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calinp784
Interesting exhibits detailing the history of rail in Canada. Great set up and very friendly people.They have an engineer ready to answer your questions and the train simulator is entertaining.
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MarcosTraveler
You can look into a huge engine inside the museum, there are also other engines, model trains etc. Also, outdoor exhibition is worth visiting (so a sunny day is good for a visit).Worth visiting for anyone even remotely interested in transportation and technology!
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middleagedhoneymoone
Loved being able to talk to an original steam train engineer on board the engine on display. Lots of rolling stock outside including snow plows. Very interesting displays with good information to read as you go around. Allow 1-2 hours here.
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puddinpop250
Enjoyed walking through the old trains and talking with the conductor to learn how they operated years ago. Outside are more trains that you can walk through as well as a park area. The gift shop was nice and the staff were quite friendly.
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Old60timer
We knew very little about the hardships of working on the railway here and this museum was brilliant at showing so much of the heritage plus the actual trains, carriages etc made me become a bit of a Canadian train annorak.
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Darren_in_BC
This is a great railway museum, it has some rolling stock, but the center attraction is the large steam train located inside. In fact, the entire musuem is kind of built around this engine. Often, there is an ex-engineer sitting in the cab of the train, willing to answer your questions about the train or running the rails on the CPR.The price of admisssion is very reasonable.There are plenty of pictures of life on the CPR in the late 1800's early 1900's, as well as historical articfacts from the same time periods.Of course there are some train cars as well to walk through.The musuem itself is two stories, with lots of interesting things about the railway.
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bendwriter
This is a very nice, clean, well laid out museum. There are some beautiful engines and rolling stock to be seen. Of particular interest was the Pullman car you could walk through, and really get a feel for what it would have been like to dine and sleep on one of these great old cars. The highlight was the huge steam locomotive, where you could enter the cab and visit with one of the engineers who had actually driven this engine. We were lucky enough to encounter two of them, and heard some great stories about what it was like to start and run one of these engines - very interesting!While not a huge museum, it's definitely a recommended stop if you're in the area.
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libbyloujibjibs
Very well done museum. Great coverage of the trials of building a railway across the mountains. Loved the scale models depicting the railway over the gorge. Amazingly detailed.The large locomotive was one highlight and was made even better by having a former driver there to answer questions. The rolling stock was great to wander around - always amazed at the size of these cars.Favourite part for my train fanatic was the simulator. Cost $2 and there are 5 different scenarios so take toonies. We unfortunately only had enough for 2 tries.
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627darrylg
A great place for a railway nut. Some very good exhibits with plenty of history lessons thrown in. Loved the old "Mikado" engine and the gentleman there to answer questions.
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marylout514
My husband and I found this a very interest museum even though we are not train buffs. It displayed so many old carriages and engines outside, it was fasinating to see the size of them close up. There was a carriage and engine inside with a retired driver there to answer all your questions and to tell some interesting stories. The movies inside were very interesting and well worth watching.