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  • Home
    • Paul Rollinson, the train book seller
  • My Books
    • Hamilton's Other Railway
    • Rails to the Lakes
    • Narrow Gauge for Us
    • CP to the East - International of Maine
  • Ontario Railway History
    • Railway Gauges in Ontario
    • Grey and Bruce Counties
    • Haldimand and Norfolk Counties
    • Dufferin County
    • Perth and Huron Counties
    • Peterborough County
    • Simcoe County
    • Victoria and Haliburton Counties
    • Wellington County
    • Buffalo & Lake Huron Railway
    • Georgian Bay & Seaboard Railway
    • Hamilton & North Western/Lake Erie Railways
    • Lake Simcoe Junction Railway
    • Lindsay, Bobcaygeon & Pontypool Railway
    • Northern Railway of Canada Group
    • Portage Flyer
    • Schomberg & Aurora Railway
    • Toronto & Nipissing Railway
    • Cardwell Junction
    • Omemee Junction Ontario ("The Old Road")
    • Victoria Junction, Lindsay, Ont.
  • Ontario Railway Stations - Gallery
    • Image Credit Abbreviations
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E F
    • G
    • H
    • I J K
    • L
    • M
    • N
    • O
    • P Q R
    • S
    • T U V
    • W X Y Z
  • Ontario Show and Event Calendar 2023-24
  • Ontario Railway Station Museums
  • Ontario Railway Murals
  • Railway History - Canada
    • Quick Railway Histories and Related Information
    • Carl Riff's Railway History Diaries
    • Rod Clarke's TG&B and T&N Diaries
    • Timetables
    • Glossary of Common Railway Terms
    • "Canadian Rail" (CRHA) - Links to Issues
    • "Branchline" (BRS) - Index to past Issues
    • Upper Canada Railway Society (UCRS) and its publications
    • GTR Locomotives - R&LHS Bulletin #147
    • GTR Buildings & Bridges Inventory 1907
    • GTR Buildings & Bridges Inventory 1903
    • CNR - Stations - Designating Numbers (1924/1927)
    • CPR - Stations - Designating Numbers 1924
    • Railway Stations and distances - by Jim Fergusson
    • CNR - Synoptic History to 1960
    • Intercolonial Railway - report - Sandford Fleming, C.E.
    • Post Cards - a primary research source - by Ralph Beaumont
    • Searching for Antecedents on the Railways
    • Research and Writing a Book
  • What's New In Publications
  • Railway Modelling
    • My 3-Rail Hornby-Dublo layout - and tips and thoughts
    • Prototype Modelling in Ontario
    • Our Friends at the Shows - a Photo Gallery
    • Disposing of model railway and other train stuff
    • The Great British Train Show
    • Aberfoyle Jct. Model Railway
    • The Credible Model
    • Superdetailing Ideas
    • Basic Model Railway Insights
    • More About N Scale
    • My Eagle Lake & Northern Model Railway in N Scale
  • Toy Train and Model Railway Tracks
    • Gallery of Track Images
    • Track Identification
    • Scale, Gauge, and Track Geometry Information
    • Mystery Department
    • Chronology, Toy Train and Model Railway Events
    • Model Railway History
    • Manufacturer Histories
    • Bibliography and Reference
  • Opinion Piece
  • Links
  • Postage Stamps - Railways and Traction
    • Common Terms and Abbreviations
    • North America
    • British Isles and Ireland
    • Europe - Western - Continental
    • Europe - Eastern
    • Caribbean Islands
    • Central America
    • South America
    • Middle East
    • Far East, Asia and Pacific Ocean
    • Australasia
    • Africa
  • Trains on TV and Screen
  • About My Railway Interest
  • Contact Me

This website provides:

  • Information updates about My four railway history Books.
  • News about current and pending Canadian railway (history) publications.
  • Information (casual and in-depth) for railway history researchers: Ontario Railway History and a gallery of Ontario railway stations, Ontario Railway Station Museums; and general Railway History Research, including extensive newspaper research, Timetables and summaries of various Canadian railways. 
  • Links to past copies of Newsletters:
    CRHA Canadian Rail  - Bytown Railway Society (Branchline)  - Upper Canada Railway Society  
  • Information about the model railway hobby: Drop-down menu Railway Modelling.
  • A visit to my 3-rail Hornby-Dublo layout with some tips and thoughts.
  • A Calendar of (mostly) Ontario train shows and events. 
  • A visit to my Information Hub of Toy Train and Model Railway Tracks, which includes pages for track identification and others.
  • A summary of Trains on TV and Screen.
  • An album of Railway and Traction Thematic Postage Stamps    
  • Useful links to railway history-related, rail trail, railway modelling and general information websites.
  • A visit to my N scale Eagle Lake & Northern Railway

And if you would like some nostalgic branchline steam sound for ambience, click the play button on the player below! 

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Website Notes and Updates

  1. UPDATE completed (as of August 2022): Carl Riff's Railway History Diaries
  2. NEW PAGE: Ontario Railway Murals
  3. UPDATE: Gallery of Track Images (Toy Train and Model Railway Tracks [formerly the Toy Train Track Museum]).
  4. REVISION: What's New in Publications
  5. UPDATE in progress: My 3-Rail Hornby-Dublo Layout, Tips and Thoughts.
  6. UPDATE: Added images Buffalo & Lake Huron Railway 
Charles at Beeton, Ont. end-of-steel 1999.
Andrea Percy photo

Charles at Beeton, Ont. end-of-steel 1999. Andrea Percy photo

EVENTS

(On the Show calendar)

March 2023

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  • Port Hope - Ganaraska Railway Modellers Model Railway Show
    Town Park Recreation Centre, Port Hope, Ontario

    Port Hope - Ganaraska Railway Modellers Model Railway Show

    Town Park Recreation Centre, Port Hope, Ontario Saturday, February 25 @ 10:00AM — Sunday, February 26 @ 3:00PM

  • Model Railroad Club of Toronto Show
    Club Rooms, Toronto Ontario M4B 1X4

    Model Railroad Club of Toronto Show

    Club Rooms, Toronto Ontario M4B 1X4 11:00AM

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  • Greater Napanee Valley Railroad Model Train Sale
    Strathcona Paper Centre - Ballroom, Napanee, Ontario

    Greater Napanee Valley Railroad Model Train Sale

    Strathcona Paper Centre - Ballroom, Napanee, Ontario 10:00AM

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  • Newcastle Spring Model Railroad Sale & Open House
    Newcastle Community Hall, Newcastle, Ontario L1B 1H7

    Newcastle Spring Model Railroad Sale & Open House

    Newcastle Community Hall, Newcastle, Ontario L1B 1H7 10:00AM

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  • Brant-Haldimand-Norfolk model railroad layout tour, formerly the Brantford, Simcoe & Port Dover tour
    Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk Counties

    Brant-Haldimand-Norfolk model railroad layout tour, formerly the Brantford, Simcoe & Port Dover tour

    Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk Counties 9:00AM

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  • Kitchener Model Train Show
    Bingemans Marshall Hall, Kitchener, Ontario

    Kitchener Model Train Show

    Bingemans Marshall Hall, Kitchener, Ontario 9:30AM

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  • Quinte 26th Annual Model Railroad Show
    Centennial Secondary School, Belleville, Ontario

    Quinte 26th Annual Model Railroad Show

    Centennial Secondary School, Belleville, Ontario Saturday, March 25 @ 10:00AM — Sunday, March 26 @ 3:30PM

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  • Quinte 26th Annual Model Railroad Show
    Centennial Secondary School, Belleville, Ontario

    Quinte 26th Annual Model Railroad Show

    Centennial Secondary School, Belleville, Ontario Saturday, March 25 @ 10:00AM — Sunday, March 26 @ 3:30PM

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  • Lindsay - L&DMR's 46th Annual Train Show
    Lindsay Victoria Park Armoury, Lindsay, Ontario K9V 2Y8

    Lindsay - L&DMR's 46th Annual Train Show

    Lindsay Victoria Park Armoury, Lindsay, Ontario K9V 2Y8 Saturday, April 1 @ 10:00AM — Sunday, April 2 @ 3:00PM

Featured Ontario Railway Station 

Peterboro(ugh) CNR 1973 Al Paterson Collection. Posted  22 12 05

Peterboro(ugh) CNR 1973 Al Paterson Collection. Posted 22 12 05

 

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