Halton County Radial Railway, Railway museum in Milton, Ontario.
The Halton County Radial Railway Museum displays about 60 restored streetcars, railway vehicles, buses, and trolleybuses on tracks that run across its Milton site. The vehicles come mainly from Toronto's historic transit system and range from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s.
The Ontario Electric Railway Historical Association founded this museum in 1953 on the site of the former Toronto Suburban Railway, aiming to preserve electric transit history. By choosing an authentic location, the group created a living archive of the region's transportation evolution.
The collection features streetcars that appeared in films and television, showing how these vehicles shaped the visual image of urban transit across different decades. Visitors encounter machines that connected communities and remain part of how people remember their cities.
The museum sits on Guelph Line south of Milton and opens on weekends and selected days during the season. Visitors can ride a streetcar or walk through the grounds to view stationary vehicles, and comfortable shoes are recommended for the outdoor terrain.
The museum preserves several PCC streetcars, a design that became the standard across North America in the 1900s and shaped the future of urban transit. These particular vehicles demonstrate how engineering and design came together to define modern transportation systems.
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