When was the museum established?

The OERHA was formed in 1953 by a group of young men who wanted to save the valuable Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) car 1326, the museum is Ontario’s first and largest electric railway museum. After the purchase of land that used to be a part of the Toronto Suburban Railway in Nassawasaya Township, and the acquisition of a number of other cars, the museum opened to the public in 1972. Today, the museum displays a variety of historic streetcars, radial cars and work cars for visitors from around the world.