The railway played a major role in the development of Winnipeg, causing an amazing growth period and prosperity unequalled in Canadian urban development. The goal of the museum is to preserve that heritage. The museum is the current home of the first steam locomotive on the Canadian prairies, The Countess of Dufferin.

View an early-generation diesel locomotive just like the ones still used today. You’ll also see the following locomotives: the CN GMD1 1900 – the first diesel engine of its' series, built in 1959; and thePlymouth 35 Ton – a small yard engine built in 1930 by the Plymouth Locomotive Works, Plymouth, Ohio, U.S.A.

Find the Winnipeg Railway Museum on tracks 1 and 2 of Union Station at 123 Main Street.