Riley Crocker

Hammer and Rails

Society EN ↓ 9 episodes

A show that rediscovers Hamilton’s hidden railroad history. Host Riley Crocker provides live commentary from everyday places that were affected by the railways of the past Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author

Riley Crocker

Category

Society

Podcast website

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Latest episode

Jul 3, 2026

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Episodes

Post Script 03.07.2026

A look back from the caboose of the season and a look forward to catching the next train Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Terminal Episode 20.03.2026

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A neighborhood leaves clues 13.03.2026

Following the path of the Radial line through Hamilton is easy, if you know where and what to look for. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rail by the Beach 06.03.2026

A scenic run along the lake in a rail car? All too possible when Hamilton was a city of rails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From Hamilton to the Fruit Belt by Rail 27.02.2026

If you know where to look there are some clues to a reality that existed when you could get on a rail car and travel all the way to Grimsby and Winona for a fraction of a dollar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steel Town to Valley Town on the rails 20.02.2026

With cars zooming by at 80km/h you wouldn’t think anything about a patch of woods with a creek running through it and certainly not about a a rail line that took people from Hamilton to Dundas efficiently. But the clues are there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Never Toronto and Not Buffalo 13.02.2026

Some times more survives than you think. Whether it’s good architecture or just repurposing , it’s good someone saw fit to save a station. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ferguson Station 06.02.2026

Grand Trunk Railway was just the precursor to a rock band from the 70’s. It leaves behind a number of clues to its existence in downtown Hamilton and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Great Western Railway 30.01.2026

In this Episode we get to the very beginning of rail service in Hamilton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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