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Since? we became a registered charity in 1994, the Guelph Historical Railway Association has been working to preserve Guelph’s wonderful railway history. We accomplish this through many ways. One of or main ways is the collecting, restoration and preservation of historical railway artifacts. Our collection ranges from rolling stock, to lanterns, paperwork, hardware and so much more. Another aspect of our work is preserving and archiving historical photographs of Guelph and Canada’s railway history.
In 2020, we acquired passenger car 3216, a 1954 built Canadian National Railway coach. Our goal is to fully restore 3216 back to its 1960s appearance. 3216 won’t just be restored on the outside, we are fully dissasembling and completely rebuilding the interior, and when finished 3216 will be a museum worthy, and functional coach.
Read more about our 3216 restoration here!
A GHRA sponsored tour of the GJR, 1999.
Guelph city councillors ride on the boose.
Our new caboose 4900, on the move through Moffat.
In memory of Bruce Lowe, founding member of the GHRA.
Over the years, 3216 has seen a number of electrical changes and modifications. These suited what was needed at the time, but for us represented a major challenge. Trying to understand what sytems worked what Read more…
Finding sources for parts. An important aspect of our restoration is sourcing missing parts from the coach. One of the main, distinct interior features of Canadian Car and Foundry lightweight coaches was glass dividers between Read more…
The Guelph Historical Railway Association is pleased to announce the acquisition of passenger coach 3216 from the Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society/Waterloo Central Railway. 3216 was built in 1954 by the Canadian Car & Foundry Read more…