This a reminder for our upcoming monthly meeting, taking place virtually on Monday, June 14, 2021 at 7:30pm. The zoom link is below. If anyone has difficulty accessing the meeting or would like assistance in setting up Zoom please do not hesitate to contact us. GHRA is inviting you to a Read more…
The Guelph Historical Railway Association is pleased to announce the acquisition of passenger coach 3216 from the Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society/Waterloo Central Railway. 3216 was built in 1954 by the Canadian Car & Foundry for the Canadian National Railway as a first-class coach, for use on CN’s Super Continental Read more…
The Guelph Historical Railway Association would like to acknowledge the tragic passing of longtime GHRA member Gregson Lodge’s children, Evan and Amanda who were killed in a car accident earlier this year. Evan like his father loved trains and could be often seen watching the Guelph Junction Railway and CN Read more…
On November 14, 2020, locomotive 6167 was moved from its spot on Farquhar Street, adjacent to the Guelph Central Station to John Galt Park. This move was necessary due to Metrolinx’s plans to increase the size of the station. The contract for the move was awarded to Greenspace Group, who Read more…
One of the biggest things to happen to the GHRA in quite some time. The Ontario Southland Railway has donated a new Caboose to the GHRA. We are forever thankful to the Ontario Southland for this donation. Caboose 4900 was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway at their Angus shops Read more…
As a historical association, one of the things we strive to do is preserve delicate and important items of our past. One of the most vital aspects of preservation is paperwork and paper artifacts. Paperwork, books and any other paper medium were and are the reason railways operate like a Read more…
One of the most recognizable aspects of historical railways was the many different lanterns, lamps and lighting employed by the railways. Lighting was used for every aspect of railways. One of the most common was lanterns. They were carried by railway employees to communicate with each other and direct trains. Read more…
This First Aid Kit was was used by the freight service divison of the CNR, likely placed at a freight shed. This example is still fully intact with all contents still there. A nice ‘time capsule’ of what first aid kits looked like many years ago. The paper inside the Read more…
One of the most exciting recent additions to our group is this number plate from locomotive 6167. When 6167 was selected to be the excursion locomotive for CN, it was found the number plate was missing off the front of the locomotive, it was stolen. As a result, the shop Read more…
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the GHRA is unable to meet in person at the Co-Operators Building like we have in the past. As such, we are moving online! Meetings are conducted via Zoom. Members can join and communicate over the internet, or phone in and be able to communicate Read more…