Saskatchewan Railway Museum
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| Saskatchewan Railroad Historical Association | |
|---|---|
| Type | Not for profit |
| Founded | NA |
| Headquarters | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Key people | NA |
| Industry | Museum |
| Products | Restoration and Exhibits |
| Employees | NA |
| Website | www.saskrailmuseum.org |
The Saskatchewan Railway Museum is a railway museum located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, operated by the Saskatchewan Railroad Historical Society.
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[edit] Locomotives
The museum has a Canadian Pacific S-3 locomotive originally built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1957 to a design originally developed by the American Locomotive Company. Between 2001 and 2006 the S-3 was restored and painted in original period colours and is now on display. [1]
The museum has a smaller General Electric 23 ton diesel electric locomotive built in 1941. This unit was originally used by the US Army and US Air Force before being purchased by SaskPower for use on the A. L. Cole site. This is augmented with a Canadian Pacific Trackmobile built by Whiting Corporation in 1957.
[edit] Street Cars
The Saskatoon Municipal Railway operated street cars from New Year’s day 1913 until 1951. The museum has three street cars. Car 40 built by the Preston Car Company in 1911 was originally used in Calgary before being obtained by Saskatoon in 1919. Car 51 built by National Steel Car in 1927 operated in Saskatoon until the end of street car service. Both of these cars have been restored to original colours.
Car 203 was built by the Cincinnati Car Company in 1918 and was in service with the Cleveland, Ohio and the city of London, Ontario before being purchased by Saskatoon. Restoration on this car has not started.
[edit] Passenger and freight service cars
The Canadian Pacific Kirkella is on display. The Kirkella was built by the Pullman Company in 1913 as a first class sleeper car; it was in regular service until 1956 when it was converted for use on a work train as a carman’s sleeper. The car was used when filming the "Summer of the Monkeys" movie.
The museum has Canadian Pacific and Canadian National box cars, flat beds and a hopper car on display. A Cominco tanker car is also on display.
[edit] Special cars
The museum has two snow ploughs on display. The Canadian Pacific car was manufactured in 1913, while the Canadian National car was manufactured in 1927.
The museum has speeder cars, wash cars and boarding cars used by work crews on display. Also on display is a 300 horsepower diesel emergency generator car built by Canadian Car and Foundry in 1928 and owned by SaskPower.
[edit] Buildings
The buildings are former railway stations and service buildings moved to the site from other parts of Saskatchewan.
[edit] Canadian Northern Railway
- Six Person Bunkhouse circa 1919 from Maymont; now used as a gift shop.
- Brisbin Station circa 1918 Originally used in Debden before being moved to Brisbin.
- Borden Tool Shed
[edit] Canadian Pacific Railway
- Register Building Built 1915, Cory
- New Humboldt Tool Shed
- Old Humboldt Tool Shed
- Outlook Tool Shed built 1915
[edit] Canadian National Railway
- Nutana Engineman’s Bunkhouse, now used as the museum centre.
