TRHA:
The Toronto Railway Historical Assoc. will be working with a film crew at the site of the John Street Roundhouse where they are erecting a structure for the production of 'The Railway Children'. This production is to run from May to late fall. In late March British steam locomotive Former LSWR T3 4-4-0 number 563 which will be used in the production arrived in Halifax from England, and is being transported by rail to Toronto. The original British film “The Railway Children” is from the early 1970’s. More info on the stage production can be found at this web site.
http://www.railwaychildren.ca/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ralph-dot/4365297613/ EXPORAIL NEWS:The following special activities will be offered every weekend in March.
Rotary snow plow - Visitors can climb aboard the Rotary snow plow and
learn how this machine cleared the tracks. Built by the Montreal
Locomotive works, this snow plow
April Schedule Winter hours, Exporail is open Saturday and Sunday only from 10:00 – 17:00. Canadian Rail, March - April Issue The March April issue of Canadian Rail will feature The CPR’s Ottawa Valley transcontinental main line 1978 – 2011 and the Disaster at Almonte. Canadian Rail is available at most local hobby shops, at the Exporail Boutique, and is mailed to members of the CRHA.
http://www.canadianrailwayobservations.com/2011/apr11/canrail.pdf YOUR HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION OR GROUP HERE Contact William Baird: editor@canadianrailwayobservations.com If you are a member of a Museum, Tourist Railway, or Historical Group and have news and photos you would like to post in our CANADIAN RAILWAY HISTORY column, you may contact the Editor. The information must be approved and authorized to post, and be pertinent and of interest to our readers. All posts must follow our CRO Submission Guidelines, located on our home page. http://www.canadianrailwayobservations.com/
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