On our way to Parry Sound, we took a detour to visit this museum. There is a huge steam engine, it... read more
On our way to Parry Sound, we took a detour to visit this museum. There is a huge steam engine, it... read more
Stopped in here today, just to kill a couple hours, really enjoyed ourselves. Honestly, they have a... read more
So much to see and experience !! Staff of the museum were very friendly and volunteers helpful in answering questions we had. It was mid-week so very few people were around so we basically had the run of the museum. We took our time exploring each room of the original home of the railroad Superintendent on site filled with memorabilia and artifacts of the area railroad, mining and logging history. Items were labelled and described their use "back in the day"...I learned so much ! They encourage people to climb aboard several of "retired" locomotives including a school train were students attended classes. Everything is there to touch and examine if you wish...a trust not found everywhere. After spending almost 2 hours there we crossed the street to the Heritage Center and fire hall where we wandered through and saw old and not so old fire trucks, went in the basement were the old jail cells were...very cool !...and watched the biggest handmade train set I've ever seen ! Wow ! I just don't have enough room here to tell you all about this walk through history...very, very impressed ! I'll be telling everyone I know to go !!!
My wife and I had a good visit at the museum and Sara was a great guide. Overall, it doesn't appear to be a big site but there is a lot of history packed in it and it was well worth waiting an hour for it to open.
Glad you guys had a great visit and decided to wait for us to open! Our volunteers do an incredible job of ensuring a visit is well worth the price of admission. Thanks again!
We always enjoy our time here. Will be back maybe in July. Always find interesting. A must at Halloween. Always fun scaring tie kids.
This is situated in the Greater Sudbury community of Capreol. About a 35 minute drive from downtown Sudbury.
If you've ever worked for the railroad, and your into the history of the railroad industry, This is for you! There are full size locomotives that have been restored to their original look as they were when they were riding he rails of Northern Ontario. Inside there are displays of what life was like back in the railroad industry in the 1800's and early 1900's The reason I was here was it was the opening of the museum for the season. Just a block away on young st. There is another museum. The Police and fire museum. It has old fire Engines that have been restored. Another section has the history of policing in Capreol. There is a jail where you can go in and get a feel of what's it like to be locked up. There is a special entrance where the prisoners enter the police station. It's pretty daunting when you imagine what it was like back then.
Down stairs there is a miniature railroad set up as it is from one end of the Country to the other. There is about 400 square ft of track where there is a train that goes all over the place. The detail of the miniature structures is amazing!! The people who built it are there to answer any questions you have. Up stairs there is a section of the history of the town of Capreol itself.
The reason I gave this an average rating is because I am not big on the history of railroad. If I was I'd give a very good to excellent rating.
Do I recommend this place? If you're a history buff of trains, Yes. If you're not don't go.
I definitely reccommend visiting the Railroad Museum on October nights for their annual Terror Train! They turn the museum and train cars into a terrifyingly fun haunted house. It's so scary, but so much fun! Well worth the trip out to Capreol. But, be aware, the line up for the Terror Train can be really long.
Thanks for the review! Lines can be long, especially the closer we get to Halloween. Heading out in early October or even on Sunday evenings will help reduce wait times
This was a great choice! We were looking for something to do that would also entertain some younger kids. You can't fail with train!
The Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre is located in Capreol, part of the City of Greater Sudbury and home to the hub of rail travel for decades. Quite a commitment by a group of volunteers to provide us with this look back to the age of rail life in this area. The engines were incredible, but, the real treat were the cars that had been converted to school rooms and living quarters. It was a very austere life style to be sure, with an entire family living in a box car turned into tiny house.
Our guides were knowledgeable and this made the tour that much more enjoyable.
The property also boasts a amusement park of sorts, complete with fish and frog pond and a toy train set that runs through the property.
The old house on the property contains other memorabilia surrounding the development of the area, including logging and mining pursuits in addition to containing more rail memorabilia.
The tour doesn't end at this property as the old fire hall a couple of blocks away is also part of the look back at Capreol.
We actually misjudged the amount of time this tour could take and consequently did not spend the amount of time we would have liked to peruse all of the artifacts and memorabilia. Give yourself a couple of hours at least. You will enjoy it.