Alberta Railway Museum

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Alberta Railway Museum
Canadian National Railway (CN) locomotive 9000 EMD F3A at Alberta Railway Museum 02-Aug-2004.jpg
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Location in Edmonton
Established1968
Location24215 34 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates 53°42′08″N113°22′58″W / 53.7022°N 113.3828°W / 53.7022; -113.3828
TypeTransportation Museum
Website www.albertarailwaymuseum.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Alberta Railway Museum( reporting mark ARM) is a railway museum in the north end of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It houses a collection of railway equipment and buildings and has locomotives from both the Canadian National Railways (CNR) and Northern Alberta Railways (NAR). [1]

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History

The Alberta Railway Museum began by a group of volunteers in 1968; they later relocated in 1975 to their current location, on the former Canadian Northern Railway Coronado Subdivision. [2]

The museum opens from 10 am to 5 pm during the seasons of Victoria Day weekend in May and through Labour Day weekend in September. The museum also offers speeder cars run a during the summer season and also run passenger trains with their locomotives during select weekends, from May, July, August through September. [3] The museum also serves guided and self-guided tours of the property, which lasts approximately 90 minutes. [3] Through the year, volunteers keep the museum operating, with the exception of summer staff. [3] Funding comes from memberships, museum admissions, grants and casinos. [3]

In 2018, the museum celebrated its 50th anniversary. [2] In 2020, the museum was closed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, but later reopened. [2]

Collection

Locomotives

Locomotive details [4] [5] [6]
Number / NameImageTypeModelBuiltBuilderStatus
1392 CN 1392 (32755255905).jpg Steam 4-6-0 1913 Montreal Locomotive Works Stored, awaiting repairs
73 Northern Alberta tender.jpg Steam 2-8-0 1927 Canadian Locomotive Company Display
9000 CNR 9000.jpg Diesel F3A 1948 Electro-Motive Diesel Operational
302 Northern Alberta Railway Train 1 at at Dawson Creek in November 1971 -- 3 Photos (34138820194).jpg Diesel GMD1 1959 General Motors Operational
6515/6614Diesels F7's1957General MotorsOperational
7944Diesel NW2 1946General MotorsOperational
4Diesel 44-ton switcher 1946 GE Transportation Systems Operational
5000Diesel GP30 1963General MotorsOperational
LaFargeDiesel44-ton switcher1956GE Transportation SystemsOperational
4618Diesel C40-8M 1990 General Electric Operational

Rolling stock

Rolling stock details [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
Number / NameImageTypeBuiltBuilder
10648Express Refrigerator1957Marine Industries
11141Through Baggage car 1942 Canadian Car and Foundry
7815Mail Express car1937Canadian Car and Foundry
8730Baggage car1939Canadian Car and Foundry
17106Combine Passenger car1900Unknown
1454Mail Express car1930Canadian Car and Foundry
1460 Northern Alberta baggage (3558274686).jpg Mail Express car1948Canadian Car and Foundry
1220Sleeper car1943Pullman Car Company
15029Rule Instruction car1916National Steel Car
RycroftSleeper car1913Pullman Car Company
WestlockSleeper car1917Pullman Car Company
DunveganBedroom Sleeper car1907 Barney and Smith Car Company
Regina Sleeper car 1923Canadian Car and Foundry
Pelee IslandSleeper car1927Canadian Car and Foundry
Fort BrabantSleeper car1924Canadian Car and Foundry
46230Refrigerator carUnknownUnknown
172855 Stock car 1912 Pullman Standard
477871 Boxcar 1939Canadian Car and Foundry
509893Boxcar1930 National Steel Car
512719Boxcar1931Canadian Car and Foundry
17913BoxcarUnKnownUnknown
6570Tank carUnknownUnknown
16040Tank car1920Unknown
7379Combine carUnknownUnknown
16511Flat carUnknownUnknown
15015Flat car1910Unknown
14040Ballast car1919Hart-Otis
14085Ballast carUnknownUnknown
16601Flanger1914Unknown
16522Jordan Spreader1929Unknown
68301Outfit car1911Unknown
409748Outfit carUnknownUnknown
51625Tanker carUnknownUnknown
69695Bunk carUnknownUnknown
17050Bunk carUnknownUnknown
17900Engineering car1914Unknown
17009Foreman and Tool car1940Unknown
17032Cook Supply car1911 Canadian Pacific Railway
17062Cook car1917Canadian Pacific Railway
50800Load test carUnknownUnknown
17092Boxcar1911Canadian Pacific Railway
55245Snowplow1952Russell Car and Snowplow Company
78185 Caboose 1929CNR Transcona Car Shops
306CabooseUnknownUnknown
13025Caboose1953Canadian Car and Foundry
50127 Canadian Northern crane (3558157922).jpg Crane1914Industrial Works
63017CraneUnknownUnknown
57611Idler1912Unknown
50387 / 54597Crane / Idler1956Industrial-Brownhoist
51566Tender1910Unknown
28251Flatcar1909 Dominion Car and Foundry
58285Gondola car1930National Steel Car
18104Bunk carUnknownUnknown

See also

References

  1. ↑ Home
  2. 1 2 3 "Our Timeline" . Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "About the museum". Archived from the original on 2007-06-23. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  4. ↑ "Locomotives". www.albertarailwaymuseum.com. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  5. ↑ Franchuk, Kevin (2023-10-06). "Canadian National donates 'Draper Taper' unit to museum". www.trains.com. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  6. ↑ "Collection". Archived from the original on 2009-02-15. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  7. ↑ "CNR Passenger Train". Archived from the original on 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  8. ↑ "Passenger Cars". www.albertarailwaymuseum.com. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Special Interest Equipment". Archived from the original on 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
  10. ↑ "Northern Alberta Railways Passenger Train". Archived from the original on 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  11. ↑ "Special Interest Equipment". Archived from the original on 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
  12. ↑ "Freight Cars". www.albertarailwaymuseum.com. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  13. ↑ "NAR Work Train". Archived from the original on 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  14. ↑ "CNR Prairie Mixed Freight Train". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2019-05-11.{{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2016-03-19 suggested (help)
  15. ↑ "Auxiliary Train". Archived from the original on 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  16. ↑ "Maintenance of Way". www.albertarailwaymuseum.com. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Special Interest Equipment". Archived from the original on 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
  18. ↑ "Maintenance of Way". www.albertarailwaymuseum.com. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
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