Reviews of Revelstoke Railway Museum (Museum)

Kerry Sully

Very interesting, learned a lot!

Alan Dohn

Loved the History shown in the building and outside on the rails on how Revelstoke become into existence

cmkcalgary (Tamizhan)

Nice collection

Epic Pwnage

Has a entrance fee now, compared to 10 years ago when last visited

Neil Manson

Great display

d henderson

I really enjoyed this. Lots of history, it's anazing the manpower required to maintain rail service back then.

Tom M Middelveen

Very well done. Good historical overview, great detail on steam locomotive and locomotive simulator and quite a model railroad!

Aurora Edwards

What a great museum. My family really enjoyed walking through the rail car. We kind of wish we'd been able to climb the trains outside. Lots of great information,, should definitely go again.

Mike Stolorena

Very enjoyable. Great for a rainy day or when you need a rest from outdoor activities. Tells the history of the area and the exhibits are well done.

Ben

Interesting museum with some fascinating information and displays on Canadian railway history. The massive steam locomotive is especially impressive!

Airways Printing

History is alive

Alex Vardy

A really nice small-medium sized museum that has a plethora of information regarding the construction and racial discrimination of Revelstoke's railway and its workers. I would recommend you to come if you have kids and are interested in these sorts of information. This museum does indeed have a couple of the old fashioned (but well-maintained) cargoes which you may enter.

JJ Arsenault

We enjoyed this small community railroad museum along the still active Canadian pacific route. The miniature train track that is slowly growing is very cool.

Judy Krakalovich

What a great display along with the complete easy to read story. Very interesting. Watching the actual documentary with real people was fascinating. Well worth watching.

David Green

Clean and tidy exhibition. Same for washrooms.

Blake Maudsley

Really cool place with lots of history about the railway! Newly renovated caboose too!

Robert Morris

Nice rail road history

Jay Isaak

Very interesting, there's lots of things to look at, the train models were spectacular and the information was quite interesting. Lots of activities and there were a few interactive parts.

Jos Houben

Shows the importance of railways in the development of Canada.

Shawn Shewchuk

Kids loved it

Ehsan Tarokh

Nice place for kids and learn about CPR history

Paul Bloomfield

Great history lesson on the early day's of BC rail!

Dian Verwey

Greg place to spend some time. Have a great simulator, lots of things to see. Good for youngsters too.

Kevin Scheller

Great place to visit when in revelstoke. You get to see train cars from the past up close. Plus they have a awesome model train set. Very cool

Heather Smith

Very interesting

Christopher Cogswell

Great little stop in Revelstoke, affordable and rich in history! A great place to stop on your way through town!

Arianne Smith-Piquette

Very cute, small but excellent. My son really enjoyed the model train and the kids section.

Lyska Fullerton

It's a very informative museum. Lots of interactive displays.

Maple Sota

Very impressed with the exhibits here. Fascinating history of the Canadian Railway from it's beginning.

Helga Kahle

(Translated) Very nice exhibits, huge old locomotive (Original) Sehr schöne Exponate, riesige alte Lokomotive

Tina Lee

(Translated) It is very suitable for children to come to the museum. Although there are only two big trains, there are many small details that can be observed well. You can often hear the sound of the train passing outside the museum and have floor-to-ceiling windows to watch. You can understand that the decoration in the previous train is How about, there are many joysticks with coin-operated driving games in the children’s play area. The story of the last nail is also a historical symbol, and there are also simple souvenirs to buy. (Original) 非常適合小孩子來的博物館，雖然只有兩個大火車，但有許多小細節可以好好的觀察，也可以時常聽見博物館外的火車經過的聲音也有落地窗可以觀看，可以了解以前的火車裡面的裝飾是如何，兒童遊戲區那裡還有投幣式的開車遊戲非常多的操控桿，這裡也講著最後一口釘的故事是一個歷史性的象徵，也有簡單的紀念品可以購買。

John Kraakman

(Translated) Nice museum to follow the history. (Original) Leuk museum om de historie te volgen.

Chris Schuler

Love the trains. Would have been nice to see the models working for the kids.

Meaghan Harper

Family friendly, well laid out.

Marzieh Kamali

You can go inside some of the trains and admission is cheap!

Malaka Walpola

My kids loved it. The train simulator was a nice touch for kids (it requires toonies).

Tyson Dahlem

It's an excellent railway museum. My toddler was very disappointed that the model railway upstairs wasn't running, but I was quite impressed with the exhibits.

Arabella Allure

This collection is wonderful, such a great slice of history

Gwen Wales

Awesome little museum

ストリートホーク

Pretty cool place to visit if you're driving through. Brought my niece and nephew, and he loved the trains and being able to go aboard.

Navid Nayab

????!

Martin Petrulak

You can get a lot of useful information here. It tells story about Chinese workers.

Massimo Mazzarini

(Translated) A step to make, investing an hour in a museum like this is a must. (Original) Tappa da fare, investire un'ora in un museo come questo è doveroso.

Giovanni Romero

Is ok

Melody Scott

This place is amazing, I love trains

Simon Chung

Nice museum about the history of the railway around Revelstoke and Rogers Pass. I liked the fact that there is a steam engine and passenger car within the museum that you can take a look at inside. Recommended.

Aarika Clinger

Awesome experience, so thankful we stumbled upon this place. Great reading and seeing the history and work that went into the railway system in Canada. Also amazing seeing the sheer magnitude of the steam train inside.

Many headed Hydra

Should be busier! It’s great, a passage through time, original locomotives, a Rocky Mountain sleeper, beautifully curated and even a simulator. This museum deserves your support. British travellers.

Jim Isaak

If railroads, mountains or Canadian history interest you this is a great place to spend a couple of hours.

Mike Chen

Worth for a visit

Cliff

Decent railway museum. Worth a visit if you like trains, or want to learn about local history. Revelstoke is a railroad town.

Dorian Dagneau

Informative and well run. In keeping with Covid limits we were easily able to navigate through the exhibits.

Russ McAlpine

Very well kept

Bryan Birn

This is a fantastic museum. One of the better ones I've been to.

Danielle Lank

Super cool train museum. My kid loves trains and there were a few you could walk through which was awesome. Even a kids scavenger hunt

Lucas Auriemma

Great museum, everything about trains. Mainly about Canadian Pacific, and there history. Must visit place if you ever find yourself in Revelstoke!

RoGer Swan

Excellent museum.

Anton Rutishauser

(Translated) Beautiful well-kept musem (Original) Wunderschönes gepflegtes Musem

piyush popatbhai Padaliya

If u really interested in train history then visiting.

Ibraheem Uthman

Friendly staff. The layout is nicely though out with ample space perfect for kids. Is great place to stop in Revelstoke to take a break from driving .

Greg Sebastien

This great place to not only learn about Railway history in Canada, but also about the local area. This museum has a very impressive array of actual locomotives that were used during the colonial times, and incredible scale models of the area. This is a must visit for anyone passing through or visiting the region!

Katherine “Ksimera” T

'Must visit' for a railway fun! Reserve the whole day for it, it has a lot to see.

Jonathon Lintott

A good bit of history on the Canadian Pacific Railway doesn't really cover the wider Canadian railways.

Tracey Christensen

Disappointed the simulator wasn't working. Loved the history.

Guy Thibouthot

(Translated) Really cool and warm welcome (Original) Vraiment cool et l'accueil chaleureux

Marten K

Awesome museum. Very interesting history of the CPR (how it was built, coping with extreme weather, etc.), model trains and real trains. There is also a movie about Revelstoke and the railway mid last century.

Eileen Dreams

A lovely casual look at railway history and the role the railway has played in local history.

Jared Iverson

Lots of good info on the railway around eastern BC

Adriano Riley

Train

Jambo S

So much interesting information. Could be a bit more interactive though.

Wei Kung

Average museum. Spent less than 1hr here. Not much to read

KM MK

So interesting and informative! Lots to see and able to go into 2 steam engines. They also had a game where you can drive a steam engine virtually with all the sounds and gears etc. So cool! This will fill up a good afternoon. There is lots to see outside the museum as well. The gift shop was great!

tim chapman

Neat museum, gives you a great perspective of the magnitude of the job of building the railway and its continued challenges.

Rob Bruce

Very enjoyable visit. Big steam engine and you can tour a old railcar. A model railroad and lots of old cars. Great Covid protocols.

Craig Reichel

Best railway museum I have ever been to. Great variety of displays and rolling stock. Lovely steam engine and passage cars inside that are fully restored.

Jean Chow

We drove from Lake Louise just to visit the museum. We encoutered passenger and container trains many times just outside the museum. The displays are appealing and informative. We got many train-related products, books and DVDs. We were also given specific directions to get to the Last Spike. Totally worth it!!!

Lukas Dembicki (PeachyOmnivore)

Really enjoyed the history

Philip Stacey

Lots to see

Jan Bek

Lovely purpose built building housing an engine and a carriage in lovely restored condition. Plus lots of side rooms showing posters and articles from a bygone age. Interesting history of the men who worked and lost their lives building the trans Canadian railway

Leah Evans

Very interesting, friendly staff :)

Wil Ri

Great museum.

Gage Stevenson

Great museum friendly staff

Sanjeev Nepal

Nice place to learn about history of Canadian railway.

Silvia González

The exhibition in general

Rod Mcpherson

Decent

Andrea Cragg

What an awesome museum! Our family enjoyed the rich history right in front of our eyes. Murals, photographs, real railroad tools, videos and actual coach's to tour made this a great museum. There was even an engineer on duty to explain the workings of the steam engine! PLUS, a railroad simulator. My family enjoyed several 4 minute rides conducting a train down the tracks. The smiles were huge! There is no doubt that the beautiful rail coaches and wonderfully preserved implements that this museum has on display will bring history back to life for you. This was an affordable and fun stop for my family, not too far off the highway, located on a frontage street in Revelstoke that can easily serve as a nice break in a long road trip, or be added to a vacation in the area.

Didier Debae

What a great place so interesting to learn more about trains, and also great scale train set

David Běhal

Nice museum about building Canadian Railway.

JJ ceo

TRAINS ???? ???? I LOVE TRAINS!!!!! And there’s trains that drive right beside here like every 15 minuets!!!! It’s awesome! Also a great history lesson for children of all ages! (Or children at heart like me!)

Joleen Gregg

Amazing experience would recommend

Don Mix

The CPR is a huge part of B.C., Canada, and the area. This Museum does a great job telling so many stories of what it must have been like. You never thought that clearing snow off the lines was interesting until you see it done. So much to see and do. A great cloudy / rainy day adventure. Kids will love this place, just don't let them run around crazy. Chinese workers are highlighted up the stairs, don't miss their stories. If you have the time out the back are cool things to look at on the tracks. Worth the price, and the people are nice + helpful.

Rick Windsor

Great little spot to stop when travelling through Revelstoke. Watch out for the cops, they are relentless.

james armitage

This is an excellent place to visit no matter what the weather is doing, I would recommend this to visit if you're anywhere near. Only a small site but crammed full of history, good for all ages but perhaps better for the people who understand the importance & achievement of the early pioneers. I hope the people here get more help to expand their museum with more rolling stock & exhibits. We loved this place keep up the good work. Visiting from England

Nehal Elgabary

Such a beautiful historic place .. worth the visit

Gurpreet Singh

Great museum, enjoyed visiting. Great info and tours on the history of the railway.

David Plimmer

Interesting if you're into trains. Clean facility and friendly staff.

Dan Iliescu

This hidden gem is enormous, wish could have explore more about it. Some cool new stuff from them, and a few more might have bought but finish for some other time. Awesome stuff!

Christian Louise

Nice place to visit staff are very nice

Ron Peters

I thought it was an AWESOME museum.... especially since I'm an engineer myself. Covid put a little bit of a damper on things, but overall, a GREAT place to go see!

Bob Davies

What a wonderful collection that truly educates you on the historical importance of the railway to the settlement of the West and the establishment of a lasting nation. Things to read, touch and experience. A working model train that entertains children and families ...

HARBHAJAN SINGH

Very nice place to visit.

Robert Vandermeer

Great history

Brian Holle

A nice but small museum that highlights the history of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. One third of the museum is dedicated to exhibits on how the railroad was constructed, and the other two thirds houses a Pullman car and a steam locomotive. If you take your time, you can spend a couple good hours here.

Jimmy yediaz

Awesome place. Even in Winter

Jennifer Gilmore

Great Museum, we had a lot of fun here and it was very educational. If your driving through Revelstoke, I highly recommend stopping for a few hours and checking it out!

Christa Mills

Super cool ???? to be able to walk through a train and see an engine room.

Gary Stortz

Great time lots of history.

Katelyn Bridge

Beautiful historic museum to visit

Alfred Steinborn

So good!!!!

Brian Koval

Learned a whole lot here!

Todd Prodanuk

Well worth dropping by for an hour or two. Well laid out exhibits. Great for kids and adults.

María Inés Parnisari

A little gem! My dad was stoked to stand next to the massive snow plough. Lots of history here. I wish the train simulator was working though.

Jodi

We drove to revy just to bring our 4yr old here. We love this museum and visit once a year. Keep up the great work.

Shawn Benbow

Completely exceeded expectations. Our toddler was so excited he could go into a train car, sit in a caboose, and go into a snowplow. Nice building, excellent displays!

Utsab Chattopadhyay

Do not go unless you want to spend $22 for family to see one engine from outside and 1 railway car.

AngusAJM

Very interesting museum, not big but well thought out layout and well worth the visit. The lady at the admission desk was very knowledgeable and gave us a personal insight into Revelstoke as a railway town.

Jacob Geyer

Great place to volunteer! More volunteers needed

Gregory Thaczuk

If your kids like trains, everyone will have a good time here.

Stefan Helmer

The main locomotive really is impressive.

Flade AnN

(Translated) It is a town worth visiting. Of course, if you know the economic history of Canada, you will know that this museum deliberately hides many fragments of discrimination against blacks and Chinese. The Chinese workers who built the railway died in obscurity. As the most important gathering place for Chinese laborers, Mr. Sun Yat-sen personally visited the city to raise Chinese laborers and Hongmen funds to support the revolution in mainland China. All traces have been erased and buried under the brilliance of the chair made by the Queen of England ! New modes of transportation have desolate the city, and the urban renewal of Canada in the 1970s has leveled out all the "crime and exploitation"! The blood and tears of the predecessors, the contributions and hardships of the predecessors have all been annihilated in history. Will history be forgotten? I am grateful to Ms. English who researched the early history of the local Chinese at the local museum. A foreigner did what a Chinese should do, admiration! (Original) 非常值得去的小镇， 当然如果你了解加拿大的经济史，就会知道这座博物馆刻意隐藏了许多歧视黑人，歧视华人的片段。 修筑铁路的华工默默无闻地死去。 作为曾经最重要的华人劳工聚集地，孙中山先生亲自到访筹集华工，洪门资金支持中国大陆革命的城市，一切的痕迹都被抹去，掩埋在那尊英国女王做过的椅子的光辉之下！新的交通方式使这座城市落寞，加拿大70年代的城市重建又把所有的“罪恶和剥削” 全部铲平修改！ 前人的血与泪，前人的贡献和艰辛，都以在历史湮灭。历史会被忘记么？ 我很感谢在当地博物馆研究当地华人早期历史的English 女士。 一个外国人却做了华人该做的事情，敬佩！

Eric Kelly

What great place take your family to. We were traveling through Canada and stopped here with the family. My little boy loves trails so he was excitied beyond belief. They have toy trains there to play with and several walk through trails you look at. Definately give them a look see if you are in the area.

Dave Locke

One of the better "local interest" museums I've visited. Well thought out, conveyed the topic well. The staff was super friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful.

Andrew Ebbers

Fun place to be. Kids loved getting into the trains. We never realized how big steam engine locomotives were.

Trains ‘N Sirens

Awesome. Nice place for a Virtual Railfan camera

Maria M.

So much fun for kids and adults. Not very big but we spent at least 2 hours there. Bonus, a train going by with area where you can watch it pass by.

STEPHEN WARD

Great little museum with lovely people running it

Rachel M

Way bigger and more informative than I expected. Very nice displays, including some interesting train models.

Matthew Schulz

How much more fun can you have for 10 dollars. Come on in and take your time at some prime revelstoke / canadian heritage. Museum is super well kept and put together and a great time to learn about the past. Smels good. Well lit. Lots to take in. I reccomend it. Go check it out!

Azoriandan (Dan)

Went there for the camera then became famous on YouTube as I did my dance

Alain Payer

(Translated) Story (Original) Histoire

Claire Meier

Very cool to read about the railroads and trains. It was a nice pit stop, giving us a chance to stretch our legs and get out of the car for a while.

Molly Fredeen

10/10 authentic train experience! Tried to go, but never made it past the entrance intersection to the parking lot because there was a long, loooooong train stopped/trying to back up there. Can't think of a better way to experience a train in its mountain environment! In all seriousness, it's probably lovely and Revelstoke is great, would definitely make time to give this museum a shot.

Antony David

Fun way to spend an hour or two. The kids loved the engine simulator. Very friendly and helpful staff

Dave Graham

Wow a good look into history There was soo much to see

progmistro reviews

Great place and knowledge on the truth about how the railway was created and how trains work

Adetunji Dala (Manfromcc)

Wonderful. Extraordinary sense of history.

Zachary Davis

Love looking at all the trains and rail cars, gift shop was awesome as well.

Anna R

This museum has a great layout, super interesting plaques to read, and it’s fantastic that you can go inside the trains and see them firsthand! I’d definitely recommend it.

Carina Kwok

I did not expect to be so entertained by trains. We came here to give my two young sons a break on the long drive between Calgary and Vancouver. It was so much fun for them to run around, climbing in and out of the trains. Two trains are indoors, quite a few more outside. There is an excellent play area for kids with puzzles, games, dress up, coloring sheets, and a wooden train table. The signs are informative, telling interesting and emotional stories about the men who worked on the railroads. The staff are friendly and welcoming.

Trrrol Toll

Good start to understand the history of Revelstokes and British Columbia in general.

Cora Simpich

Fun with grandkids here,!

Marius Hekker

(Translated) Railway history (Original) Spoorweghistorie

Birger Lemme

Nice railway history

Vinit Yadnik

Must visit for the young family

Ross Rykyta

Good museum, lots of information on the CPR and the building through the Rocky Mountains.

Lucas Veres

Very informative

Matt Allen (mattbenallen7)

This museum is amazing for a small town museum. There is a lot of history to read about in this museum as well as hands on stuff for the kids. The top attraction is an old steam engine located indoors and an old rail coach setup for guests and staff. You can walk through the entire car. Outside there are lots more rail cars to check out and explore. It’s worth the stop if you are in the area.

Chandramouli Muthukumaran

Like the Engines and the Railway wagon

Heavy Fuji

(Translated) The railway museum is right next to the real railroad tracks, so the current train is right in front of you. (Original) 鉄道博物館、すぐ隣が本物の線路なのでいまの列車が目の前に。

Heidi Reist

Amazing, so much information I never knew. A must see in Revelstoke, a nice way to spend a rainy day

Mauricio Pimentel

Great!

Reilly Geidt

Train simulator!

Chris Sanfino

Did not go in the museum, but the historic rolling stock was interesting enough to stop by and look at. Snow plows and vintage freights cars. Adjacent to the very active Canadian Pacific line in downtown Revelstoke

Tori W

Cute little museum, the trains inside were very clean and well kept!

Heather Parker

Educational

Matt Spittal

Loved learning about the people of Revelstokes roll in the rail line over Rogers Pass. And trains are just inherintly cool.

Dominique Dubois

(Translated) Interesting (Original) Intéressant

René Wolf

Nice museum. Visited in 1999

Kristian Horwood

Chock full of history of the CP railway with a new train simulator. Check out this museum if you find yourself near Revelstoke.

Princess K

What a beautiful way to keep history alive. Definately something to see.

farzaneh afzali

Loved this museume. Especially the interactive parts. You can enjoy being in a real old train and see all the old menues. Definitely should go.

Paul Glasbergen

Great day spent there last summer.

Hans Verwey

Good for kids

Ian Rice

Lots to see. It would be nice if there were a few more interactive exhibits for kids to play with

Cynthia Koan

Second visit, just as good except last time we were entertained with the live storytelling of Bert (or was it Ernie?) who has sadly passed. Wonderful stop!

Fakes

Loved going! got a cool cup and two shot glasses from the gift shop!

jolene thomas

Interesting heritage site to learn about how we did things in the past.

Christian Vazzaz

Awesome Railway Museum to visit, exceptional signage explaining the various pieces, the second floor overlooking the steam engine and river car is something else. Don’t forget to try the train simulator for $2 as well! A must see when around Revelstoke.

Jamie Lind

Excellent place to take children or people interested in history of Canadian Pacific Railway and its importance in Revelstoke and surrounding area and Canada in general. Simulator is also a decent representation of working on an SD40 (I work for the railway) and has rolling stock in the yard outside to look at / walk through.

Cinthia Gromala

Super neat! Amazing to see the old locomotives up close

Soulina Anderson

Great museum, lady at front didn't know much English a bit outdated but good experience!

Corey “Wrongway” Brooking

Don't miss it!

Christopher Goodfellow

I've loved trains since childhood and this museum didn't disappoint. So many displays, models, and exhibits to see about RR history in BC and how they completed the mountain pass routes to connect the nation. There is also a section for kids and a the local model train club built a miniature railway which operates upstairs.

iamrrabbit

A must visit when you are in town , especially if you love trains

Babatunde Oshinubi

History of the Western leg of the railroad. Hardwork and personal sacrifice.

Mike Pace

This place is wonderful and fascinating! The trains on diaplay are beautifully maintained, and if a volunteer is in, you can go into the engine and see what it was like to operate a steam engine!!

Carri Lowney

I was totally looking forward to visiting here on our Revelstoke adventures. My experience was a little disappointing due to the simulator being down and there was no one available to run the mini track. The rest of it was great.

Monica Martinez

(Translated) Ideal to visit it with children (Original) Ideal para visitarlo con niños

Parth Shah

Really nice place

Stefan ChEx

As a Railfan, I loved this museum! Very interesting history!

Bonnie Maitland

Awesome museum to visit. The displays are wonderful! Great gift shop too. A must see when in Revelstoke!

Iris McBride

So much history here! Really well done. We loved being able to actually explore a few trains inside.

Caroline S

It was a great display of some railway history. I wish you could have gone in the trains. Our kiddos loved the dish display and the model train.

Christian Mols

Wonderful, authentic museum with enthusiastic volunteers

Jesse Hedley

Great place for Canadian history . Really cool exhibits as well as pictures. Plus don't forget the train simulator.

Kevin Luo

Amazing museum with highly competent staff. Very informative about the history of CP rail and its impact on Revelstoke. I'm surprised at the amount of historical artifacts and the diesel-electric locomotive simulator. The centerpiece of the exhibit is the Mikado 5468 locomotive, and it's massive! Definitely worth visiting.

Katie Reist

Very entertaining!

Catherine Toupin

(Translated) Small museum of the history of the train and its importance to Western Canada. Very interesting activity to do with children and especially on a rainy day! Went there on October 10, 2020 and with the COVID situation thought it would be almost empty but it really is the local attraction so the museum is filling up fast! So get to its opening, if you don't want too many people. If you read English well, the signs are very interesting and you can learn a lot. Don't forget to go outside, to the side of the museum to admire the old locomotives. (Original) Petit musée de l’histoire du train et de son importance pour l’Ouest canadien. Activité très intéressante à faire avec des enfants et surtout un jour de pluie! Nous y sommes allés le 10 octobre 2020 et avec la situation de la COVID pensions qu’il serait presque vide mais c’est vraiment l’attraction du coin donc le musée se remplit vite! Alors, arrivez à son ouverture, si vous ne voulez pas trop de monde. Si vous lisez bien l’anglais, les panneaux sont très intéressants et on y apprend beaucoup de choses. N’oubliez pas de sortir à l’extérieur, sur le côté du musée pour aller y admirer les anciennes locomotives.

Emily Steele

Nice attractions in Revelstoke

Matt Hiskett

I love trains and this place was great! The snow removal engines were eye opening.

Chirag T

Great place to learn the history of the railway system in Revelstoke

Troy Bews

Beautiful history

Masochistik Mal'ganis

A lot of fun. Pretty interesting. Lots to see. Very friendly staff and a cool gift store with good prices. Got myself a nice long sleeve shirt for $12. It's a self guided tour indoor and outdoor. Two floors.

Abyte Zero

Not a big museum but was interesting and there was a retired driver who was working there and he was very friendly and he was definitely enjoying explaining things.

Davinder Sond

A great experience and a very helpful staff. Due to Covid-19, the staff are taking extra precautions and cleaning the area every few minutes.

Frank Pineda

Great history stop

Chaminda J.

Good value. Great place to be a kid again at this place. Good history lesson on BC railway history. Lots of parking available.

Shan Susan Huang

I learned some knowledge about the first Canadian railway constructed by Chinese immigrants

Tom Husband

Loved it. Very well done.

Melinda Gross

A wonderful attraction tucked just off the Highway, a must stop for any train enthusiast, the full size trains were a wonder to the child, and the artifacts and dioramas provided a great recounting of history. We didn’t get to go out in the yard as it was too cold but will next time we stop.

Darryl Paquette

If you like trains do it

Mohamed Gaafar

Very nice museum

Nicole Eby

An great museum to take kids too. A BIG favourite with all 3 of my boys!

Geoffrey Leroy

(Translated) Small museum very nice in rainy weather. They distribute a booklet in French but the panels are in English. For once, the booklet is very very succinct compared to the descriptions of the panels but little enough to understand what happens there. (Original) Petit musée très sympathique par temps de pluie. Ils distribuent un livret en français mais les panneaux sont en anglais. Pour le coup, le livret est très très succins par rapport aux descriptions des panneaux mais peu suffire pour comprendre ce qu'il s'y passe.

Chris Howard

A fun place with lots of exhibits and history

Katrine Konopnicki

Great place to visit with a family. Have some interesting displays and trains. Enough displays and info to be interesting, mostly focusing on the completion of the railway in the West. Kids loved the train simulator (it's an additional $2).

Stephanie

It was informative and had a lot of signs to read. But it was a self guided tour, and the experience may have been better with someone in the museum guiding you through some of the bigger exhibits. A few things were taped off and there wasn't very much interactiveness, just a lot of signs. I learned a lot and enjoyed myself. But the experience could be made so much better.

GWoo

Definitely worth the visit, lots of history regarding the CPR including a large number of artifacts. The building the museum is housed in is incredible. There is lots of parking for large RV's on Victoria Road right in front of the museum.

Tamisha Dearing

You can go inside one of the trains! Highly recommend

Jennifer Knotts

Hubby enjoyed it

Charlotte Berghofer

Popped in on a rainy day. Lots of great info, even the kids enjoyed climbing in and on the trains and looking around.

Erin Jones

Such a blast! Ended up here on a whim before our main stop at the Enchanted Forest. Our daughter has always shown an interest in trains so bringing her here was the perfect stop. She had fun.

Rushad Hodiwala

Great place for kids or if you are interested in the railways.

Matthew Brazeau

This place is a hidden gem in Revelstoke. Those who like railroading or history should definitely stop in here.

Ivan Styles

love it very much

Halcyon Hot Springs

Top Notch, you should buy a season's pass here if you have kiddos!

kifird

Nice place, took us about an hour to thoroughly explore. Fair deal as well, it's a must visit for anyone visiting the area for the first time

Ally Robertson

Very interesting place.

Karri-ann Flater

Small facility, but a few interesting tidbits about the history of railways in Canada. Very neat to climb into an actual railway car.

Lloyd Warren

I am into that kind of thing. It was phenomenal and very educational

Isaac Kim

Very decent place to visit for families

Natalia Petrov

Great for kids

Tina Harasymchuk

Had a great time. Very interesting

Jasleen Batra

Super great experience! Lots to see in the Museum if you are fascinated by trains and the history in general.

Paul McPhie

An amazing gem of a railway museum. A must if you are railways or train travel.

Mike Pickell

Lots of great history about the Canadian Pacific Railway

Boeuf Man

(Translated) It can be visited in a very short time but it's still interesting (Original) Il se visite en très peu de temps mais c'est quand même intéressant

Mahdi Yeilaghi

A must visit place in Revelstoke. It is worth the admission fee

franzi p

Marvellous. Our kid (4) loved it too.

C C

Awesome exhibits

Juergen Hecht

(Translated) Relatively small nice museum with cheap admission ($ 10). The locomotive and the passenger car have been beautifully restored and some of them are accessible. It also explains a lot about the railway construction and operations in the Revelstoke area. Some of the cars in the outdoor area have been restored, some are waiting for the restorer. The huge snow plows are impressive. Several small returnable vehicles are also on display. (Original) Relativ kleines schönes Museum mit günstigen Eintritt (10 $). Die Lok und der Personenwagen sind sehr schön restauriert und teilweise begehbar. Daneben wird viel über den Eisenbahnbau und den Betrieb in der Region Revelstoke erklärt. Einige Wagen im Freigelände sind restauriert, einige warten auf den Restaurator. Beeindruckend sind die riesigen Schneepflüge. Auch mehrere kleine Mehrwegefahrzeuge sind ausgestellt.

Don Ewart

Some excellent artefacts and a good visit but outdoor displays weathering badly.

Lance Hyndman

Stopped by to stretch our legs on the trip from BC to Alberta. We were pleasantly surprised with the museum and the kids loved that they could climb inside the different train cars.

James McPherson

Well worth a visit

Thomas Becker

Worth a visit for old and young, but bring some time.

J B

Great history in a great place.

Kathyy Hendry

This is a must see if you are going through Revelstoke. We love history and this was packed. There were so many areas of interest that were so perfectly displayed. We were so amazed by the size of the steam engine and loved walking through the coach cars. Kids will love the running model railroad display.

harry wang

Good museum

Brandi Povitz

Great not so little museum for a small town. Kids loved it. Would have liked to read more of the history but kids were too excited to climb in and see everything

gurlal sidhu

telling a lots about history

Larissa Jordan

They have some pretty cool trains!

Pam Collingwood

Lots of very interesting things to Read About here. Nice stop.

Judith Vogelaar

Nice museum also if you are not a fan of trains. Lost to see form the historie of de poeple in and around the trains.

rick harper

The best train museum in Canada

Robert Reid

Didn't gone in this trip. Loved it 3 yrs ago when we went.

Trunk Elephant

Fun experience, very enlightening!

Lucien Messier

Was great to look at the old steam engine inside all the guage and all the hard work to build the railroad

Werner Ignatowitz

(Translated) You learn a lot about the history of the Canadian pacific railway. There is even a printed guide in German. (Original) Man lernt viel über die Geschichte der Canadian pacific railway. Es gibt sogar einen gedruckten Führer auf deutsch.

Heather Weeks

Interesting and historically informative...was wonderful to see old locomotives up close and to

Randy Phillips

Great love it

Dan S

The museum is a great way to take a day off from the hitting the trails. Hours can be spent looking at the museum's many artifacts and reading the exhibits to learn the history of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The experience becomes significantly immersive when you enter the main gallery and come face to face with a walk-through passenger car sitting next to an old steam engine. Pop out the back for the chance to walk along a little yard where you can go inside a caboose while taking in a variety of other cars. You may even see an operating train roll through as the museum sits directly adjacent to the tracks!

Scott Fo

Good 4 a train hobbiest.

Janelle Egeland

Kids loved it ! Great learning experience!

Sydnie Williams

Very interesting place to visit.

alvin wong

Some cool pics, trains, and stories

Tim O'Malley

Fun to visit for an hour, especially if you have kids

Lori Purinton

Great place. We enjoyed ourselves.

Lion wu吳學銘

(Translated) There is a train museum in Grizzly Town. (Original) 灰熊鎮有火車博物館。

Brook-Lynn Fowler

It was fun and 100 o/o worth the money spent to go there

ALAN WEI

(Translated) Can learn about the history of the Pacific Railroad, entertaining (Original) 可以了解太平洋鐵路的歷史，寓教於樂

Eva Fredriks

interesting museum about railway history in West Canada. perfect activity die a rainy day

Jen Hamilton

Love this place

Chris Shipway

Nice museum lots of great train history!

Josh Ternoway

A great piece of history, my kids loved it.

Susan

Amazing !! Will definately be coming back

Jos Buis

Great museum.have to visit when in area

Derek DeGear

I love trains.

Lynda White

This museum is a must for anyone who loves trains. Excellent exhibits, both indoors and out, that really tell the history of Canada. My favorite is the simulator: you get to drive a train!

Nordin Asher

Over 40,000 sq ft of all things railroad. Sheldon Cooper would pee himself here. This place is wonderfully layed out and chockablock full, of fun and fascinating historic train stuff. Highly recommend.

Andy Carpenter

Great pit stop and learning moment to break up your drive to the BC interior. And a great adventure for the kids! Reasonably priced too.

Marisa Zed

Great Great history. Absolutely love the upstairs asthetic and exhibit. They have very nice railway artifacts and well curated. Good photo opportunities and the staff really knew their stuff. Had the opportunity to meet a couple board of directors who work on site. One restoring the interactive mini train display and the other who seemed to be an expert in absolutely everything. 100000% recommend. Good for adults and children.

Julia Jankowski

Super fun & great staff! Lots to see and learn about. Very pleased with the visit.

Landon Cooper

Well designed, quaint, medium sized museum with loads of accessible information. The staff and volunteers were very kind and knowledgable.

Brian Henderson

Great museum. They show their train collection well

Ruth Streifel

Very well done. Loved that we could go into the railway cars

Kanwar Maur

nice place.

Strr Star

If you like trains and/or history, this is a must see

Bob Brogan

A nicely done local history of the CPR.

Chris vandenbrink

Lots of cool exhibits and interactive set ups. Son loved going on the railcars

Richard LaRocque

Nice little museum to spend an hour or so.

Sandra Cat

(Translated) Simply fantastic. Is worth a visit for everyone. (Original) Einfach traumhaft. Ist für jedermann ein Besuch Wert.

Wes Rota

Neat place to see some history

Russel Relling

The museum is great tribute to all of the men and women who worked and even gave their lives to build the key feature in connecting this country together. Reminds one how rugged and wild this landscape is. Good for kids with the simulator and model train display.

tom robson

This Railway Museum is a must see. The restoration of their steam engine makes the steam engineers job really live.

amie cunado

Very cool!!!

Hetty Van Alst

(Translated) Nice and interesting museum. (Original) Mooi en interessant museum.

Mark M

Nice museum well maintained very cool trains

Amber Samborski

Staff were super friendly!

Tami N

Despite COVID-19, Revelstoke Railroad Museum is open for business. Our visit was well worth the stop and fees waived. We did donate however as it’s volunteer based. Stop and contribute to this important celebration of rail history in Canada.

Harold Beebe

Interesting railroad history...very good...

Conny We

(Translated) The museum is worth it. You learn a lot about railway line construction and have many authentic models. (Original) Das Museum lohnt sich. Man erfährt viel über den Eisenbahnstreckenbau und hat viele authentische Modelle.

Elizabeth Heale

Exceptional museum to visit...

Darrian Jenkins

Informative, authentic. Helpful, friendly staff. Also thought this part of one of the paintings was funny.

M Nikolai

This Museum is full of history and well done! It is definitely worth the visit. The staff are very friendly and knowledgeable!

ashley doyle

Very historical peice of the town

Steven Dunks

Great museum and was the perfect place to stop and give the kids a break from the long drive. No food sales but that's not needed here.

Michael Frost

Absolutely great experience; wonderful mix of displays and dioramas and, of course, the railyard display. A must stop. Our 14 month old daughter loved the steam engine!

Tara Roteliuk

Loved it. Super friendly staff. Very informative pictures and stories. Very well kept and clean. I loved every bit of it. I wish we could have went inside the big locomotive engine but I understand why it's blocked off. Lots of stuff for kids to climb in and there is a play room for the younger ones.

Glenys Archer

Would have to be The most wonderful museum ever, we loved it, one of the places to go back to incase we missed something. ❤

Erin and Paul

Great museum for such a small town well worth a visit.

Adnan Khan

Railway Museum

Bart Mcclintic

It was awesome

Howard Brounstein

Everything to know about train history in the Canadian Rockies

Jeremy Gair

Lots to look at and the ability to get into the cars. It's a quicker stop as it takes about 2 hours to do everything. Train simulated is a good time too. You may even get stuck behind a train on the way out.

Bryan Cousin

A must for any train or history buff to explore the history of Canada's railways.

Fern Abercromby

interesting look at our history

Fritz Levesque

Awesome museum. Kids loved it

Widmer Stephanie

(Translated) Very exciting, not too expensive. The simulator is fun! (Original) Sehr spannend, nicht zu teuer. Der Simulator macht Spass!

Shanon Howe

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K Rooney

Well worth the visit if you're a train buff.

linda bilow

I lived in Farrell trailer Park for yrs till I moved. To this day sounds of a train helps to calm and fall asleep. I miss going to railway days.

Michael Popko

Nice museum with lots of information and history about the Revelstoke area. $10 adults

Andy M.

Very informative, gives an impression of the importance of Revelstoke and Railroad for the region and Canada. Very impressive is the steam locomotive inside. A visit is recommended.

Teresa Domer

Great place if you like train history

Michael Heeb

(Translated) Very nice museum, albeit limited to the region. (Original) Sehr schönes wenn auch auf die Region begrenztes Museum.

fredski57

Great diplays - allow more than an hour to see it all. I had an houe and will need to go again some time.

Jamie Holmes

Worth an hour or so to have a look round - some interesting exhibits from the history of the railway

Sandy Dempsey

What an awesome place.

Jeff Swaikoski

This place Is wonderful. As soon as we entered the building the lady who works there greeted us and was exceptionally friendly. She was super talkative and when we finished our tour we chatted with her for quite sometime. I'm a current railroader and must say that everything Inside and outside of the building was amazing. Great detail, great artifacts and Information. I highly recommend going here. I will definitely be back In the future and once again thanks again to the front desk woman for all the fantastic facts and wonderful conversation.

Kristine Voykin

Great place to explore and learn.

Will PL

Incredible place! Exhibits are thoughtfully designed and very engaging! Very enjoyable visit

Chad Andriowski

The steam locomotive is incredible!

F B

(Translated) Small museum which still gives a good summary of the railway construction, the living conditions and the later use of the line. (Original) Kleines Museum was trotzdem eine gute Zusammenfassung über den Eisenbahnbau, die Lebensbedingungen und die spätere Nutzung der Strecke gibt.

Chris Bard

Don't miss it! I really liked the outdoor rolling stock exhibit.

Steve Smith

This is an excellent museum. I learned so much about the toughness that the workers had to build and run the railway through the wilderness. It also makes clear the contribution and sacrifices that the Chinese immigrants made even though they were treated terribly. You owe it to yourself to learn how the Canadian Pacific changed Canada.

Rüdiger Thiem

(Translated) Small nice museum. 2-3 hours are enough to look. (Original) Kleines nettes Museum. 2-3 Stunden reichen vollkommen zum Anschauen aus.

Bill Millar

Great place if your interested in old trains at all.

aLi

It was so fun!

Roy Nilanga

Lovely place to visit....

Joe Dondaneau

Took our train obsessed son ???? and he had the time of his life. Lots of interesting information and bits of history that most people probably dont know. Lots to see and do and admission is pretty cheap. We went for the kids but still learned lots and had a good time.

Melissa Hendsbee

Cost too much to get in for a family. Was okay but not worth the price. Great for very young kids

keegan yablosnki

Amazing experience and great atmosphere loved the place and want to visit again

Tobias S. (Tojo)

(Translated) Great and extensive railway museum (Original) Tolles und Ausführliches Bahnmuseum

Robert Rust

Son enjoyed it, daughter found it kinda boring, but lots of good info on the railroad

Leos Novak

There are less things to see compare to railway museum in Squamish.

Mike Breakenridge

Really neat look at railways and what an important part they played in building our nation.

Tim Wright

If you have an interest in trains this is the stop for you. It is privately owned and run. The museum is both inside and outside exhibits of train engines (steam & diesel) along with track maintenance equipment. Information videos are quite interesting along with a simulator of operation of the train for $2.00 if I remember correctly. There is a $10 entrance fee but it is well worth it and helps to run the facility. You will not be disappointed.

hina arshad

My kids really enjoyed the visit to the Museum. They have learned a lot about the history of CPRail and how it come to Canada.

Ho Sai Chong

(Translated) It details the history of the Rocky Mountain Railway for more than 100 years, and also records the history of the Chinese workers in the past, and redressed them and affirmed their contributions. (Original) 詳細記述了百多年來洛磯山鐵路的歷史，亦有專門記載當年華人勞工的辛酸史，並為他們作出平反，肯定他們的貢獻。