(rshsdepot) Don Station Open House

[Derek Boles <derekboles_@_rogers.com>]

On Sunday, September 30, the Toronto Railway Historical Association 
will be hosting another open house at the Don Station at Todmorden 
Mills Heritage Museum and Arts Centre from 12 NOON to 5 PM in 
Toronto, Ontario.

The Canadian Pacific Railway opened Don in 1896. The station was 
originally located on the west bank of the Don River south of Queen 
Street. In 1906 the Canadian Northern Railway began using Don, as did 
their successor Canadian National after World War I. Following World 
War II, Don declined in importance as a passenger station although it 
continued to issue train orders for both CP and CN trains until the 
station was closed in 1967. In 1969 the Don Station was moved to the 
Todmorden Museum. It is the City of Toronto's intention, with TRHA 
support, to move Don to Roundhouse Park, where it will be 
incorporated into the Toronto Railway Heritage Centre.

The TRHA has prepared a display of sixty photographs that will be 
displayed inside the station. This display depicts the history of 
railways in the Don Valley, as well as some other facilities so as to 
give the little station some context.

TRHA President Orin Krivel and Historian Derek Boles will be in 
attendance. We are thrilled that former Don Station operator John 
Mellow will be joining us for the day. John was an operator at the 
station in its final years at the original Queen St. site.

Information on the Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum and directions on 
how to get there can be found at:

http://www.toronto.ca/culture/todmorden_mills.htm

Some photos can be seen at:

http://www.trha.ca/news.html

and at:

http://www.trha.ca/donstation2.html

Derek Boles
Toronto Railway Heritage Moderator
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