The Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Historical Society	The Ontarian News! Volume 13 Number 1 Available now! See your hobby shop or order direct TH&B Gallery Visit the TH&B Gallery!
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.

Shows We Will Be Attending

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 $24 Canadian per year to Canadian addresses, $24 U.S. per year to American addresses, or $30 U.S. per year for International members. Membership provides three issues per year of the society's journal The Ontarian and free admission to regular meetings.

Back issues of TH&B Focus are also available. Use the Membership and Back Issues Order Form to order back issues.

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Membership and Back Issues Order Form

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	The Official Newsletter of The TH&B Railway Historical Society

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.

The Latest Issue: Volume 13 Number 1, October 2011 On the cover:   Table of Contents: Welland Yard by Laverne Tritton Post Holes by Don McGrath In Memoriam By Lance Brown "And Your Petitioner As In Duty Bound Will Ever Pray", The 1884 TH&B Petition By Roger Baxter TH&B Historical Society Executive Report Form 1003 - Train Consist Reoprt, Extra West, December 1, 1966

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 3 issues as part of your membership.