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GHRA News

News about the Guelph Historical Railway Association.

3216 Restoration

Help us Recover from a Robbery

On either Saturday Feb 11 or Sunday night Feb 12, we were robbed. Both our passenger coach and caboose were broken into with many things stolen from us, or destroyed. It’s a devastating blow for our small charity. The best was to describe this theft was as professional as a Read more…

By Guelph Historical Railway Association, 2 months03/19/2023 ago
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2023 Doors Open Guelph Coming April 29th!

We’re excited to annouce for the first time since the pandemic, we’ll be on public display! Join us April 29th at John Galt Park in Downtown Guelph for tours of our caboose, 436994, and if necessary repairs are made in time, our passenger coach! You’ll be able to see first Read more…

By Guelph Historical Railway Association, 3 months03/14/2023 ago
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The GHRA acquires Passenger Coach 3216

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…

By Guelph Historical Railway Association, 2 years05/18/2021 ago
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The GHRA Mourns the Loss of Evan and Amanda Lodge

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…

By Guelph Historical Railway Association, 2 years04/20/2021 ago
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The GHRA Acquires A New Caboose

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…

By Guelph Historical Railway Association, 2 years04/20/2021 ago
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GHRA Meetings Have Moved Online

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…

By Guelph Historical Railway Association, 3 years10/29/2020 ago
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Welcome To Our New Website!

After a long time and a rather outdated website, we are pleased to show off our new website!
This website is versatile and allows us to share more about our organization, photographs, and makes it easier to get in contact with us. Below We’ll go over a few different aspects of the website.

By Guelph Historical Railway Association, 3 years10/26/2020 ago

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  • Help us Recover from a Robbery
  • 2023 Doors Open Guelph Coming April 29th!
  • New Electrics for an Old Car
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  • The GHRA acquires Passenger Coach 3216
The Guelph Historical Railway Association

The Guelph Historical Railway Asoociation is a registered Charity in Ontario (BN 89131 4973 RR0001). We are entirely not for profit and all work is done via volunteers.

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Guelph Historical Railway Association
PO Box 21054
35 Harvard Rd.
Guelph, Ontario
N1G 4T3

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