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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 2022-23
  • Ontario Railway Station Museums
  • Ontario Railway Murals
  • Railway History - Canada
    • Glossary of Common Railway Terms
    • Quick Railway Histories and Related Information
    • Carl Riff's Railway History Diaries
    • Timetables
    • "Canadian Rail" (CRHA) - Links to Issues
    • "Branchline" (BRS) - Index to past Issues
    • Upper Canada Railway Society (UCRS) and its publications
    • Rod Clarke's TG&B and T&N Diaries
    • 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 (and updated August 2022): Ontario Railway Murals
  3. UPDATE in progress: Lindsay, Bobcaygeon & Pontypool Railway 
  4. REVISION: Toy Train and Model Railway Tracks (formerly the Toy Train Track Museum).
  5. UPDATE in progress: My 3-Rail Hornby-Dublo Layout, Tips and Thoughts.
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)

September 2022

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  • Elgin County Railway Museum OPEN HOUSE
    Elgin County Railway Museum, St. Thomas, Ontario
    Sep4

    Elgin County Railway Museum OPEN HOUSE

    Elgin County Railway Museum, St. Thomas, Ontario Sunday, September 4 @ 10:00AM — Monday, September 5 @ 4:00PM

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  • Elgin County Railway Museum OPEN HOUSE
    Elgin County Railway Museum, St. Thomas, Ontario
    Sep4

    Elgin County Railway Museum OPEN HOUSE

    Elgin County Railway Museum, St. Thomas, Ontario Sunday, September 4 @ 10:00AM — Monday, September 5 @ 4:00PM

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  • Elmwood 22nd Annual Model Railroad Garage Sale
    County Line Caboose, Elmwood, Ontario N0G 1S0
    Sep10

    Elmwood 22nd Annual Model Railroad Garage Sale

    County Line Caboose, Elmwood, Ontario N0G 1S0 9:00AM

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  • Napanee Greater Napanee Valley Railroad 4th model train show
    Arena on the Fairgrounds, Napanee, Ontario

    Napanee Greater Napanee Valley Railroad 4th model train show

    Arena on the Fairgrounds, Napanee, Ontario Saturday, September 17 @ 10:00AM — Sunday, September 18 @ 4:00PM

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  • Napanee Greater Napanee Valley Railroad 4th model train show
    Arena on the Fairgrounds, Napanee, Ontario

    Napanee Greater Napanee Valley Railroad 4th model train show

    Arena on the Fairgrounds, Napanee, Ontario Saturday, September 17 @ 10:00AM — Sunday, September 18 @ 4:00PM

  • (NMRA Western Ontario) Breslau Model Train Show
    Breslau Community Centre, Breslau, Ontario

    (NMRA Western Ontario) Breslau Model Train Show

    Breslau Community Centre, Breslau, Ontario 10:00AM

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  • HOMES 20th Annual Hamilton & District Layout Tour, Hamilton, Ontario
    Eva Rothwell Centre, Hamilton, Ontario

    HOMES 20th Annual Hamilton & District Layout Tour, Hamilton, Ontario

    Eva Rothwell Centre, Hamilton, Ontario 9:00AM

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

    Newcastle Fall Model Railroad Sale & Open House

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

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Featured Ontario Railway Station 





Arkell CPR.
No date.  Ross Taylor Collection

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Arkell CPR. No date.  Ross Taylor Collection

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