John Street Roundhouse - Roundhouse Park

Roundhouse Park

Following the renovations of the roundhouse, the area to the east of the building became a city owned park named Roundhouse Park in 1997. The Toronto Historical Railway Association has located a number of railway items to the park and volunteers have been working to create it as a railway theme museum. The 17 acre park is bounded by Bremner Boulevard, Lower Simcoe Street, Lake Shore Boulevard West/Gardiner Expressway and Rees Street. Officially opened on May 28, 2010, Roundhouse Park contains not only John Street Roundhouse itself but 4 full sized locomotives, 3 freight cars, 2 passenger cars and a miniature train that can pull 24 people around the park. Cabin D and Don Station have also been moved to Roundhouse Park from the City's collection of historic buildings. Each of them has been repainted and repaired but remains in its original structural state. The coaling tower and water tank are auxiliary structures still located in the park from the working days of the John Street Roundhouse.