Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 1hOct 3, 1996: Ontario Minister of Transportation (and former auto dealer) Al Palladini announces the Progressive Conservative government's intention to privatize GO Transit. The Mike Harris government hoped to eliminate the transit agency's $123 million annual subsidy. 161
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Oct 2, 1921: the Toronto Transportation Commission's new Peter Witt streetcars begin service on the Broadview route. The original TTC Witt car, No. 2300, had been on display the previous month at the Canadian National Exhibition. 1121
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Oct 1, 1928: the Toronto Terminals Railway starts building its new Central Heating Plant at York and Fleet Street—now Lake Shore Blvd. When the plant was completed in 1929, it was the largest district steam heating facility in Canada, producing 600 million lbs. annually. 150
Reposted by Toronto Railway MuseumCanadian Cultural Heritage Advocacy Committee @cchac.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The Canadian government allocated $925.6 million for AI in its 2025 budget, while permanently cutting $22.1 million annually from Library and Archives Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/busines...cbc.caAI agents tried to hack a Canadian government website, research firm says | CBC NewsAI agents tried to hack into a Library and Archives Canada website, according to a report by artificial intelligence research firm Transluce. 037
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Sep 30, 1986: the new interlocking system goes into full operation at the junction of CN's Weston and Oakville Subdivisions and CP's Galt Subdivision. From 1896 to 1983 this junction, near Bathurst Street, had been controlled by Cabin D, now relocated to Roundhouse Park. 1190
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Sep 29, 1996: two leased Adtranz IC3 Flexliner train sets enter revenue service on an experimental basis for VIA Rail. Based in Toronto, one set was used east to Kingston and Ottawa while the other was used to Niagara Falls and Southwestern Ontario. 1206
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Sep 28, 2012: Ontario Northland's Northlander train makes its final north and southbound runs between Toronto and Cochrane. The train was the victim of cuts announced in the Ontario provincial Liberal government's budget on March 26, 2012. 1258
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Sep 27, 1936: The Canadian Pacific Railway places its new streamlined locomotives and passenger cars into service on the Toronto-Windsor/Detroit "Royal York" fast passenger train. CP assigned streamlined 4-4-4 Jubilee-type locomotives Nos. 3000 and 3002 to John Street to cover this service. 1276
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Yes! The mini train continues to run on weekends through October 31/November 1. Saturday and Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 5:20 p.m. 0131
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Sep 26, 1926: The Canadian Pacific Railway changes the name of its "Toronto, Yonge Street" station back to the original "North Toronto Station." The first renaming of the station had occurred in 1919, probably in an attempt to increase traffic through the underused facility. 120
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Sep 25, 1987: the City of Toronto and Canadian National Railway win approval to build a pedestrian bridge over the Toronto Terminals Railway at the foot of John Street. The bridge provided direct access from Front Street to the new domed stadium under construction just south of the tracks. 1/3 191
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Sep 24, 1976: the William R. Allen Road opens from Eglinton Avenue West to Lawrence Avenue West. The road was originally to be part of the Spadina Expressway, terminated by the province in 1971 in response to strong public opposition. 173
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Sep 23, 1962: Southbound Canadian National Railway freight train No. 302 from Vancouver, with three engines and 62 cars, derails at an unlocked and mis-lined switch near Oriole Station in North York. All three units and 20 cars derailed, with three crew in the lead unit suffering injuries. 1132
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Available in our shop - This beautifully illustrated accordion card features the city's iconic skyline, based on a watercolour-and-ink sketch created by Gotamago's founder Lichia Liu from Ward's island. Fold it up to send as a card, or unfold it to display. 120
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Sep 22, 1988: the federal Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act receives royal assent, though it only came into force almost two years later. Much of the political impetus to establish the Act had been generated by CP's precipitous 1982 demolition of its West Toronto Station. 0101
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Sep 21, 1996: VIA Rail's westbound "Canadian" runs over the CN Newmarket Subdivision through Barrie and Orillia for the last time. Soon afterward CN abandoned the Newmarket Sub. between Barrie (mile 63) and Rama (mile 93), ending all rail service to the City of Orillia. 1213
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Sep 20, 1816: stagecoach service begins between the Town of York and Niagara. One-way fares cost $5 and the trip took 17 hours in good weather. The stagecoach terminal was located in the Coffin Block at Front and Wellington Streets, now the site of the Gooderham (or Flatiron) building. 141
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The Toronto Railway Museum has been interviewing guests throughout the summer as part of a visitor study. We look forward to using this information to develop new exhibits and programs in 2027. 041
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Sep 19, 1891: the Grand Trunk Railway officially opens the St. Clair River Tunnel between Sarnia, Ontario and Port Huron, Michigan. This was the world's first international submarine tunnel, cutting two hours off the travel time of cross-border Grand Trunk trains. 1203
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Sep 18, 1936: Canadian Pacific Railway F2a class 4-4-4 Jubilee steam locomotive No. 3003 sets a speed record of 112.5 mph (181 km/h) on the Winchester Subdivision between Smiths Falls and Montreal. The locomotive set the record while hauling a train of CP's new lightweight passenger equipment. 2549
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Guided outdoor tours of the rolling stock continue throughout the fall here at the Toronto Railway Museum. We're open 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday-Sunday. Tours are include with admission and depart hourly. #TorontoRailwayMuseum #HistoricTrains #TorontoEvents #ExploreToronto 0124
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Sep 17, 1851: the Boston Railroad Jubilee begins, celebrating the international rail connection between that city and Montreal. Among the American luminaries attending the Jubilee were U.S. President Millard Fillmore and Secretary of State Daniel Webster. 241
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The TRM received a $29,350 grant from the Ministry of Canadian Identity and Culture through the Museums Assistance Program. The grant supports hiring our collections assistant, Justin, and purchasing new archival supplies and shelving. Thank you to the Government of Canada! 0101
Reposted by Toronto Railway MuseumToronto Archives @torontoarchives.cityof.toronto.ca · 17/09/2026Look out for the Toronto Archives at Saturday's Leslie Barns Complex Open House! There'll be a display of early TTC token records — did you know a collector of transportation tokens is called a vecturist? www.ttc.ca/riding-the-ttc/Updates/J… 0163
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Sep 16, 1906: Canadian Northern Railway vice-presidents Donald Mann and David B. Hanna conduct an inspection tour of their new Toronto-Parry Sound line. The CNoR said that regular service would begin over the new line in two weeks, but the first passenger train didn't run until that November. 070
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Sep 15, 2001: the former CN Markham station reopens for use as a GO Transit station on the Stouffville line. The station was originally built in 1871 for the Toronto & Nipissing Railway and was remodelled by its successor the Grand Trunk Railway in 1898 and 1910. 2113
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Mini train season continues through the fall here at the Toronto Railway Museum. After Labour Day, the train runs Friday through Sunday in September, and Saturday and Sunday in October. Operating hours are 11:30 a.m. to 5:20 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person, and children age 2 and under ride free. 072
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Sep 14, 1871: the Toronto & Nipissing Railway holds its official grand opening ceremony in Uxbridge, though trains had been operating since that July. With its rails spaced 3'6" (1067 mm) apart, the T&N was the first narrow gauge public railway to operate in North America. 160
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Sep 13, 1991: the last Canadian Pacific Railway freight train departs from Port McNicoll, Ontario. CP had moved its principal eastern Great Lakes steamship terminal from Owen Sound to Port McNicoll in 1912. 120
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Sep 12, 1906: eastbound Canadian Pacific Railway train No. 2, the "Imperial Limited," slams into westbound No. 1 at a siding at Azilda, seven miles (11 km) west of Sudbury. Twelve passengers died, including one from Toronto and several from New Hamburg, Ontario, near Kitchener. 150
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Sep 11, 2001: a PATH train carrying hundreds of commuters from Newark enters the World Trade Centre station in New York City. Minutes earlier, at 8:47 AM, hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 had slammed into World Trade Centre Tower No. 1. 170
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Sep 11 1946: an eastbound Canadian National Railway passenger train train collides head-on with a westbound freight train near West Toronto Station on the Brampton Subdivision. The fireman of the passenger train, Carl White, of Toronto, was killed. 140
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Sep 10, 1861: Canada's first streetcar line begins regular service on Yonge Street. In March of that year, city council had granted the Toronto Street Railway Company a thirty-year charter to build and operate horse-car lines wherever the traffic warranted. 1103
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Sep 9, 1991: southbound Ontario Northland train 122, the “Northlander” collides with a CN yard locomotive about three miles (4.8 km) south of North Bay, Ontario. The wreck sent 67 people to hospital, including the engineers of both the passenger train and the yard locomotive. 150
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Sep 8, 1949: construction begins on Toronto's—and Canada's—first subway rapid transit system: the TTC Yonge line. Various government and TTC officials were present for the driving of the first pile at the intersection of Yonge and Wellington Streets. 1135
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Sep 7, 1816: the steamer Frontenac is launched at Ernestown (now called Bath), near Kingston. The 170 foot (52 m) long vessel was the first steamboat on Lake Ontario, and first to enter the harbour of the Town of York, on June 6, 1817. 153
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Sep 6, 2001: the TTC celebrates its 80th anniversary with a "Parade of Vehicles" in downtown Toronto. Five streetcars and five buses representing the historical span of TTC operations proceeded in a loop through the downtown area. 1244
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Sep 5, 1960: the Grand Trunk (New England) ends year-round Montreal-Portland, Maine passenger service. Summer-only service ran until 1966. Portland was once the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada's eastern terminus, with considerable passenger traffic between it and Montreal. 2124
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Sep 4, 1966: the Boston & Maine Railroad ends all of its intercity passenger train operations. It continued to run commuter trains in the Boston area, subsidized by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 24113
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Sep 3, 1996: the CN passenger train service between Toronto and Casino Rama that began on August 1 is reduced to one round trip a day. The trains only ran a few more weeks before being discontinued altogether, unable to compete with cheaper, more convenient bus service. 181
Reposted by Toronto Railway MuseumNational Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 03/09/2026Ottawa spending $4.7B on new made-in-Canada Via Rail passenger cars nationalnewswatch.com/2026/09/03/c...nationalnewswatch.comOttawa spending $4.7B on new made-in-Canada Via Rail passenger carsNational Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views. 1133
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Sep 2, 1988: VIA Rail awards the Canadian National Railway a $90 million contract for the first phase of its Head End Power (HEP) car rebuilding program. The 151 stainless steel passenger cars rebuilt by CN were part of the Budd fleet originally built for Canadian Pacific in the 1950s. 1/2 1141
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Sep 1, 1926: the Dominion Express Company changes its name to the Canadian Pacific Express Company. Founded in 1873, Canadian Pacific had taken over the company in 1882 and moved its headquarters from Winnipeg to Toronto in 1884. 1/3 1182
Reposted by Toronto Railway MuseumStephen Gardiner @sjgardiner.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Tuesday Train 522 A blast form the past. Essex Terminal Railways Number 9 blasts through a photo run past at its re-launch into service on the Waterloo Central Railway this Sunday following an overhaul. We were on the first of two excursions she hauled on Sunday. and this is a panning shot during…sjgardiner.wordpress.comTuesday Train 522A blast form the past. Essex Terminal Railways Number 9 blasts through a photo run past at its re-launch into service on the Waterloo Central Railway this Sunday following an overhaul. We were on the first of two excursions she hauled on Sunday. and this is a panning shot during the 2nd run past. The out of focus areas I felt at least lent themselves to a bit of selective black and white as the 103 years young steam locomotive put on a show. Video of the days runs is below. 051
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Aug 31, 1956: the Toronto Terminals Railway contracts operation of Toronto Union Station's dining room, lunch room and news stands to the Canadian Railway News Co. The dining room, known as the Oak Room, was demolished in 1989 to make way for the Skywalk pedestrian link. 1/3 150
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Aug 30, 1851: the Toronto & Guelph Railway Company is incorporated to build a railway linking those two cities. The new company assumed the charter of the unbuilt Toronto & Goderich Railway, incorporated in 1848. 1/2 131
Reposted by Toronto Railway MuseumStephen Gardiner @sjgardiner.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Off the train on the ground for a pair of run byes for the passengers to get photographs. Weather holding out to let us enjoy the fun #TrainsAreCool #Railfanning #SteamLocomotive #Steam #WaterlooCentralRailway 1102
Reposted by Toronto Railway MuseumStephen Gardiner @sjgardiner.bsky.social · 30/08/2026And before our just started ride, the skies cleared and Droney 2.0 made its worth evident again! #TrainsAreCool #Railfanning #SteamLocomotive #Steam #WaterlooCentralRailway #Drone 1122
Toronto Railway Museum @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Aug 29, 1986: the Canadian Pacific Railway officially closes the John Street Roundhouse as an operating maintenance facility. The outside yard remained open for the servicing and storage of company equipment for the next two years, finally closing in April 1988. 1/2 150
Reposted by Toronto Railway MuseumStephen Gardiner @sjgardiner.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Ontario Steam in 2026!! Praise the Railway Volunteers! At the Waterloo Railway Expo today, tomorrow the Waterloo Central Railway excursion behind Essex Terminal Railway 9 #TrainsAreCool #Railfanning #SteamLocomotive #Steam #WaterlooCentralRailway 2173