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Tourist Sites: Canada

ALBERTA
bulletAlberta 2005 Centennial Railway Museum: Calgary, AB. Created to showcase the contribution of railways to the province of Alberta and the city of Calgary.
bulletAlberta Prairie Railway Excursions: Stettler, AB. Hosts an exciting one day adventure aboard a real steam powered train. Different themes are enacted throughout the season.
bulletFort Edmonton Park: Edmonton, AB. Historical park with steam railroad.
bulletHeritage Park Historical Village : Calgary, AB. Strolling through our 1910 town, thrill as a massive steam locomotive rumbles by.

BRITISH COLUMBIA

bulletCanadian Museum of Rail Travel: Cranbrool, BC. Preserving Canada's railway heritage.
bulletCity of Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway: Vancouver, BC. Together with volunteers from the Transit Museum Society (TRAMS), are operating Car 1207.
bulletEsquimalt & Nanaimo Railway: Unofficial information for the railroad.
bulletFort Steele Heritage Town: Fort Steele, BC. Board the steam train and be transported back in time to an era when huge man made machines made every person a triumphant master of nature.
bulletGranville Island Model Trains Museum: Vancouver, BC. Home of the world's largest collection of model and toy trains on public display.
bulletPrince George Railway & Forestry Museum: Prince George, BC. There are over sixty pieces of rolling stock, nine historical buildings and numerous smaller artifacts
bulletRevelstoke Railway Museum: Revelstoke, BC. Immerse yourself in the history of the men and machines that tamed the most treacherous section of terrain on Canada's first transcontinental railway.
bulletTrain Stuff To Do When You're In Vancouver, Canada: The title says it all. Unofficial information.
bulletWest Coast Railway Heritage Park: Squamish, BC. Will present a typical railway facility of the mid-20th century. Provides the visitor with the opportunity to tour authentic railway equipment in various stages of restoration.

MANITOBA

bulletPrairie Dog Central Steam Museum Train: Winnipeg, MB. A great old train, completely restored, operating on class 1 track by the Vintage Locomotive Society.
bulletWinnipeg Railway Museum: Winnipeg, MB. Promoting and preserving rail heritage in the regions between the Lakehead and the Rockies, and between St. Paul, MN, and Hudson Bay.

NEW BRUNSWICK

bulletSalem & Hillsborough Railroad: A tourist railroad and museum operated by a small group of volunteers. It operates excursion and dinning trains during the summer and fall from Hillsborough, New Brunswick using vintage Alco/MLW diesel locomotives.

NEWFOUNDLAND

bulletNewfoundland Transport Museum: St. John's, NF. Offers a variety of exhibitions, programs and special yearly events for the entire family.

NOVA SCOTIA

bulletNova Scotia Museum Of Industry: Stellarton, NS. Collects, preserves and interprets the industrial heritage of Nova Scotia. It fosters an appreciation of present-day industry and an awareness of the industrial potential of the province.
bulletSydney & Louisburg Railway Station And Museum: Louisbourg, NS. The station and associated freight shed date from 1895, with exhibits including railroad artifacts dealing with S&L, models, photographs and paper records, rolling stock, model railroad, souvenirs and official history.

ONTARIO

bulletCanada's National Museum Of Science and Technology: Ottawa, ON. A collection of steam locomotives is on display along with other railroad artifact. (English/French)
bulletElgin County Railroad Museum : St. Thomas, ON. Rolling stock and equipment located in the former Michigan Central Railroad shops.
bulletHalton County Radial Railway: Milton, ON. Canada's first electric railway museum is dedicated to the preservation of operating and maintaining a piece of Ontario's transportation past, featuring classic antique electric rail vehicles running through 2 km of scenic track.
bulletKomoka Railway Museum: Komoka, ON. An all-volunteer operation, the Komoka Railway Museum, Inc. displays the railway heritage of Komoka and southwestern Ontario.
bulletMemory Works: Brighton, ON. Ontario's newest Railroad museum projects.
bulletPort Stanley Terminal: Port Stanley, ON. The PST operates over a scenic seven mile portion of the former London & Port Stanley Railway, between Port Stanley and St. Thomas, Ontario. The train runs year round through all four seasons, mostly with volunteer help.
bulletSouth Simcoe Railway: The Railway runs from Tottenham to Beeton, Ontario, over a former Canadian National branch line originally built in the 1870s. A round-trip ride takes approximately one hour as passengers travel in restored open-window day coaches dating from the early 1930s.
bulletYork-Durham Heritage Railway: Ride back in time behind an Alco diesel along the Oak Ridges Moraine, 40 minutes northeast of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

QUEBEC
bulletCanadian Railway Museum: Delson/Saint-Constant, PQ. A unique opportunity to see railway history.

 

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