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The Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Historical
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The Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway (TH&B) existed
from 1892 through 1987 as a separate railway serving the Hamilton, Ontario
area. It joined the lines of its corporate parents, the Canadian Pacific
Railway and the New York Central system. It was established largely as
an alternate route for the businesses in the Hamilton area to ship their
products to Canadian customers in Toronto, Montreal, and the west and
to American customers via the New York Central and its subsidiaries.
The TH&B was jointly owned after July 1895 by the CPR
and NYC (and its successor, Penn Central) until 1977, when CP Rail bought
the remaining shares and became full owner of the railway. The TH&B
was integrated into the operations of its parent in 1987, losing its distinct
identity as a separate railway.
The railway also owned a subsidiary company to operate a
rail ferry between Ashtabula, Ohio and Port Maitland, Ontario. The TH&B
Navigation Company was chartered in 1916 and operated the "Maitland
No. 1" until 1932.
This site is intended to provide prototype and modelling
information without duplicating the efforts of others, particularly John
Spring and the late Norman Helm,
who have written books on the railway. This site has no official connection
to the St. Lawrence and Hudson Railway or the Canadian Pacific Railway. |
| Upcoming Membership Meeting
IMPORTANT NOTICE The next Membership Meeting of the TH&B Railway Historical
will be held on Sunday October 20, 2024 from 1-4pm.
Meeting will be held at HO Model Engineer Society (HOMES Club)
Eva Rothwell Centre, 460 Wentworth St. N Hamilton, On L8L 5W8
Details can be found on the General Meetings page
The TH&B Historical Society Executive thanks you for you continued interest and support. |
Shows We Will Be Attending
IMPORTANT NOTICE the following are the show we will be attending this fall.
Mississauga Model Railroad Flea Market Sunday November 24, 2024
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Members are invited to drop by our booth at any shows to chat or renew your
membership.We are always looking for TH&B models and artifacts to display. Feel
free to bring something along to display at the booth. If you can help out at
our booth for an hour or more during any of these shows please contact Bryant
Barbour. 
Downloadable List of Meetings and shows
Membership & Newsletter Back Issues
Membership in the society is $25 Canadian to Canadian addresses, $25
U.S. to American addresses, or $30 U.S. for International
addresses. Membership provides four issues of the society's journalThe Ontarian and free admission to regular meetings.
Back issues of TH&B Focus and the Ontarian are also available. Use the Membership
and Back Issues Order Form to order back issues.
Download and print out the Adobe Acrobat PDF file below. The addresses for
membership and back issue orders appear on the form. If you need the Adobat
Acrobat Reader, you can download it from the link below.
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The Official Newsletter of The TH&B Railway Historical Society
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The Ontarian (previously known as TH&B Focus for Volumes 1
through 9) is produced on a quarterly basis. The newsleter features a wide range
of articles and photographs about the TH&B – equipment rosters, history,
industries, operations, plans, track diagrams, modeling articles, layout plans,
photos of well-known and lesser-known sites on the railway and more!
Visit the Focus and Ontarian Index
for a detailed listing of articles, authors and photos that have appeared in
Focus and The Ontarian to date.
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The Latest Issue:
Volume 17 Number 3, August, 2022
On the cover:
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TH&B Historical Society Executive Report |
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Form 1003 - |
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The Ontarian is distributed through hobby stores in Southern
Ontario. You can also order back issues using the Membership
and Back Issues Order Form. Of course as a Society member you are sent 4
issues as part of your membership.
Last Modified: October 16, 2024
