Wednesday, September 24, 2025 @ 20:00-20:30
It's another SideTracked Event, this time celebrating 200 years of railroads (in the UK). Of course, this station isn't quite *that* old, but it's a very neat location with lots of trains.
This event will be at night to allow people to gather after work/dinner and explore the area at their leisure before hand. We hope you can join us!
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The old Don Station in Toronto is a former Canadian Pacific Railway station that was originally located south of Queen Street East, on the west bank of the Don River. It was built in 1896 to serve the city's east end, providing an alternative to Union Station. The station was later moved to Todmorden Mills in 1969 and then to Roundhouse Park in 2008, where it now serves as the main terminal for the Toronto Railway Museum's Miniature Railway.
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Celebrate 200 Years of Railway History!
In 1825, the Stockton & Darlington Railway (UK) opened the world’s first passenger railway station on Tuesday 27th September — a milestone that transformed travel forever. Steam locomotives carried passengers and goods at unprecedented speed, sparking a transport revolution that connected towns, boosted industry, and shaped modern Britain.
This special SideTracked Railway 200 event at 1896 CPR Don Station is part of a nationwide (clearly international!) celebration running from Wednesday 24th to Tuesday 30th September 2025. All finds and hides from this event count towards your SideTracked statistics, and a unique profile badge will be created especially for this event. Whether your chosen location is old, disused, miniature, or still bustling today, it’s part of a railway story that’s been 200 years in the making.