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Golden Horseshoe Live Steamers Make sure you mark your calendar and bring your friends and family to enjoy rides behind our locomot

The Golden Horseshoe Live Steamers develop and operate a miniature railway which operates on specific days during the warm summer months. They are located at the Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. We have:

- 1200 feet of elevated dual gauge (4 ¾" and 3 ½") track with transfer table and steaming bays
- 1400 feet of ground mounted 7 ¼" gauge track with turntable and loading hoist
- Club riding cars for all gauges

Rides are available for adults and children and are offered free on the days we operate.

Some of the hundreds of people who came for the free train rides on May 26th, 2024. We will be offering free miniatur...
05/27/2024

Some of the hundreds of people who came for the free train rides on May 26th, 2024. We will be offering free miniature train rides again on SATURDAY June 8th, 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
The Golden Horseshoe Live Steamers are located at the:
Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology
900 Woodward Ave, Hamilton, Ontario L8H 7N2
(Click on the address above or use Google Maps or your GPS to find us!)

Our final winter monthly membership meeting will be held SATURDAY, April 20th, starting at 1pm. Location is the Woodsh...
02/20/2024

Our final winter monthly membership meeting will be held SATURDAY,
April 20th, starting at 1pm. Location is the Woodshed Building at the Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology, 900 Woodward Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario.

Our 2024 Schedule of Train Rides:11:00 am to 4:00 pmFREE - but Donations are AppreciatedSaturday & Sunday, May 25 & 26 w...
01/28/2024

Our 2024 Schedule of Train Rides:
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
FREE - but Donations are Appreciated

Saturday & Sunday, May 25 & 26 with Boats in the Park
Saturday, June 8 with the Steam Museum’s Iron Pour event
Sunday, June 23
Sunday, July 7
Sunday July 14
Sunday, July 28
Sunday, August 18
Sunday, September 8
Sunday, September 22

Join us! “A History of Toy Trains: An ‘O’ Gauge Perspective” on September 15 (7pm EST).Discover the beginnings and early...
09/13/2022

Join us! “A History of Toy Trains: An ‘O’ Gauge Perspective” on September 15 (7pm EST).

Discover the beginnings and early history of toy trains made in Britain, Europe and the United States, and how manufacturers marketed trains for Canada. Presenters will delve into the evolution of toy trains, from pull toys to simple clockwork mechanisms and beautifully decorated tinplate lithography, to the well engineered mechanical marvels of the early 1900’s.
The appeal of mechanical electric toy trains exploded in the Post WWII era, and the Golden Age of popularity was the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. After a generation of decline, the toy trains of today are enjoying an unprecedented resurgence, as manufacturers are now making modern remote-controlled electronic marvels, with full sounds and effects recorded from real steam and diesel locomotives. The session will close with a look at the toy trains of today.

TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE - Click there on "Register now"

https://torontorailwaymuseum.com/?tribe_events=online-lecture-a-history-of-toy-trains

Tickets for this event are free, although registration is required.
Attendees will get access to our exclusive Zoom meeting room, where they can engage directly with the presenter and museum historians in a post-lecture Q&A. The event will begin at 7pm Eastern Standard Time, and will end at 8:30pm EST.
PRESENTER
Kyle Miller was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He graduated with a BSc from Dalhousie University in 1983. His Father was a lifelong railroader with CN and then VIA. After a career in music during the 80’s, Kyle spent 15 years in Toronto with Canada Post and IBM, before relocating to Vancouver in 2003. Kyle serves on the Board of Directors and volunteers at the Railway Museum of BC, and can frequently be seen driving Track Speeders and Mini-Rail Trains.
CO-PRESENTERS
Robin Dodson, CTTA, TCA, Historian, Toy Train Expert
Charles Reif, CTTA, TCA, Author, Historian, Toy Train Expert
Frank Schmidt, CTTA, TCA, Author, Historian, Toy Train Expert
James Barrett, CTTA, TCA, Author, Historian, Toy Train Expert
Mark Horne, CTTA Previous President, Author, Toy Train Expert

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900 Woodward Avenue
Hamilton, ON
L8H7N2

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