There’s been quite a bit happening, as usual, with the start of phase 2 of the environmental work in the office area started and progressing. This work includes the professional removal of the old peeling paint on the walls and ceiling. The side room is done and the rest of the office should be done at the end of April. We hope to have this area open for our visitors in some capacity by the middle of the season. The GE 25tonner has been receiving quite a bit of work with Rob doing a lot of body work, fixing dents and covering up some openings and cut outs in the body. Allan has been assisting ..read more

With the unusually mild winter, there has been a lot of work happening during the off season. At the end of 2023, the office portion of the shop received a new roof thanks to an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant. This will allow us to once again use this as a public space for meetings and displays. Phase 1 was the roof, phase 2 will be the clean up of the old paint and such. We will be working on this area as the 2024 season goes on. It’s nice to finally have this area dry. Other work has continued on many projects. Allan has spent a lot of time installing the new safety railings along the wor ..read more

The Fall Niagara Model Railway Show is Sunday October 29th from 10am to 3pm at the Merritton Community Centre, 7 Park Ave in St. Catharines. The vendor tables are completely sold out, with 45 vendors from across Ontario, for our biggest show at this location. This event wraps up a record year for the museum and we hope to see everyone out on Sunday ..read more

Voting is now open in the 2023 Readers Choice Awards. We are nominated in 4 categories in the Niagara Falls Review. Under entertainment, we are in: Day Trip Destinations, Family Activities, Local Tourist Attraction and Museum. https://readerschoice.niagarafallsreview.ca/readerschoice/categories/entertainment?fbclid=IwAR3P2s81YvIrTaObYdQFMKKUdB4noSJYGe5UaO-J8xHeeqd1NGh1HO9J-zw We are also in the St. Catharines Standard, Entertainment, Local Event for the Niagara Model Railway Show. https://readerschoice.stcatharinesstandard.ca/readerschoice/categories/entertainment/subcategories/local-event Ple ..read more

As has been reported online and in other media, the Museum acquired and moved 2 steam locomotives to the shop on July 4th. Once again I am very far behind on updating this site, as most of our updates happen on our Facebook page. First viewing of 62.118 & 62.129 in the warehouse on April 22. The locomotives were acquired by John Holer, the owner of Marineland in Niagara Falls. They were built in 1955 & 1958 by Duro Dakovic Locomotive Technica for the Jugoslav State Railway. Both engines are 0-6-0T tank engines, based on an American design. They were both rebuilt and operated in Sloveni ..read more

It has been a rather busy time for the Museum. We are just 2 weeks away from our 2023 Opening Weekend, and we hope you’ll come out to see what we’ve been working on over the winter. Our Annual March Niagara Model Railway Show was a HUGE success, being out biggest show ever!! over 600 people attended the event (not including all the kiddos), and we really couldn’t be happier about that. Work has been continuing over the winter months at the site as well. Rob has being doing an incredible job on the cab of CN 9173. The nose is once again round, and the grab irons have been straightened from the ..read more

Less than a month to go until the March Niagara Model Railway Show. Our first event of what is going to be a very busy 2023. Vendors from across Ontario selling all scales of model trains, railway memorabelia, and railway history displays. Something for everyone. For more information or to be a vendor, call or email ..read more

Back at it today, working on a few things around the shop. Rob was back out to continue working on the cab of CN 9173. He’s been prepping for some of the body work as we work towards the cosmetic restoration of the piece. When we acquired an old industrial siding a few yrs back, all the OTM (Other Track Materials) were put in the TH&B gondola. With some recent thefts of items from the car, it was decided to remove the useful material for storage, and the rest (items that were damaged over years of service) will be scrapped. The GE doesn’t operate on track 2 very often as it does need some ..read more

Small group out today, but we still got things done. John was cutting some brush, until the cutter blew a belt. Neil and John worked on the machine, but didn’t quite get it back in service, but not a big problem, just a few bolts to go back on right now. Patrick was working on the Woodings CBI motorcar, having removed the Tecumseh engine 3 weeks ago for repairs. The motor was reinstalled today and hooked back up, and for the first time since we believe 2019, the car made its first runs in the yard. Still have some adjustments to make, but it was great to have this car back in operation. Patric ..read more

Had a good turnout at the shop today and a fair amount got done. Ken, Ken, John and Duane continued with the never ending task of cutting the grass/weeks. John was using the sicklebar mower to cut the weeds on the roundhouse foundation. Ken Jr was using the new cutter to clean up the track, getting rid of the weeds from there. Inside the shop there was a lot happening as well. Ken Sr., when he wasn’t cutting outside, was looking after our visitors. John had most of the roundhouse area cut at the end of the day. Rob was busy inside the cab of 9173, continuing to work on pounding out the dents i ..read more