by Trevor Parkins-Sciberras | Feb 8, 2022 | History
1984 was a year of celebration for the City of Toronto as it turned 150 years old! To contribute to the special anniversary, the TTC’s held an exhibit indoors at the Exhibition grounds during the Canadian National Exhibition. This included 2 TTC artifacts from...
by Trevor Parkins-Sciberras | Feb 3, 2022 | History
To celebrate Canada’s centennial in 1967, the TTC exhibited part of it’s historic fleet at Exhibition Place during the CNE. This included 2 horse-drawn buses (omnibuses), a horse-drawn streetcar (horsecar), the TTC’s replica of old streetcar #327,...
by Trevor Parkins-Sciberras | Jan 11, 2022 | History
INTRODUCTION Brantford is part 2 of our series of history articles titled “Lost Electric Railways of Ontario.” If you haven’t seen it yet, please click here for part 1: Simcoe, Ontario (which was south of Brantford on the Lake Erie & Northern...
by Trevor Parkins-Sciberras | Dec 1, 2021 | History
INTRODUCTION This article is part of the LOST ELECTRIC RAILWAYS OF ONTARIO series, and will focus on photographs taken in specific towns and cities along these lost routes. Today we will be taking a look at the town of Simcoe, Ontario, which was one of the stops close...
by Trevor Parkins-Sciberras | Jul 4, 2021 | History
One of our museum’s artifacts, London & Port Stanley Railway interurban #8, has been on a long and eventful odyssey through time since it was built 106 years ago! This article is only about car #8, so if you want to learn more about the London & Port...
by Trevor Parkins-Sciberras | Jun 27, 2021 | HCRR News, History
In 1978 the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE), also known as Toronto’s Exhibition (the Ex), turned 100 years old! That same year the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) had unveiled it’s new streetcar, the Canadian Light Rail Vehicle (CLRV), and GO Transit...
