The Winnipeg Railway Museum is a
railway museum
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives ( steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic e ...
located on tracks 1 and 2 within the
Via Rail
Via Rail Canada Inc. (), operating as Via Rail or Via, is a Canadian Crown corporation that is mandated to operate intercity passenger rail service in Canada. It receives an annual subsidy from Transport Canada to offset the cost of operating ...
-operated
Union Station
A union station (also known as a union terminal, a joint station in Europe, and a joint-use station in Japan) is a railway station at which the tracks and facilities are shared by two or more separate railway companies, allowing passengers to ...
in
Winnipeg
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,
Manitoba
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,
Canada
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. Volunteers from the Midwestern Rail Association Inc., a non-profit organization founded in 1975, operate the museum.
The museum is affiliated with
CMA,
CHIN
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Evolution
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and
Virtual Museum of Canada
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Administered by the Canadian Museum of History (CMH) ...
.
Overview
The museum preserves rail history in canada
The collection features the ''
Countess of Dufferin
The ''Countess of Dufferin'' was the first steam locomotive to operate in the Canadian prairie provinces and is named after Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Countess of Dufferin (later Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava), the wife of the Earl o ...
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s, a Jordan spreader from 1911, the history and artifacts of the building of the Hudson Bay Railway to Churchill, Manitoba
Churchill is a town in northern Manitoba, Canada, on the west shore of Hudson Bay, roughly from the Manitoba–Nunavut border. It is most famous for the many polar bears that move toward the shore from inland in the autumn, leading to the nickname ...
,[Display, a]
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model layout, and a gift shop.
In 2015, restoration began on Winnipeg's last streetcar
A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...
, Car 356, to be displayed at the Winnipeg Railway Museum.
The museum exhibit hall is, in fact, disused platforms and tracks that have been parked with display locomotives, carts, and portable buildings with model-train
Railway modelling (UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland) or model railroading (US and Canada) is a hobby in which rail transport systems are modelled at a reduced scale.
The scale models include locomotives, rolling stock, streetcars, ...
sets on display. The staircase leading to the museum from the Via Rail
Via Rail Canada Inc. (), operating as Via Rail or Via, is a Canadian Crown corporation that is mandated to operate intercity passenger rail service in Canada. It receives an annual subsidy from Transport Canada to offset the cost of operating ...
station is the same that was used to get onto the platform when that section of the station was in use. The other stairs have been sealed and locked to this day. It is unknown what will happen to this terminal as the museum is likely to be moved.
Long-term plans may involve moving the Winnipeg Railway Museum elsewhere in Winnipeg to make way for a rapid transit hub station where several 'Rapid Transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be c ...
' routes might meet. In preparation, the museum is now slated to close on December 31, 2021 for relocation.
Gallery
File:Train on display at Winnipeg Railway Museum.JPG, Locomotive
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on display
File:Train and equipment at Winnipeg Railway Museum.JPG, Train and equipment
File:Railway equipment at Winnipeg Railway Museum.jpg, Railway equipment
File:Winnipeg Hydro train at Winnipeg Railway Museum.jpg, Winnipeg Hydro train
File:City of Winnipeg Rail Car at Winnipeg Railway Museum.jpg, City of Winnipeg Rail Car
See also
*Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company (french: Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States.
CN i ...
*Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway (french: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadi ...
*List of heritage railways in Canada
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Buildings and structures in downtown Winnipeg
History museums in Manitoba
Railway museums in Manitoba
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