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Tourist: Canada

 AB | BC | MB | NB | NF | NS | ON | PQ | YK


Alberta:

British Columbia:

Manitoba:

  • Prairie Dog Central Steam Museum Train: Winnipeg, MB. A great old train, completely restored, operating on class 1 track by the Vintage Locomotive Society. (7/21/97)

  • Winnipeg 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. (10/5/97)

New Brunswick:

  • Salem & 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. (10/23/97)

Newfoundland:

  • Newfoundland Transport Museum: St. John's, NF. Offers a variety of exhibitions, programs and special yearly events for the entire family. (9/25/99)

Nova Scotia:

  • Nova 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. (12/14/97)

  • Sydney & 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. (8/14/97)

Ontario:

  • Canada's National Museum Of Science and Technology: Ottawa, ON. A collection of steam locomotives is on display along with other railroad artifact. (English/French)(9/27/97)

  • Elgin County Railroad Museum : St. Thomas, ON. Rolling stock and equipment located in the former Michigan Central Railroad shops. (9/25/99)

  • Halton 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. (6/5/97)

  • Komoka Railway Museum: Komoka, ON. An all-volunteer operation, the Komoka Railway Museum, Inc. displays the railway heritage of Komoka and southwestern Ontario. (7/5/97)

  • Ossawippi Express Dining Cars: Orillia, ON. Eight historic railway cars dating back to 1896, now a restaurant and gift shop. (7-21-03)

  • Port 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. (7/4/97)

  • Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society: St. Thomas, ON. Website offers restoration and operating information for Essex Terminal Railway No.9 restored by volunteers. (4-11-03)

  • St. Thomas Ontario, The Railway Capital of Canada! : The On Track group works to promote & preserve our local railway heritage. (6-12-01)

  • South Simcoe Railway: The Railway runs from Tottenham to Beeton, ON, 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. (7/4/97)

  • York-Durham Heritage Railway: Ride back in time behind an Alco diesel along the Oak Ridges Moraine, 40 minutes northeast of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (10/2/98)

Quebec:

  • Hull-Chelsea-Wakefield Steam Train: Hull, PQ. All Aboard for an unforgettable journey into the past on board of Canada's last remaining authentic steam-powered trains. Relax in comfort in climate controlled cars and let the "clickety clack" of the wheels carry you back to a by-gone era. Discover the enchanting landscape of the Outaouais region as we travel the banks of the Gatineau river along one of Canada's most beautiful natural reserves, the Gatineau Park. This memorable excursion with on-board tour guides and entertainers is sure to delight you! (6-9-04)

Yukon:

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