Next up in our 2021 lecture series is “Rails Through Aurora” presented in partnership with the Aurora Historical Society! Presenter Adam Peltenburg will dive into the history of the railways through Aurora including Canadian National Railway, Ontario Northland Railway, and the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Railway. The community of Aurora, Ontario has a long and...
Join us for the online lecture "Fighting For Freedom: The Railway Weaves Through Black Canadians’ History"! Join us on August 19 for the next online lecture in our 2021 series, Railway Ties. In celebration of Emancipation Day in Canada, Kathy Grant stops at railway crossings through time to share some Black Canadian stories. The stops...
Join us for the next lecture in our online series, "All Aboard the Safety Train: Railway Safety in Canada." Join us on Wednesday September 29th for the next online lecture in our 2021 series, Railway Ties. In honor of Railway Safety week, September 21-27, 2021, the Toronto Railway Museum has partnered with Operation Lifesaver Canada...
Join us for our next online lecture, “Through the Window of a Train”, on October 20! Join us on Wednesday October 20 for the next online lecture in our 2021 online series. If you’ve ever been curious about the lives of people on board a moving train, or wanted to take a nostalgic trip back...
The Canadian Council of Heritage Rail Alliance offers this conference to Canadian HRA members and other Canadian railway heritage organizations by means of the Zoom video-conferencing platform. Today, most Canadians, especially younger generations, have little direct experience with railways and only a limited understanding of their role in building and sustaining the Canadian economy. This...
