Episodes 8
Avg. Duration 9m
Activity Moderate
Since Jan 2026
Latest Episode Mar 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
98%
Hosting
feeds.acast.com

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About This Podcast

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

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Recent Episodes

The Terminal Episode

Mar 20, 2026 10m

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A neighborhood leaves clues

Mar 13, 2026 10m

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

Mar 06, 2026 8m

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

Feb 27, 2026 8m

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.…

Steel Town to Valley Town on the rails

Feb 20, 2026 9m

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…

Never Toronto and Not Buffalo

Feb 13, 2026 9m

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

Feb 06, 2026 10m

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…

S1E1 Great Western Railway

Jan 30, 2026 7m

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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Hammer and Rails has published 8 episodes since January 2026, covering topics in Documentary, History.

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Hammer and Rails is currently moderate with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 9m.

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