Canadian Railway Museum

Established in 1961 by its owner and operator, the Canadian Railroad Historical Association, the museum maintains the largest collection of railway equipment in Canada with over 140 pieces of rolling stock. There are also over 250,000 objects and documents from Canada's railway history in the collection which is maintained in the archives on the property.

The museum operates a heritage streetcar line around the grounds as well as a heritage railway which pulls a small passenger train on a former freight spur to Montée des Bouleaux. The streetcar operates daily during the spring, summer and fall while the railway operates every Sunday during the same period.

Three engines that did not operate in service in Canada but have a 'Canadian connection' are SNCF 030-841 3-030.C.841, LB&SCR A1 class 54 Waddon & LNER Class A4 4489 Dominion of Canada, two of which are British in origin and the third is French.

The museum underwent a significant expansion during the 2000s when the Angus Exhibit Pavilion opened. Some of the most valuable items were placed in the new pavilion, which became the main exhibition building.

One of the most notable artifacts is former Canadian Pacific locomotive #2850, with a 4-6-4 wheel arrangement, known as a "Hudson type". In 1939, this particular locomotive was responsible for pulling the Royal train carrying King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on the westbound leg of their trip across Canada.{{cite journal|last1=Holland|first1=Kevin J|title=Trains of Fame|journal=Canada's History|date=Dec 2017|volume=97|issue=6|pages=20–29|issn=1920-9894}} Because of this, #2850 and all engines of its class (H1c/H1d #2820-2859, H1e #2860-2864), were redesignated as Royal Hudsons. This did not include the H1a/H1b classes #2800-2819.

{{Cite web |title=Canadian Railway Museum Collection |url=http://collections.exporail.org/emfc/#browse=enarratives.59 |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=collections.exporail.org}}

File:Crm trains1.jpg|Historical Trains Preserved at Canadian Railway Museum

File:CPR locomotives no 492 4-6-0 and no 144 4-4-0 etc.jpg|Main Pavilion CPR locomotive no. 144

File:LNER Class A4 4489 Dominion of Canada at CRM.jpg|LNER Class A4 Dominion of Canada

File:Pullman cars at Delson.jpg|Pullman Cars

File:VIA GM FP9.jpg|Via Rail FP9ARM #6309 undergoing restoration at the museum

File:Royal hudson.jpg|CP Royal Hudson #2850, Canadian Railway Museum

File:ALCO RS18 3684.jpg|CN #3684, an MLW-built Alco RS18 at the Canadian Railway Museum

File:CP M235 39 Buick.jpg|Canadian Pacific '39 Buick, M235, Canadian Railway Museum

File:CRM Engine Undercarriage Exhibit.jpg|Engine Undercarriage Exhibit, Canadian Railway Museum

File:Rotary snowblow.jpg|Rotary Snowplow at Canadian Railway Museum

File:Dominionofcanada4489.jpg|Dominion of Canada in her restored livery, 2014

File:View of angus pavillion.jpg|Grand Trunk Western "Mogul" No. 713

File:Canadian Pacific H24-66 -8905 at Exporail (July 2017).jpg|alt=Canadian Pacific H24-66 -8905 at Exporail (July 2017)|Canadian Pacific H24-66 #8905 at Exporail (July 2017)

File:CP Rail M640 -4744 at Exporail (July 2017).jpg|CP Rail M-640 #4744 at Exporail (July 2017)

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• Locomotion: the National Railway Museum at Shildon (UK)
• Nuremberg Transport Museum (Germany)
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• {{cite book| title=Portrait of the Collection| author=Viaud, Jean-Paul| year=2002| publisher=Canadian Railway Museum| isbn=2-9804089-1-3 }}

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