ontario terminus tottenham beeton commercial operations original gauge 4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm preserved operations stations 1 length 4.7 mi 7.6 km preserved gauge 4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm preservation history headquarters tottenham website southsimcoerailway.ca the south simcoe railway is a steam heritage railway in tottenham ontario north of toronto . operating excursions since 1993 it is the oldest operating steam heritage railway in ontario and features the second oldest operating steam locomotive in canada . excursions last about 50 minutes over 4 miles 6.4 km of track from tottenham through the scenic beeton creek valley to beeton and back . although the trains stop in beeton passengers can not disembark as there is not a station there . the railway has plans to add a beeton station but as is common with many heritage railways this sort of project is highly dependent on fundraising . the railway has two ex canadian pacific steam locomotives the best known being an 1883 4 4 0 a2m 136 which many canadians have seen as it was used in the 1970s cbc television series the national dream . 136 helped build the transcontinental railroad the canadian pacific across canada in the 1880s . the railway also owns a 1912 4 6 0 d10h ex cpr 1057 and two road capable diesel locomotives ex canadian pacific d t c 22 and ex norfolk southern ge 70 ton diesel electric 703 . rounding out the collection is a diesel electric yard switcher ruston hornsby 165de 10 . the excursion train is made up of restored 1920s era coaches previously owned by the canadian pacific railway canadian national railway toronto hamilton and buffalo railway and the louisville & nashville railroad . the railway s equipment collection also includes rolling stock not used on the excursions including a former ontario northland railway business car 200 a combination passenger baggage coach used as a museum two wooden cabooses one steel wide vision ex cpr caboose a ballast car various boxcars flat cars and steam generator cars . regular excursions operate from the may long weekend through to the weekend after thanksgiving . excursions feature the conductor s friendly commentary on the scenery the history of the line and the historical place of the railways in canadian history . special events during the year include the easter express hallowe en adventure and the santa claus express at christmastime which have a holiday focus . the pbs series shining time station was shot here and at union station . contents 1 organization volunteers 2 restoration 3 see also 4 external links organization volunteers edit the driving force behind the south simcoe railway is eric smith who is the organization s president operations manager and chief mechanical officer . he oversees all aspects of the operation of the railway and its volunteer members . the excursion trains are operated by volunteers who have taken their training regarding all aspects of railway operation and qualified as flagmen trainmen conductors firemen or locomotive engineers . all volunteers with operational qualifications haven written their canadian rail operating rules examination and goi examination and are required to regularly re qualify . maintenance and restoration activities are also carried out by volunteers . this includes track right of way site and property maintenance locomotive maintenance and repair and coach maintenance cleaning and repair . operational and restoration activities are managed and supervised by volunteer foremen department managers and the board of directors ; in all cases these managers and directors are also active volunteers who take on roles in the day to day operation of the railway . restoration edit engine 136 was returned to service in august 2011 after extensive restoration work by the organization s volunteers . as of august 2011 the south simcoe railway operates excursion trains behind either diesel locomotive 703 or steam locomotive 136 . engine 1057 which had hauled excursion trains since the start of the 2004 season is currently sidelined awaiting maintenance . south simcoe railway steam locomotive no 136 see also edit trains portal ontario portal list of heritage railways in canada list of museums in canada external links edit media related to south simcoe railway at wikimedia commons south simcoe railway coordinates 44 01 22 n 79 48 29 w 44.02286 n 79.80806 w 44.02286 ; 79.80806 v t e heritage railways of canada current british columbia alberni pacific railway bc forest discovery centre fort steele kamloops heritage railway kettle valley steam railway vancouver downtown historic railway west coast railway alberta alberta prairie railway alberta railway museum galt railway heritage park historical village manitoba assiniboine valley railway prairie dog central railway ontario algoma central railway halton county radial railway port stanley terminal rail south simcoe railway st. thomas central railway waterloo central railway york durham heritage railway qu bec canadian railway museum yukon white pass and yukon route defunct hull chelsea wakefield railway pacific wilderness railway salem and hillsborough railroad waterloo st. jacobs railway retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title south simcoe railway & oldid 728314432 categories heritage railways in ontariohidden categories articles that mention track gauge 1435 mmcommons category with local link same as on wikidatacoordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages add links this page was last modified on 4 july 2016 at 15 53 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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