Model Railroad Hobbiest Magazine

admin | July 29, 2009

Online  Model Railroad Hobbiest Magazine and,  it’s free. Well written articles with photographs and videos. It can be viewed online or down loaded in PDF format.  I recently watched a video seminar about DCC equipment. The video was very informative and gave me a better understanding of how Digital Command Control works. If your into model [...]

The Sarnia Street Railway

admin | July 22, 2009

 Hello, my name is Paul and I am involved with a project to digitally map all the class one railways, street railways and inter-urbans, tramways or industrial service rails… in short anything that rides or rode on rails in southern Ontario. Please visit or website to view a sample of our work and download an always free [...]

Grand Trunk Railway January 5, 1854

admin | July 22, 2009

January 5, 1854
The Sarnia Observer and western Advertiser
Grand Trunk Railway
Some little quarrying of stone for culverts, of the Grand Trunk Railway, has been going on in this neighbourhood, and will be continued through the winter.  Active operations will be commenced in the spring. 
We have had some hints that the Directors intend to finish the road [...]

Present Condition of Canada January 12, 1854

admin | July 18, 2009

     PROVINCIAL
           Present Condition of Canada
 As a proof of the misgovernment of the country, the Globe furnishes us with the following facts.
 In Canada we have passed through a year of commercial prosperity unexampled in the history of the province.  For some years after the great financial crisis of 1817, Canada languished in dullness and stagnation.  Slowly [...]