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 Read more…
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 Read more…
Over the years, 3216 has seen a number of electrical changes and modifications. These suited what was needed at the time, but for us represented a major challenge. Trying to understand what sytems worked what is a monumental task. Especially Read more…
Finding sources for parts. An important aspect of our restoration is sourcing missing parts from the coach. One of the main, distinct interior features of Canadian Car and Foundry lightweight coaches was glass dividers between the smoking and non smoking 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 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 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 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 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 Read more…
After a long time and a rather outdated website, we are pleased to show off our new website!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.