03-23-2009, 02:59 PM
My two sons & I visited the Hamilton Museum of Steam & Technology on Saturday. This is the site of Hamilton's original steam-powered pump house (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://old.hamilton.ca/myhamilton/CityandGovernment/CultureandRecreation/Arts_Culture_And_Museums/HamiltonCivicMuseums/Events/SteamMuseum.asp?site=STEAM">http://old.hamilton.ca/myhamilton/Citya ... site=STEAM</a><!-- m -->) and it's a great place for railway fans.
Outside the museum, the Golden Horseshoe Live Steamers have a huge amount of outdoor track for live-steam locos. We saw at least two different gauges there and were amazed at the number of buildings and the size of the track area. I've posted one pic of this below -- I'll try to post others later.
Inside the museum, the steam engines are spectacular and date back to 1859. The outside of the building is also impressive. There were also several small model steam engines inside the building, which were demonstrated to us. And, being a fan of British model trains, I was really surprised to see a display of Hornby, Triang and Wrenn trains.
At any rate, I can't believe I haven't been here earlier with the kids -- we hope to return in May when the live steam engines will be running & taking people for rides. FYI, I had visited this museum and railway with my parents back in the '70s.
To the Mods: I was in a rush when I posted this thread. Feel free to relocate it as I realize it doesn't quite fit here.
Rob
Outside the museum, the Golden Horseshoe Live Steamers have a huge amount of outdoor track for live-steam locos. We saw at least two different gauges there and were amazed at the number of buildings and the size of the track area. I've posted one pic of this below -- I'll try to post others later.
Inside the museum, the steam engines are spectacular and date back to 1859. The outside of the building is also impressive. There were also several small model steam engines inside the building, which were demonstrated to us. And, being a fan of British model trains, I was really surprised to see a display of Hornby, Triang and Wrenn trains.
At any rate, I can't believe I haven't been here earlier with the kids -- we hope to return in May when the live steam engines will be running & taking people for rides. FYI, I had visited this museum and railway with my parents back in the '70s.
To the Mods: I was in a rush when I posted this thread. Feel free to relocate it as I realize it doesn't quite fit here.
Rob
Rob
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