Revelstoke Railway Museum
Revelstoke Railway Museum
4.5
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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The Revelstoke Railway Museum tells the fascinating story of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the mountain region. Revelstoke is one of Canada's most iconic railway towns! Come and explore our deep railway roots. We are elevator-accessible and have accessible restrooms. Watch the many passing trains of one of North America's largest railways from the comfort of our large public green space. Explore compelling history, marvel at our beautiful model railway, or try running an engine in our simulator. Our museum store offers a huge variety of railway-themed items, clothing and books.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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Jon M
Bury St. Edmunds, UK100 contributions
Aug. 2023 • Family
This is a great museum and it's cool that it's right next to the railway line. But the railway line is active so the entrance to the museum gets closed because very very very long trains are going passed. We got stuck on the way in for 10 minutes (see photo). But we didn't get stuck on the way out because if you look at the map there's another access which doesn't get stopped by passing trains. So if the access from Long Avenue is held up on the way in or out, use Track St East off Townley Street. We did that on the way out and maybe 30 minutes later drove past the main entrance to see the same cars still waiting for trains to pass...
Written October 6, 2023
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Pia S
katy207 contributions
Aug. 2023 • Couples
My husband and I went there yesterday and it is an interesting museum with local history but I just didn’t think there’s much else to see. Compared to other small train museums I’ve seen it didn’t have much about trains and I do think the price was a bit high for what you get.
Written August 19, 2023
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Ady_JD
Welwyn Garden City, UK181 contributions
Jun. 2023 • Couples
Interesting place if you like the history of the railway. Good exhibitions , followed by some large locomotives inside and some more in the yard beyond. Small gift shop and good wash rooms.
Good place to while away an hour or two
Good place to while away an hour or two
Written June 23, 2023
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Morag S
East Kilbride23 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
Great little museum, packed with railway info and social history of the area. Really friendly staff. Well worth an hour or two of your day.
Written June 13, 2023
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Gardiner W
Vancouver, Canada402 contributions
May 2023 • Solo
Get a real sense of Canada's early railway history with a quick visit to the museum. Lots of photos of yesteryear with text. And a huge, I mean huge, steam locomotive inside together with what I think they called a parlour car. Also some aged rolling stock in the museum yard...you can able through the caboose. Well presented displays - kids would love it. Also a nice little film on continuous reel with oldtimers telling their stories of how to run these behemoths. Well worth a visit.
Written June 3, 2023
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Alexandra T
Murrieta, CA1,916 contributions
Aug. 2022
This is a very nice museum with lots of information about the Canadian Pacific Railroad. You could easily spend a couple of hours walking around here.
Written October 25, 2022
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Tour41857
2 contributions
Sep. 2022
Pleasant staff. Clean washrooms for both men and women. Nice giftshop. Detailed historical history of CPR.
Written September 30, 2022
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Michelle E
5 contributions
Sep. 2022
Great information about the area and how the railway was such a big part of it! Easy to find friendly staff!
Written September 17, 2022
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ChristineBOmaha
13 contributions
Sep. 2022
Lots of facts to learn about the Canadian railway system. A fun way to spend an hour if you're a history buff. Displays inside and out. Very friendly staff and cute gift shop. Very modern washrooms.
Written September 13, 2022
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Mans71
Currie, Australia135 contributions
Aug. 2022 • Couples
I’m so not into trains however I spent 1 1/2 hrs here. What a great place! It was so interesting to read about how important the rail is to Canada and the interesting history on the porters and the building of the rail lines. I would definitely come back!
Written August 10, 2022
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When does the museum close for the Winter
The Museum stays open with reduced hours, in the winter open Wednesday to Saturday 11-4
Andrea
17 contributions
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RevRailwayMuseum
Revelstoke, Canada
We recommend at least an hour but it can take up to 2 hours, or more, if you take in all the exhibits, ride the simulator, talk to an engineer, and watch the film in the theatre. You can also bring a picnic lunch and enjoy it in our back yard beside the main line tracks - great place for the kids to run too! Hope we see you soon!
Juzer L
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Hello:
I was wondering if I could book a guided tour of the museum for Sunday May 21, 2017. I would also like to know the price please - we are a family of 2 adults and one 3 yr old child.
Thank you,
Juzer Lokhandwala
RevRailwayMuseum
Revelstoke, Canada
Hi Juzer,
Thank you for your message. We would be delighted to have you and your family visit on Sunday May 21. We will be open from 9:00 to 5:00 and we have lots for all of you to enjoy! You may arrive at any time as we don't pre-book except for large tour groups, and it is designed for self-touring. The cost is $10 each for adults, $8 each for seniors 60+, and your 3 year-old is free. Your little one will particularly like being able to climb aboard our rail cars and we have a fun kids caboose play area that your child will enjoy. We also have a train simulator that is fun for all ages and is a not to be missed experience for all of you! I hope we have the pleasure of seeing you on Sunday. Jennifer, Executive Director
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