Join us for the next online lecture in our 2021 series! Discover the role the railways played in popularizing baseball in Canada. Join us on June 17 for the next online lecture in our 2021 series: The Crowd Went Wild! Presented by Canada’s premier baseball historian, William Humber, discover the role the railways played in...

The Crowd Went Wild! Canadian Baseball’s Love Affair with the Railway Join us on June 17 for the next online lecture in our 2021 series: The Crowd Went Wild!  Presented by Canada’s premier baseball historian, William Humber, discover the role the railways played in popularizing baseball in Canada. Canadian baseball’s biggest myth is how Americans...

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...