142 - Go Trains! đ
With yesterdayâs announcement about GO Train service between London and T*ronto, we figured the timing was perfect to offer up this train-themed list. All aboard!
đ Engine 86
Whatâs a visit to the fairgrounds without a jog around the corner to check out Engine 86 at Queenâs Park?
đ§ Talbot St. Overpass
A perennial favourite amongst students/U-HAULÂź rentals, the Talbot St. overpass also has one of the cityâs wittiest Twitter accounts.
âïž Locomotive Espresso
Sure, their new south location sports a stellar mural by local artist Andrew Lewis, but you canât beat a coffee on the patio of Locomotive Espressoâs north shop when it comes to watching the trains go by.
đ„ Kevinâs Bacon Train     Â
For what itâs worth, we pretty much have to include OEVâs bluegrass favourites for their name alone.
đ„© The London Roundhouse
Yup, the London Roundhouse has served as everything from a fruit warehouse to a municipal junkyardâto digital firms like rTraction and the RH Accelerator recentlyâbut did you know that Prince himself once ate there back when it was the Great West Steakhouse?!
đ The Caboose in this guyâs backyard
Weâre not sure the status of this one at the moment, but back in 2017 this guy had a beautifully restored 1913 caboose in his backyard.
đžThat time Ozzy Osbourne played "Crazy Train" at London Gardens
It was during 1981's Blizzard of Oz tour, and Randy Rhoads was shredding on lead guitar. And yes, there is a bootleg available.
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