Alberta Railway Museum

Coordinates: 53°42′08″N 113°22′58″W / 53.70222°N 113.38278°W / 53.70222; -113.38278

Alberta Railway Museum
Established	1976
Location	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Type	Train
Website	www.albertarailwaymuseum.com

The Alberta Railway Museum (ARM) located in Edmonton, Alberta the Alberta Railway Museum houses a collection of railway equipment and buildings. It has locomotives from both the Canadian National Railways (CNR) and Northern Alberta Railways (NAR).^[1]

History

The Alberta Railway Museum, which opened in 1976 in an historic spot - on the former Canadian Northern Railway Coronado Subdivision. With the exception of summer staff, volunteers keep the Museum operating. Funding comes from memberships, museum admissions, grants and casinos.^[2]

Collection

The collection is in the process of being restored, with some cars already finished and others yet to be started. Some cars will be restored to nearly original condition while others will be restored to "last used".^[3]

CNR passenger train

These cars are the beginning of the Museum's planned consist of a CNR passenger train.^[4]

• CN 6514 and 6614
• 10648 Express Refrigerator
• 11141 Through Baggage
• 7815 Mail Express
• 8730 Baggage
• Regina
• Pelee Island
• Fort Brabant

CNR prairie mixed freight train

The following cars are a typical consist of a prairie mixed freight. Other cas may be added as they become available.^[5]

• 1392 Locomotive
• 16015 Tender (1392B)
• 46230 Refrigerator
• 172755 Stock Car
• 477871 Box Car
• 509893 Box Car
• 512719 Box Car
• 17913 Box Car
• 6570 Tank Car
• 16040 Tank Car
• 7379 Combine
• 78185 Caboose

Northern Alberta Railways passenger train

These eight cars are part of the Museum's planned consist representing a complete NAR passenger train, the only one in existence.^[6]

• 73 Locomotive
• 1454 Mail Express
• 1460 Mail Express
• 1220 Express
• Rycroft
• Westlock
• Dunvegan

NAR work train

This lineup represents a typical Northern Alberta Railways work train and is the only surviving complete set.^[7]

• 16511 Flat Car
• 15015 Flat Car
• 14040 Ballast Car
• 14085 Ballast Car
• 16601 Flanger
• 16522 Jordan Spreader
• 68301 Outfit Car
• CP 409748 Outfit Car
• 51625 Tank Car
• 69695 Bunk Car
• 17050 Bunk Car
• 17900 Engineering Car
• 17009 Foreman and Tool Car
• 17032 Cook Supply Car
• 17062 Cook Car
• 17092 Box Car
• 13025 Caboose

Auxiliary train

This collection, including the "Big Hook" (63017) and its more modern cousin 50387, is a consist of an auxiliary or wreck train.^[8]

• 63017 Crane
• 57611 Idler
• 50387 Crane / 54597 Idler
• 51566 (401) Tender
• 28251 Flat Car
• 58285 Gondola
• 18104 Bunk Car

Special interest equipment

Other significant locomotives and cars.^[9]

• CN 9000 EMD F3A locomotive
• CN 7944 EMD NW2 locomotive
• Alberta & Great Waterways Railway 17106 combine passenger car
• CN 15029 Rule Instruction Car (formerly Canadian Government Railways sleeper)
• CN 55245 Snowplow (formerly Northern Alberta Railways)
• NAR 306 Coach Caboose (formerly Boston and Albany Railroad)
• CN 50800 load test car

See also

• List of heritage railways in Canada
• List of museums in Canada

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Alberta Railway Museum

• Official site

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