This week, the Toronto archives had me browsing vintage train photographs. There were a ton of photos so I had to cut it down to 60 of my favourites.
The photos date back to 1858. The most recent is from 1970. It is great to see not only the trains and the various types that have been in use over the years but also the fashions and the scenes surrounding the trains. A lot of celebrations, as well as crashes and farewells. It is also cool to see how much various parts of the city have changed.
CNR new freight engine train – sept 15 1924Catfish Pond – filling with train – 1917Catfish Pond – filling with train – 1917C.P.R. new Montreal train, officials &; engineer, handing letter. – June 28, 1926C.N.R. new Montreal train, group of officials. – June 28, 1926C.N.R. new Montreal train, engineer John Firby & girls. – June 28, 1926C. P. R., train of Ford cars, composite copy. – March 13, 1924Bigwin Inn, postage railway train. – June 30, 1924Bigwin Inn, passengers leaving train, south. – June 29, 1924
The Royal Scot, Exhibition Park, Toronto, (Commercial Department) – 1933
CNR train telephone, Harry Lang, assistant engineer at control panel. – May 5, 1929
Xmas day, Ross Christie and J. H. B. with train, etc.. – December 25, 1928Wide-track train, Clarkson – 1906?Viaduct test, 4100 engine in train shed – 1930Viaduct opening, Canadian Pacific Railways train at west end of station – January 21, 1930Unemployed men hop a train. – [ca. 1933]Truck stalled by freight train, Keating St – Dec 29 1933Train wreck, vicinity of Facelle Plant, Weston – 1970Train passing Catfish Pond – 1920Train on Sunnyside raised track – 1930Train of cars, looking northeast (east of Dufferin). – June 8, 1911Train in Don Valley – 1910Train entering Union Station. – [1930?]Train belching smoke, west of Dufferin Street – 1914Train at Sunnyside. – [1926?]Train – 1940Traffic stopped for passing train at level crossing – 1929Taggers in RR yds, stopping train. – November 11, 1926Sunnyside Station, crowd & train. – July 1, 1925Sunnyside and train. – [ca. 1908]Sunnyside – train near High park – 1915Single truck closed car #280, with passage way in front dash for train – 1894Single truck car and train, old Queen line – 1893Sea Cadets on train in station – 194?Scarborough – trains with 2 engines – 1931Railway tracks looking east to Bathurst – 193?Railway level crossing near waterfront – 1900-1920Railway level crossing – 1900Petawawa, men getting on the train – dec 7 1942Parkdale train. – [1914?]Open car and trailer, Munro Park Line – 1900N.R.C., passenger train – 1858-63N.R.C., part of passenger train, no. 27 – 1858-63N.R.C., bridge over Thompson’s Creek, no. 21 – 1858-63Movie star Sterling Hayden disembarking from train on his visit to Toronto – 1942Men and train – 1940McCaul St Loop, (Executive Department) – 1929Lorne Park, girls gathering lupine, train passing. – June 12, 1927Lever Brothers Soap Works – Danger in yard from Shunting trains – 1919Grimsby, train wreck of Stony Creek. – May 21, 1926First train over Sunnyside elevated track, looking east. – [before 1913]Exterior of Purifying House, Station B, Eastern Avenue, with loaded coal trains from Pennsylvania. – 1923Exhibition, C. P. R. train sign. – August 24, 1923Exhibition – motor train – 1922Danforth train wreck, wrecked freight cars. – September 29, 1928Coupling of six motor Train – July 11, 1923CNR train telephone, test train. – May 5, 1929Bay St. level crossing, train blocking way. – July 9, 1923Aldershot train wreck, general view of wreck. – October 4, 19284100 type locomotive and train at Don. – December 24, 1925
The Royal Scot, Exhibition Park, Toronto, (Commercial Department) – 1933
CNR train telephone, Harry Lang, assistant engineer at control panel. – May 5, 1929
![Unemployed men hop a train. - [ca. 1933]](https://torontoguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Unemployed-men-hop-a-train-1933.jpg)
![Train entering Union Station. - [1930?]](https://torontoguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Train-entering-Union-Station-1930.jpg)
![Train at Sunnyside. - [1926?]](https://torontoguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Train-at-Sunnyside-1926.jpg)
![Sunnyside and train. - [ca. 1908]](https://torontoguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Sunnyside-and-train-1908.jpg)
![Parkdale train. - [1914?]](https://torontoguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Parkdale-train-1914.jpg)
![First train over Sunnyside elevated track, looking east. - [before 1913]](https://torontoguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/First-train-over-Sunnyside-elevated-track-looking-east-1913.jpg)
