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The Winnipeg Railway Museum is a railway museum located on tracks 1 and 2 within the Via Rail-operated Union Station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Volunteers from the Midwestern Rail Association Inc., a non-profit organization founded in 1975, operate the museum.

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Winnipeg Railway Museum

Location within Manitoba
Established	1994
Location	Union Station, 123 Main St, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Coordinates	49°53′20″N 97°8′3″W
Type	Railway museum
Key holdings	Countess of Dufferin
Collection size	6 locomotives, plus rolling stock
Founder	David Harris, Norman Leathers, Roger Letourneau
Director	Grae Hughes, Christopher Robinson, Douglas Moberg, Gordon Leathers, Harold Davies and Douglas Bell
President	Gary Stempnick
Public transit access	Winnipeg Transit
Nearest car park	Privately operated, surrounding station[1]
Website	wpgrailwaymuseum.com

The museum is affiliated with CMA, CHIN and Virtual Museum of Canada.

Overview

The museum preserves rail history in canada

The collection features the Countess of Dufferin[2] (the first locomotive on the Canadian prairies), a variety of vintage railcars,[2] cabooses, a Jordan spreader from 1911,[2] the history and artifacts of the building of the Hudson Bay Railway to Churchill, Manitoba,[3] technical displays, HO scale model layout,[3] and a gift shop.

In 2015, restoration began on Winnipeg's last streetcar, Car 356, to be displayed at the Winnipeg Railway Museum.[4]

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 sets on display. The staircase leading to the museum from the Via Rail 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' routes might meet. In preparation, the museum is now slated to close on December 31, 2021 for relocation.[5]

Gallery

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  Locomotive on display
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  Train and equipment
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  Railway equipment
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  Winnipeg Hydro train
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  City of Winnipeg Rail Car

See also

• Canadian National Railway
• Canadian Pacific Railway
• List of heritage railways in Canada

References

External links

• Official website

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