The Saskatchewan 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 ...

located west of

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...

at the intersection of the Pike Lake Highway (Hwy 60) and the

Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company () is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States. CN is Canada's largest railway, in terms of both revenue a ...

tracks (on "Hawker" siding). It is operated by the Saskatchewan Railroad Historical Association (SRHA) and was opened in 1990. The museum hosts a 3.2 meter mural of the planet Jupiter, for the art-project, the "North American Solar System" and was created by Roman Rabbitskin.

Images

Image:CNR-Boxcar-GTPShedStation.jpg, CNR boxcars Unity baggage shed, and

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Canadian Pacific The Canadian Pacific Railway () , 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 Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian Pacific Ka ...

S-3

Locomotives

The museum has a Canadian Pacific S-3 locomotive originally built by the

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in 1957 to a design originally developed by the

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. Between 2001 and 2006 the S-3 was restored and painted in original period colours and is now on display.http://www.saskrailmuseum.org/S-3%20Press%20release%20Aug06.pdf S-3 Press Release September 1, 2006 The museum has a smaller

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diesel electric locomotive built in 1941. This unit was originally used by the

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and

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before being purchased by

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for use on the Saskatoon coal-fired A. L. Cole power plant before the site was decommissioned. This is augmented with a Canadian Pacific trackmobile built by crane manufacturer Whiting Corporation in 1957.

Street cars

The Saskatoon Municipal Railway operated street cars (also known as trams) from New Year's Day 1913 until 1951. They had a cumulative total of 56 streetcars; three of which are now owned by the museum. Car 40, built by the

Preston Car Company The Preston Car Company was a Canadian manufacturer of streetcars and other railway equipment, founded in 1908. It was formed by local investors including Frederick and George Adam Clare. The company was located in the town of Preston, Ontario ...

in 1911, was originally used in

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before being obtained by Saskatoon in 1919. It was one of seven units obtained from a trade with Calgary for six larger units that were too heavy to cross the Traffic Bridge. Car 51 was built by the

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company in 1927, and operated in Saskatoon until the end of street car service. Both of these cars have been restored to original colours. Car 203 was built by the

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in 1918. It was in service in

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and the city of

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before being purchased by Saskatoon. Restoration on this car has not started. File:Streetcar No. 40.JPG, Saskatoon Municipal Railway streetcar No. 40 at Saskatchewan Railway Museum File:Streetcar No. 51.JPG, Saskatoon Municipal Railway streetcar No. 51 at Saskatchewan Railway Museum File:Inside of streetcar No. 203.JPG, The interior of Saskatoon Municipal Railway streetcar No. 203 at Saskatchewan Railway Museum File:Streetcar No.203.JPG, Saskatoon Municipal Railway streetcar No. 203 at Saskatchewan Railway Museum

Passenger and freight service cars

The Canadian Pacific kirkella is on display. It was built by the

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in 1913 as a first class

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; it was in regular service until 1956 when it was converted for use on a work train as a carman's sleeper. The car was used when filming ''

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s, flat beds and a

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on display. A

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is also on display.

Special cars

The museum has two snow ploughs on display. The Canadian Pacific plow was manufactured in 1913, while the Canadian National plow was manufactured in 1927. The museum has speeders, wash cars and boarding cars used by work crews on display. Also on display is a diesel emergency generator car built by Canadian Car and Foundry in 1928 and owned by

Buildings

The buildings are former railway stations and service buildings moved to the site from other parts of Saskatchewan.

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* Six Person Bunkhouse circa 1919 from Maymont; now used as a gift shop * Brisbin Station circa 1918, originally used in Debden before being moved to Brisbin * Borden Tool Shed

Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway () , 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 Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian Pacific Ka ...

* Register Building, built 1915, Cory * New Humboldt Tool Shed * Old Humboldt Tool Shed *

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Tool Shed, built 1915

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* Nutana Engineman's Bunkhouse, now used as the museum centre

Grand Trunk Pacific Railway The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was a historic Canadian transcontinental railway running from Fort William, Ontario (now Thunder Bay) to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, a Pacific coast port. East of Winnipeg the line continued as the National ...

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Tower * Unity Express Shed, built 1919 * Agro Station, built 1913

Affiliations

The museum is affiliated with CMA,

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, and

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Images

Locomotives

Street cars

Passenger and freight service cars

Special cars

Buildings

Canadian Northern Railway The Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) was a historic Canada, Canadian transcontinental railway. At its 1923 merger into the Canadian National Railway , the CNoR owned a main line between Quebec City and Vancouver via Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Edmonto ...

Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway () , 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 Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian Pacific Ka ...

Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company () is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States. CN is Canada's largest railway, in terms of both revenue a ...

Grand Trunk Pacific Railway The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was a historic Canadian transcontinental railway running from Fort William, Ontario (now Thunder Bay) to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, a Pacific coast port. East of Winnipeg the line continued as the National ...

Affiliations

See also

References

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