The Winnipeg Railway Museum is a non-profit organization operated by volunteers from the Midwestern Rail Association. The museum is located on tracks 1 and 2 within Winnipeg 's Via Rail operated Union Station in Manitoba , Canada .
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Their mandate is preserve and promote the rail heritage in the regions between the Lakehead and the Rockies , and between Saint Paul, Minnesota and Hudson Bay . The museum is dedicated to the history and development of the railway in Western Canada . The collection features the Countess of Dufferin [ 2] (the first locomotive on the Canadian prairies), a variety of vintage railcars,[ 2] cabooses , a Jordan spreader from 1911,[ 2] the history and artifacts of the building of the Hudson Bay Railway to Churchill, Manitoba ,[ 3] technical displays, HO scale model layout[ 3] and a gift shop.
The Museum is affiliated with CMA , CHIN , and the Virtual Museum of Canada .
City of Winnipeg Rail Car
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Coordinates : 49°53′19″N 97°08′00″W / 49.888515°N 97.133424°W / 49.888515; -97.133424