Railway Places to visit in the Interior and Okanagan Region:

Prince George Railway and Forestry Museum

P.O. Box 2408
Prince George, BC V2N 2S6
Telephone: 250-563-7351, 250-563-7334, Fax: 250-563-7337
Location: Located 850 River Road nesseled in Cotton Wood Park, across from the CN yards.

The museum is home to 62 pieces of rolling stock, forestry equipment,and heritage equipment. The museum sits on 15 acres of park land of which 9 acres are developed. The museum is home to the Penny station built in 1914 for the GTP railroad (now CNR), the Hixon station, built in 1953 for the PGE (now BC Rail). A couple of key railway items in the museum are: 1913 CPR 100 ton steam crane (fully functional and operates on specail events), a wooden Russel snow plow built in 1903, a CN Caboose built in 1899, a 4-6-0 steam locomotive built for CN in 1914, and the business coach Nechako, built for the big boss to hold meetings and entertain. The museum is also home to the Northern Telephone Pioneers which has a large collection and display of telephones, including an operating telegraph system. The museum has just completed the new Visitors Centre. This is a building designed after the GTP station. It has a total of 7,000 sq. ft which is office space, library/archives, the CNC Gallery and of course a Gift Shop. We are a hands on museum, come, climb aboard and see what it was like to operate one of these big boys. The museum operates from mid May to Sept or longer weather permitting. We have more yet to build so come see and watch us grow.

Website: Prince George Railway and Forestry Museum   E-mail: trains@pgrfm.bc.ca

Kettle Valley Steam Railway ~ Summerland, B.C.

P.O. Box 1288
Summerland, BC V0H 1Z0
Telephone: 250-494-8422, Fax: 250-494-8452
Location: 18404 Bathville Road, Summerland, B.C, which is 10 miles north of Penticton

The Kettle Valley Steam Train operates a 1924 Shay steam locomotive which pulls two 1950's passenger coaches over 6 miles of the original Kettle Valley Railway built 1910-1916. Return trip - 90 minutes passed orchards and vineyards of scenic Okanagan Valley. Historical commentary: special events including the Great Train Robberies and BBQ and Theme Trains.

Website: Kettle Valley Steam Railway Homepage   E-mail: kvr@telus.net

Kamloops Heritage Railway  Society

The CN steam locomotive 2141 has been restored and is operating on
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from Canada Day to Labour Day.
Click on the KamRail.com  link  on the Web Site link below for more information
on riding the train.

Website: Kamloops Heritage Railway Society   E-mail: Info@KamloopsHeritageRailway.com

Revelstoke Railway Museum

P.O. Box 3018
Revelstoke, BC V0E 2S0
Telephone: 250-837-6060, 877-837-6060. Fax: 250-837-3732
Location: Located along Canadian Pacific Railway's mainline, Victoria Road, Revelstoke, BC.

A railway museum open year round featuring  CP Steam Locomotive# 5468,  Business Car #4,  Jordan Spreader, wedge plow,  a train simulator and much much more. Revelstoke Railway Days: 3rd weekend in August. Also houses the extensive Jim Ferrier collection of  C.P.R. railway drawings.

Wesite: Revelstoke Railway Museum   E-mail: railway@revelstoke.net

Dawson Creek Station Museum

Dawson Creek, B.C.

The Dawson Creek Station Museum is located in downtown Dawson Creek in the Northern Alberta Railway Park, and housed in the renovated N.A.R. railway station. The west side of the building has been historically restored to its former glory as a railway station, complete with waiting room, office, baggage room and living quarters. The east end of the Railway Building contains the geological and archaeological history of the areas, as well as an impressive wildlife exhibit set in superbly crafted dioramas. Among these, one of the most interesting exhibits is the huge mastodon tusk found in the banks of a nearby river.

Website: Dawson Creek

Kwinitsa Station Railway Museum

P.O. Box 669
Prince Rupert, BC V8J 3S1
Telephone: 604-627-1915, 604-624-3207,  Fax: 604-627-8007

This award-winning museum is housed in one of the few surviving stations of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. It was originally built around 1912 on the rail line 67 km (45 miles) east of Prince Rupert. The building was moved to Prince Rupert's waterfront in 1985 and turned into a museum. It depicts Prince Rupert's railway heritage and early city history, with newly expanded programs and exhibits. The museum is open in the summer only.

Website:  Kwinitsa Station Railway Museum

White Pass & Yukon Railway ~ Skagway, Alaska

Postbox 435 • Skagway • Alaska 99840 • USA
Telephone: 800-343-7373 • Fax: 907-983-2734

From sea level at Skagway, the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway climbs 2,885 feet to White Pass summit in only 20 miles of track, one of the steepest railroads in the world. Of its entire 110 miles of track, 20 miles are in Alaska, 32 miles in British Columbia and 58 miles in Yukon Territory.

Website: White Pass & Yukon Route