Websites A selection of websites related to railway and/or Toronto history. The Toronto Public Library's Toronto Local History Resources. http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/localhistory/index.html These publications are popular and unique sources of community information. Archives of Ontario http://www.archives.gov.on.ca A source of Toronto, Ontario and railway history, including a Visual Database. British Columbia Archives http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca See the Visual Records Database for railway images. Canadian Archival Resources on the Internet http://www.usask.ca/archives/car/car.html A comprehensive list of links to Canadian archives and associated resources on the Internet. Canadian Pacific Railway Archives http://www.cprheritage.com Information about one of Canada's major railways. Canadian Railroad Historical Association http://www.exporail.org/association/intro_crha.htm An association dedicated to the preservation and distribution of information on Canadian railway heritage. City of Toronto Archives http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/archives A source of historical Toronto and railway information including an Image Database. Images Canada http://www.imagescanada.ca A gateway of over 65,000 pictorial images from Canada's cultural institutions, including the Toronto Public Library. Mike's Railway History: The Way it was before 1935 http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/home.html A worldwide source of railway information, including Canadian sites. National Archives of Canada http://www.archives.ca The National Archives aims to preserve the collective memory of the nation and the government, and to contribute to the protection of rights and the enhancement of a sense of national identity. See ArchiviaNet, an online research tool for Archives resources. National Library of Canada http://www.nlc-bnc.ca The National Library's collections focus primarily on Canadiana, works in all subjects written by, about or of interest to Canadians, published in Canada or abroad. See AMICUS Database, " the first place for items about Canada". Ontario Railway History Page http://www.iprimus.ca/~robkath A detailed history of railways constructed within Ontario and a complete listing of remaining railway stations. The Railways of Canada Group http://www.trainweb.org/canadianrailways/index.html An informal group that gathers and circulates the history and development of Canadian railways. Toronto Postcard Club http://torontopostcardclub.com An association devoted to the preservation and promotion of postcards. TrainsCan: Canadian Railway News http://www.trainscan.com/hist/index.html A wealth of information on railways and rail-related subjects in Canada. Books A selection of books about railways and Toronto history available in the collections of the Toronto Public Library. Iron and Steam: A History of the Locomotive and Railway Car Builders of Toronto. Dana William Ashdown. Toronto: Robin Brass Studio, 1999. A thorough study of Toronto factories that manufactured railway equipment from 1852 to 1918. Landmarks of Toronto, 6 v. J. Ross Robertson. Toronto: J. Ross Robertson, 1894-1914. A descriptive text with some illustrations about many buildings in the early city. Lost Toronto. William Dendy. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1978. An informative book with photographs about the Toronto that has vanished. The Municipality of Toronto: A History, 3 v. J.E. Middleton. Toronto: Dominion Publishing Co., 1926. A wealth of information about the city from its early days. The Railways of Toronto: The First Hundred Years, v. 1 & 2. John Riddell. Calgary: R.B.M.N.A. 1991, 1994. Two excellent books filled with photographs, maps and Toronto railway history. The Rise of Toronto: 1850-1890. D.C. Masters. Toronto. University of Toronto Press, 1947. An informative reference book. Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill. Charlotte Gray. Toronto: Viking, 1999. A very readable book about an extraordinary pioneer family in early Ontario. Time Lord. Clark Blaise. Toronto: A.A. Knopf Canada, 2000. An informative book about a remarkable man, Sir Sandford Fleming, who changed the way the world thought about time. Toronto's Lost Villages. Ron Brown. Toronto: Polar Bear Press, 1997. A fascinating book about parts of Toronto that have disappeared, including railway towns. Toronto No Mean City, 2nd ed. Eric Arthur. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1974. An illustrated Toronto architectural reference book. Toronto The Way it Was. Michael Kluckner. Toronto: Whitecap Books, 1988. A general reference book about Toronto neighbourhoods which contains railway information. Toronto Then & Now. Mike Filey. Ottawa: Magic Light Publishing, 2000. Mike Filey's latest book about Toronto is filled with photographs and nuggets of Toronto information. Toronto to 1918. J.M.S. Careless. Toronto: James Lorimer & Co. Publishers, 1984. A seminal book about Toronto. For listings and locations of TPL local history collections, publications, indexes and databases, see: The Toronto Public Library's Toronto Local History Resources. http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/localhistory/index.html