All Aboard! Railway History Across Canada
Hop on board and explore these railway heritage sites and museums! From museums and heritage train stations, to operating steam railways and memorial gardens, there’s something for everyone on this Visit List. Discover the ways Canada’s railway history changed your local area with one of these Historic Places. Happy exploring!
Places
Toronto Railway Museum – The John Street Roundhouse
Toronto, Ontario
The Toronto Railway Museum is located in the heart of the historic John Street Roundhouse.
Private: Camrose Heritage Railway Station and Park
Camrose, Alberta
The 1911 Canadian Northern Railway depot, located in the heart of Camrose’s heritage dis...
Elgin County Railway Museum
St. Thomas, Ontario
Elgin County Railway Museum is housed in a large historic building in St. Thomas, ON.
The Revelstoke Railway Museum
Revelstoke, British Columbia
The Museum preserves and interprets Revelstoke's remarkable railway history.
The New Brunswick Railway Museum
Hillsborough, New Brunswick
The New Brunswick Railway Museum is a non-profit organization and heritage site.
Private: Galt Historic Railway Park
Stirling, Alberta
1890 International Railway Station museum. Moved from Coutts-Sweetgrass boarder crossing.
Gordon G. Pike Railway Museum
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador
The Gordon G. Pike Railway Museum is housed in the former railway station in Hr. Grace, NL
Miami Railway Station Museum
Miami, Manitoba
National historic site depicting life as a rural station agent in Manitoba
Eaton Internment Camp at the Saskatchewan Railway Museum
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Historic railway grounds, WWI Internment memorial garden, & interpretive display site
Kettle Valley Steam Railway
Summerland, British Columbia
Experience the romance of a bygone era at the Kettle Valley Steam Railway in the beautiful...
McAdam Railway Station
McAdam, New Brunswick
The McAdam Railway Station is a National and Provincial Historic site and Heritage Station
Nakusp Rail Society
Nakusp, British Columbia
Three pieces of restored CPR rolling stock - 1921 plow, 1913 Jordon Spreader, 1977 Caboose
Railway Station Museum
Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador
Registered Heritage Structure completed in 1919.
Palmerston Railway Heritage Museum
Palmerston, Ontario
Experience Wellington County’s only original railway station.
Orangedale Railway Station
Orangedale, Nova Scotia
An original InterColonial Railway Station built in 1886.
Road Map
Toronto, Ontario to Orangedale, Nova Scotia
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