rides\, and historic bridges. Follow old rail lines along Ontario’s most popular rail trails. Find out where steam engines still puff across farm fields and where historic train coaches lead deep into the wilds of Ontario’s scenic north country. Discover long forgotten but once vital railway structures\, such as roundhouses\, coal docks\, and water towers. Learn about regular VIA Rail routes that follow some of the province’s oldest rail lines and pass some of the province’s oldest rail lines and pass some of its most historic stations\, including one that has operated continuously since 1857. \nTICKETS \nTickets for this event are free\, although registration is required. \nAttendees will get access to our exclusive Zoom meeting room\, where they can engage directly with the presenter and museum historians in a post-lecture Q&A. The event will begin at May 18th\, 7:00 P.M Eastern Standard Time\, and will end at May 18th\, 8:30 P.M EST. \nABOUT RON BROWN \nRon Brown is a geographer and travel writer\, and vice president of the East York Historical Society. He has published more than 20 books on such topics as ghost towns\, back roads\, and Ontario’s most unusual places\, as well as several titles on Canada’s railway heritage.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-virtual-rails-across-ontario-with-ron-brown/
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum (Virtual): Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto
DESCRIPTION:Join us for “Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto”\, an online lecture on April 20! \nWhat can photos taken by streetcar enthusiasts reveal about the changing nature of cities? This is the question explored by Brian and Michael Doucet in their book Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto: a visual analysis of change. The Doucets carefully and meticulously rephotograph these images taken in the 1960s and 70s to bring them into dialogue with contemporary planning\, policy\, political and public debates. \nStreetcar enthusiasts did not intend to document the major forces of change shaping cities\, but their images show far more than just the vehicles. In pursuit of their hobby\, these enthusiasts photographed cities in ways that very few other people did\, and took pictures in parts of the city that would have otherwise gone unphotographed. \nWhen paired with photos taken at the same locations today\, these images show the subtle and not-so-subtle economic\, social\, demographic and spatial changes that have taken place as Toronto has transitioned from an industrial and provincial city\, to one of the world’s major global metropolises. They show how these forces of change are reflected in the buildings\, streets and land uses across the city. \nThere are many books\, studies and reports that try to understand long-term changes in cities such as Toronto. Streetcars is one of the few that uses visual images as the primary way to analyse change. The Doucets aim to challenge everyone – scholars\, students\, planners\, politicians and the wider public – to look at their cities in new and different ways. \nJoin us for this engaging and insightful discussion about how photography can be used to better understand cities and urban change.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-virtual-streetcars-and-the-shifting-geographies-of-toronto/
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum (Virtual): The Railways that Spurred Early Oil’s Expansion
DESCRIPTION:The Toronto Railway Museum is proud to announce the next lecture in our 2023 lecture series The Railways that Spurred Early Oil’s Expansion. Participants will be given special access to our Zoom webinar room for this event\, where they can directly engage with our presenters and our museum’s historians. Admission to this event is free of charge\, but we do require participants to register in order to secure your space in the virtual room. \nBefore the arrival of the railroads local growth and development in Lambton County was at a standstill\, the marshy land was not attractive to new settlers. This all changed in 1858 with the arrival of the Grand Trunk Railroad and the first commercial oil well dug by James Miller Williams starting production in Oil Springs Ontario. The Black Gold Rush started attracting men from all over to seek their fortunes in the booming oil industry. The problems arise from lack of infrastructure on how to get this valuable product out of the swamps of Lambton. In this talk we will look at how the booming oil industry and railroads are intrinsically linked in Lambton County spurring development from the building of the private Petrolia Spur line to the St Clair Tunnel to the USA.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-virtual-the-railways-that-spurred-early-oils-expansion/
LOCATION:online
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GEO:56.130366;-106.346771
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221218T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221218T150000
DTSTAMP:20260415T215316
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum: Christmas at the Roundhouse
DESCRIPTION:Get a taste of Christmas cheer at the Roundhouse on December 18! \nOn December 18\, join the Toronto Railway Museum at the Roundhouse Farmers’ Market to enjoy a set of Christmas performances that will brighten the hearts of young and old! Capture the moment with a Christmas picture with Santa\, sip a festive drink\, and visit the Toronto Railway Museum booth. \nGo further and stop by the Museum in Stall 17 of the Roundhouse\, explore exhibits\, create your own souvenir through our craft train activity\, and climb aboard an 1896 wooden parlour car! \nAdmission to the Roundhouse Farmers’ Market is free. \nThe market is located inside Locomotive Hall in Bay 10 at the Steam Whistle Brewery – 255 Bremner Blvd.\, Toronto\, ON  M5V 3M9.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-christmas-at-the-roundhouse-2022/
LOCATION:Toronto Railway Museum\, 255 Bremner Blvd\, Stall 17\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5V 3M9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221215T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221215T203000
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum (Virtual): Train Tracks to Ski Tracks
DESCRIPTION:Join us for “Train Tracks to Ski Tracks”\, an online lecture on December 15! \nThe Craigleith Station has welcomed travellers since the 1880s. Tourist travellers to the area initially took the waters and the air for their health and enjoyed local spas along the rail line. However\, with the development of the ski industry along the Niagara Escarpment specialized ski trains created opportunities for winter fun for city dwellers. Join Craigleith Heritage Depot Curator Andrea Wilson as she shares the story of the ski train and its impact on the Craigleith Station and the local community. \nTickets for this event are free\, although registration is required. Please note this event has a limited capacity. If the event sells out\, please email manager@trha.ca to be added to the waitlist. \nAttendees will get access to our exclusive Zoom meeting room\, where they can engage directly with the presenter and museum historians in a post-lecture Q&A. The event will begin at 7pm Eastern Standard Time\, and will end at approximately 8:30pm EST.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-virtual-train-tracks-to-ski-tracks/
LOCATION:online
ORGANIZER;CN="Toronto Railway Museum":MAILTO:manager@trha.ca
GEO:56.130366;-106.346771
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221127T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221127T170000
DTSTAMP:20260415T215316
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum: Museum Store Sunday 2022
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Sunday\, November 27 to shop the museum store and save! Museum Store Sunday is here and with it amazing deals. Visit the store to take part in some festive activities\, plus get ahead of your holiday shopping. \nMuseum Store Sunday kicks off at 12:00pm on the Don Station platform and runs until 5:00pm.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-museum-store-sunday-2022/
LOCATION:Toronto Railway Museum\, 255 Bremner Blvd\, Stall 17\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5V 3M9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221117T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221117T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T215316
CREATED:20221107T142748Z
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SUMMARY:Building Toronto: Railways and the Development of Toronto Online Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Join us for “Building Toronto: Railways and the Development of Toronto”\, an online lecture on November 17! \nHow did the railways benefit Toronto? What ways did Toronto City Council support this type of development? Building Toronto: Railways and the Development of Toronto will focus on the development of railways in Toronto from a political perspective. Presenter Michael Dowbenka will discuss how the construction of railways to and in Toronto were supported and encouraged by Toronto City Council and what role they played in the process. \nFREE TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE \nTickets for this event are free\, although registration is required. Please note this event has a limited capacity. \nAttendees will get access to our exclusive Zoom meeting room\, where they can engage directly with the presenter and museum historians in a post-lecture Q&A. The event will begin at 7pm Eastern Standard Time\, and will end at 8:30pm EST.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/building-toronto-railways-and-the-development-of-toronto-online-lecture/
ORGANIZER;CN="Toronto Railway Museum":MAILTO:manager@trha.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220915T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220915T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T215316
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum (Virtual): A History of Toy Trains
DESCRIPTION:Join us! “A History of Toy Trains: An ‘O’ Gauge Perspective” on September 15 (7pm EST). \nDiscover the beginnings and early history of toy trains made in Britain\, Europe and the United States\, and how manufacturers marketed trains for Canada. Presenters will delve into the evolution of toy trains\, from pull toys to simple clockwork mechanisms and beautifully decorated tinplate lithography\, to the well engineered mechanical marvels of the early 1900’s. \nThe appeal of mechanical electric toy trains exploded in the Post WWII era\, and the Golden Age of popularity was the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. After a generation of decline\, the toy trains of today are enjoying an unprecedented resurgence\, as manufacturers are now making modern remote-controlled electronic marvels\, with full sounds and effects recorded from real steam and diesel locomotives. The session will close with a look at the toy trains of today. \nTickets for this event are free\, although registration is required. \nAttendees will get access to our exclusive Zoom meeting room\, where they can engage directly with the presenter and museum historians in a post-lecture Q&A. The event will begin at 7pm Eastern Standard Time\, and will end at 8:30pm EST. \nPRESENTER \nKyle Miller was born and raised in Halifax\, Nova Scotia. He graduated with a BSc from Dalhousie University in 1983. His Father was a lifelong railroader with CN and then VIA. After a career in music during the 80’s\, Kyle spent 15 years in Toronto with Canada Post and IBM\, before relocating to Vancouver in 2003. Kyle serves on the Board of Directors and volunteers at the Railway Museum of BC\, and can frequently be seen driving Track Speeders and Mini-Rail Trains. \nCO-PRESENTERS \nRobin Dodson\, CTTA\, TCA\, Historian\, Toy Train Expert\nCharles Reif\, CTTA\, TCA\, Author\, Historian\, Toy Train Expert\nFrank Schmidt\, CTTA\, TCA\, Author\, Historian\, Toy Train Expert\nJames Barrett\, CTTA\, TCA\, Author\, Historian\, Toy Train Expert\nMark Horne\, CTTA Previous President\, Author\, Toy Train Expert
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-virtual-a-history-of-toy-trains/
LOCATION:online
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220818T203000
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum Online Lecture: Railway Technology in the Canadian First World War Effort
DESCRIPTION:Join us! “Railway Technology in the Canadian First World War Effort” on August 18 at 7:00 pm EST. \nExplore the complexities of transportation and logistics in the forward areas of the Western Front during the First World War. Join us and presenter Andrew Iarocci on Thursday\, August 18 at 7:00 PM (EST) for a free online lecture. Learn about how railway technologies and expertise were gradually integrated into the British (and Canadian) transportation system\, in an effort to streamline and rationalize the movement of ammunition\, supplies\, and personnel. \nTICKETS \nTickets for this event are free\, although registration is required. \nAttendees will get access to our exclusive Zoom meeting room\, where they can engage directly with the presenter and museum historians in a post-lecture Q&A. The event will begin at 7pm Eastern Standard Time\, and will end at 8:30pm EST. \nABOUT ANDREW IAROCCI \nAndrew Iarocci teaches history at Western University. He is a former collections manager (transportation and artillery) at the Canadian War Museum. His research interests include First World War operations and logistics\, the material culture of the Canadian Army\, and military transportation design. He is the author of A Nation in Conflict: Canada and the Two World Wars\, and Shoestring Soldiers: The 1st Canadian Division at War\, 1914-1915. \nABOUT THE TORONTO RAILWAY MUSEUM (TRM) \nThe Toronto Railway Museum (TRM) brings people together by telling stories of Toronto’s railway heritage. The Museum is located in the heart of downtown Toronto and is typically open year-round. TRM presents exhibits\, tours\, educational programs and publications that broaden the understanding and appreciation of Toronto’s rich railway history. TRM is committed to telling the stories of the railways\, and welcoming conversations of its varied experiences through its lecture series\, exhibits and integrated programming with a mission to learn from the past to make the future better.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-online-lecture-railway-technology-in-the-canadian-first-world-war-effort/
LOCATION:online
ORGANIZER;CN="Toronto Railway Museum":MAILTO:manager@trha.ca
GEO:56.130366;-106.346771
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220721T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220721T213000
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum Online Lecture: Museum Spotting: A Virtual Tour of Canada’s Railway Museums
DESCRIPTION:Join us! “Museum Spotting: A Virtual Tour of Canada’s Railway Museums” on July 21st at 8 pm EST. \nThe Toronto Railway Museum is one of dozens of railway museums in Canada. In our July session of our Railway Ties  virtual lecture series\, we will hear from a selection of other railway museums across the country. Join us as we visit railway museums in Quebec\, Niagara Region\, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Hear stories of the railways from all around Canada\, and start planning your next cross-country railway museum trip! \nTickets for this event are free\, although registration is required. \nAttendees will get access to our exclusive Zoom meeting room\, where they can engage directly with the presenter and museum historians in a post-lecture Q&A. The event will begin at 8pm Eastern Standard Time\, and will end at 9:30pm EST. \nPRESENTERS \nExporail\nNiagara Railway Museum\nSaskatchewan Railway Museum\nAlberta Railway Museum \nABOUT THE TORONTO RAILWAY MUSEUM (TRM) \nThe Toronto Railway Museum (TRM) brings people together by telling stories of Toronto’s railway heritage. The Museum is located in the heart of downtown Toronto and is typically open year-round. TRM presents exhibits\, tours\, educational programs and publications that broaden the understanding and appreciation of Toronto’s rich railway history. TRM is committed to telling the stories of the railways\, and welcoming conversations of its varied experiences through its lecture series\, exhibits and integrated programming with a mission to learn from the past to make the future better.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-online-lecture-museum-spotting-a-virtual-tour-of-canadas-railway-museums/
LOCATION:online
ORGANIZER;CN="Toronto Railway Museum":MAILTO:manager@trha.ca
GEO:56.130366;-106.346771
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220616T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220616T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T215316
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum Online Lecture: Algonquin Park and the Railways
DESCRIPTION:Join us! “Algonquin Park and the Railways” on June 16th at 7 pm EST. \nRoderick MacKay\, a historian of Algonquin Provincial Park\, will use mainly archival images to provide a Powerpoint overview of some aspects of Park history as influenced by proposed and constructed railways\, including two cross Park railways and a number of smaller logging railways. He will briefly examine what became of the larger railways\, and discuss some of their effects on the environment and vice versa. \nTickets for this event are free\, although registration is required. \nAttendees will get access to our exclusive Zoom meeting room\, where they can engage directly with the presenter and museum historians in a post-lecture Q&A. The event will begin at 7pm Eastern Standard Time\, and will end at 8:30pm EST. \nABOUT RODERICK MACKAY \nRoderick (Rory) MacKay of Harrowsmith was born in Toronto and raised in Toronto and at his family summer cottage in Algonquin Park. A childhood activity shared with his father and brother Niall was watching trains at Leaside Station. While taking a degree in Biology at Queen’s University in Kingston he spent summers from 1972 to 1978 working as a seasonal interpretive naturalist at the Algonquin Park Museum. In 1989 he was hired to set up the Algonquin Park Archives\, with which he is still associated as a volunteer. He worked as a Kingston area secondary school teacher of science and history from 1978 to 2008. He is a licensed research archaeologist particularly interested in logging camps. He is also co-author of “Algonquin” (1993)\, and author of “Spirits of the Little Bonnechere” (1996 revised 2017)\, “More about J. R. Booth” (2015)\, “More About the Camboose Shanty” (2015)\, “A Chronology of Dates and Events of Algonquin Provincial Park” (2018)\, and “Algonquin Park – A Place Like No Other: A history of Algonquin Provincial Park” (2018) available from The Friends of Algonquin Park. He is a recipient of the Friends of Bonnechere Provincial Park Directors’ Award (1998)\, The Friends of Algonquin Park Directors’ Award (2008)\, and the Ontario Archaeological Society Peggi Armstrong Public Archaeology Award (2021).
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-online-lecture-algonquin-park-and-the-railways/
LOCATION:online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220519T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220519T203000
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum - Royal Train Tours of Canada in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth II
DESCRIPTION:Royal Train Tours of Canada in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth II \nThursday\, May 19 \n7:00-8:30 PM EST \nRegistration link: https://bit.ly/QE2TrainTours \n  \n\nOn May 19\, join the Toronto Railway Museum and Dr. Carolyn Harris for an online lecture about the Queen’s tours of Canada. Carolyn will talk about the Queen’s tours of Canada on railway. \nIn 2022\, Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Platinum Jubilee\, the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne in 1952. The 1950s were a period of iconic royal train tours of Canada as Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip made their first official visit to Canada in 1951 and then Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip undertook their longest visit to Canada in 1959\, traveling to all the provinces and territories of the time. Royal tours were an opportunity for members of the royal family to connect with Canadians from all walks of life and engage with Canadian culture and institutions. Canadian royal tours were also an opportunity for Canadians to discuss and debate the future of the monarchy in Canada. Although train travel across Canada was no longer central to royal tours of Canada after the 1950s as air travel took centre stage\, short royal train journeys and engagement with railway history continued to be part of Canadian royal tours as the Queen rode the monorail train at Expo 67\, and took a historic silver jubilee train journey from Ottawa to Wakefield\, Quebec in 1977. William and Catherine visited the White Pass steam train in Carcross\, Yukon during their most recent Canadian tour in 2016. \n\nTICKETS \nTickets for this online event are free\, although registration is required. \nAttendees will get access to our exclusive Zoom meeting room\, where they can engage directly with the presenter and museum historians in a post-lecture Q&A. The event will begin at 7:00pm Eastern Standard Time\, and will end at 8:30pm EST.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/royal-train-tours/
LOCATION:online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220421T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220421T213000
DTSTAMP:20260415T215316
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum Online Lecture: The Missing Millionaire - The Ambrose Small Saga
DESCRIPTION:On April 21\, join the Toronto Railway Museum and Katie Daubs for an online lecture about the Small Mystery. Daubs will talk about the stranger-than-fiction characters in the Ambrose Small saga\, and the development of Toronto as the drama around his disappearance unfolded. The lecture will bring you back to December 1919 and the “extraordinary unsolved mystery”. \nAt that time\, the railway was central to Small’s business\, as traveling shows of the era sent all of their actors\, props\, and scenery by rail. It was expensive for theatre companies\, and Daubs will explain how Small used that to his advantage as he built a cross-Ontario network of theatres\, connected by rail. \nTickets for this event are free\, although registration is required. Click here to register. \nAttendees will get access to our exclusive Zoom meeting room\, where they can engage directly with the presenter and museum historians in a post-lecture Q&A. The event will begin at 8pm Eastern Standard Time\, and will end at 9:30pm EST.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/railway-museum-lecture/
LOCATION:online
ORGANIZER;CN="Toronto Railway Museum":MAILTO:manager@trha.ca
GEO:56.130366;-106.346771
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220317T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220317T190000
DTSTAMP:20260415T215316
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum Online Lecture: Diversity and Inclusion - Choose to Change
DESCRIPTION:Corina Moore\, CEO of Ontario Northland\, is joining us for an online lecture on March 17! \nOn Thursday\, March 17\, join the Toronto Railway Museum and Corina Moore for an online lecture. Corina Moore will present Diversity and Inclusion: Choose to Change\, featuring her own journey to becoming the first woman President and CEO of Ontario Northland. Moore’s presentation will highlight women in the railway industry\, including her own career journey\, the advantages of having a diverse team\, and how to drive long-term change. \nTICKETS \nTickets for this event are free\, although registration is required. \nAttendees will get access to our exclusive Zoom meeting room\, where they can engage directly with the presenter and museum historians in a post-lecture Q&A. The event will begin at 7:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST)\, and will end at 8:30pm EST. \nABOUT CORINA MOORE \nAs Ontario Northland’s President and CEO\, Corina has shaped a resilient organization that is focused on delivering best-in-class transportation throughout Ontario. \nRecognized as an inspirational leader and catalyst for change\, Corina has shifted the business lines of Ontario Northland to be data-driven\, customer-focused\, lean\, and strategic. She has cultivated a team that is focused on building integrated and impactful transportation services\, including rail freight\, passenger rail\, motor coach transportation\, rail repair/remanufacturing services and a boutique hotel. \nSince taking the helm of the organization in 2014\, revenues have increased\, costs have been significantly contained\, and services have been reimagined and expanded. New and diverse customers within each business line now provide long-term security for employees and communities. She has attracted confidence and investment\, most notably a robust $500 million capital program and a motor coach service expansion that reaches from Ottawa to Winnipeg (an additional 700\,000 km per year). \nCorina passionately and tirelessly promotes the benefits of an integrated and seamless transportation network that connects rural Ontario to major centres across North America\, which in turn has positive impacts on economic development\, tourism\, road safety\, the environment\, and quality of life. She frequently speaks at conferences and gatherings on organizational change\, authentic leadership and transportation. \nCorina has many notable achievements including: \n\nMade the list of Canada’s top 100 most powerful women. She is one of three recipients in the Most Powerful CEO category. (2021)\nFirst woman President and CEO of Ontario Northland since its inception in 1902 and the first woman President of a Canadian Railway. (2014)\nAppointed as an Honorary Colonel for the Canadian Armed Forces\, 21 Aerospace Control & Warning Squadron. (2020)\nRecognized by Progressive Railroading and the League of Railway Women as North America’s Outstanding Woman of the Year. (2018)\nFirst woman to be appointed to the Railway Association of Canada’s Board of Directors since inception in 1917. (2017)\nSelected by Railway Age as one of ten women who are visionaries in the rail industry in North America. The first woman to appear on the front cover of Railway Age Magazine since its inception in 1856. (2017)\nInfluential Woman of the Year by Northern Ontario Business. (2017)\n\nCorina is a graduate of the University of Waterloo in Systems Design Engineering and Business Administration and Management.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-online-lecture-diversity-and-inclusion-choose-to-change/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220217T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220217T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T215316
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum Online Lecture - Trains in the Movies: Behind the Scenes of Iron Road
DESCRIPTION:Join the Toronto Railway Museum and producer Anne Tait on February 17 and go behind the scenes of award-winning film “Iron Road”. An epic\, action-packed movie about the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway’s transcontinental railway\, attendees are encouraged to watch the film before tuning in to the lecture (visit the event page for where to watch for free!). 
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-iron-road/
LOCATION:online
ORGANIZER;CN="Toronto Railway Museum":MAILTO:manager@trha.ca
GEO:56.130366;-106.346771
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220120T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220120T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T215316
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum (Virtual): Dining on the Train
DESCRIPTION:On January 20\, join the Toronto Railway Museum and James D. Porterfield at the table for an online lecture about railway dining. James will explore how feeding railway passengers evolved from road-kill (!) into five-star dining experiences. Bring your appetite for railway history as we delve into how these restaurants on wheels operate. \nFeeding passengers was a problem for railroads almost from their inception. In this presentation\, a talk with slides and selected items to display\, Jim Porterfield\, author of DINING BY RAIL: The History and Recipes of America’s Golden Age of Railroad Cuisine\, offers an informative and humorous account of how that practice developed over time. The online lecture  will be accompanied by a description of menu items selected at random by guests\, discussion of five items you likely have in your kitchen that originated in a dining car\, and a Q&A session. An extensive bibliography of books and related items devoted to rail dining\, plus two free recipes\, will be made available to lecture attendees.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-virtual-dining-on-the-train/
LOCATION:online
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GEO:56.130366;-106.346771
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211216T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211216T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T215316
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SUMMARY:Toronto Railway Museum Online Lecture: Christmas and the Railways
DESCRIPTION:On December 16th\, join the Toronto Railway Museum for its final presentation in the 2021 online lecture series! If you’ve ever wondered why trains are such a common sight around the holidays\, or you remember riding a train during the holiday season yourself\, then this is a must-see presentation. \nLed by our Museum’s historians\, we will take you on a journey to see how important trains and the railways are to the holiday season. This lecture will highlight how and why model trains were an everyday sight at your local department store during the holidays. We will show how the railway companies and stations decorated for the holidays in the hopes of spreading seasonal cheer amongst the riders. You will also learn how trains helped make Christmas possible in a variety of ways\, like how express trains delivered both people and parcels in record time for the holidays! \nFollowing the presentation\, the attendees will have the opportunity to speak directly with our presenters\, ask questions\, and share their favorite memories of trains during the holidays. \nAdmission to this event is free of charge\, and the Toronto Railway Museum would like to acknowledge the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Community Building Fund in making this possible. More information on the OTF’s Community Building Fund is available here.
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/toronto-railway-museum-online-lecture-christmas-and-the-railways/
LOCATION:online
ORGANIZER;CN="Toronto Railway Museum":MAILTO:manager@trha.ca
GEO:56.130366;-106.346771
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