Reviews of Northern Ontario Railroad Museum & Heritage Centre (Tourist Attraction)

Ron McCaillancourt

Lots of old stuff. Train access is awesome

Christian Howald

Great educational trip back in time

Rukshan Rupasinghe

Very good place to see old trains and learn Canadian railway history. They provide a guided tour.

Shawn Gray

A nice, but small, museum with a collection of engines and trucks. The school truck and the sleepers were the most interesting, but there could be more variety of engines and more about Northern Ontario's history with railroading. The gift shop was very child friendly, but could certainly use more adult-oriented options such as reproductions of maps, model trains of the engines & trucks on hand, and Northern Ontario railroading-focused books. If you're in Sudbury, its worth the drive to the valley to see this museum. Admission price is very reasonable.

Colette Guindon

Nice

Jessica Lamirande

So much fun! Our little train lover had a blast. A real train drove by and the conductor waved to her, blew her little mind!

Devin Arthur

This place is great! The rail cars and engines they have are restored very well. Love how you can walk around and go inside them to see how things were in the old days. Also my son loved the Thomas the train setup! The gift shop and house are pretty neat too. There is also a small zen garden which has all the plants labelled if you are into that sort of thing. I would recommend for anyone looking for something to do and has an interest in the history of our railways.

Paul Chin

Complete waste of time. Don't even think of going there...

Danika Lévesque

(Translated) Super nice place! The employees are very nice and accommodating! Very impressive the collection of trains and the landscaping. (Original) Super belle place! Les employés sont très gentils et accommodants! Très impressionnant la collection de trains et l’aménagement paysager.

Max Weir

Very friendly staff. Great place to visit.

Andrew Gallagher

A little small, but a decent collection of historical trains

Michael Vokey

Wow!

Jenny Nicole

Always have a great time here. Staff are friendly and helpful. We enjoy going at Halloween and at Christmas to see their light display.

Mario-Louis Mignacca

Nice old historic trains. Staff is friendly. Museum is slipt in 2 places...Just a couple minutes walk

Tessa Hall

A northern gem, the Railroad Museum is fun for families and interesting for all ages. The gardens are gorgeous, the playground is fun, and the trains are set up nicely with historic dioramas, plus a fun engine for kids to explore hands-on. Mine loved ringing the bells outside and watching the miniature train. There is a good picnic area and a dining room inside with desserts for sale. The museum exhibits in the house were well done, we didn't take the guided tour but still enjoyed reading about the equipment and area history. The fire station is great too, make sure to ask the attendant for a tour.

The Holy Roman Empire

Very nice place too bad the main big train is in bad shape with the asbestos leaking through the walls in the cab and the rust on the outside of it.

Nataniel Quenneville

(Translated) Very pleasant visit and very nice collection of old trains and wagons! ???????? (Original) Visite très agréable et très belle collection d’ancien trains et wagons ! ????????

Christopher McMahon

Lots of history.

Michelle Mayer

(Translated) Really not a good quality price. Much expensive for what to visit. (Original) Vraiment pas une bonne qualité prix. Beaucoup cher pour ce qui a à visiter.

Michael McAuley

Loved it, very interesting facts about the rail way and the founding fathers of Capreol.

Lisa Charles

Magnificent

Verlisha Phillip

The young women that work at this museum were the kindest, super hospitable and accommodating, and well informed. There is so much rich Sudbury history here. I also want to say thank you once more , I have a sister with an intellectual disability and each time she asked a question they (especially Caitlyn I don't know if that's the proper spelling) would do their best to answer her. Thank you for making her feel welcome and normal! ???? By far my favorite place I visited in Sudbury.

Natalie Livingstone

My 4 year old son and I spent 3 hours here today. Between the rail yard, the house, and the old fire station, we had a great time! I've lived near Capreol my entire 33 years of existence and this was my first time going. We'll definitely be back! Thanks for the great time. The staff was wonderful!

simivercity409 zach .cindric

love the setup that they got here

Jainam Patel

Good scenario for photography

Stephen MacIntyre

Pleasant and interesting

paul house

It was a great afternoon looking at the trains. The yard were the trains are is beautiful. They have a toy trains going around the yard. Just a short drive from Sudbury and a great day with the family.

blessed vorobyov

Great

Elaina Hudyma

So much history without feeling overwhelmed with a lot of reading. Kids even had fun exploring and learning. They loved the school train.

Darcy McCann

Very entertaining

Melysa Desjardins

Love

Helen Fratton-MacDonald

Fun, and so much history

Eric Malette

Growing up in Capreol, not once did I pay much attention to the old antique trains in 'downtown' Capreol. Sure--I saw them--but I was never curious, nor did I inspect them in detail. Fast-forward thirty years: I've got a little boy now. And if there's one place he definitely loves, it's this place. Thomas & Friends is all the rage now, and Capreol has caught on to this. You can even buy these insanely priced toys in their shop at competitive prices. There's a quaint play area in the old fashioned waiting room, and just outside, a tour of the old coach cars, and an out-door miniature train set. This past year, though, they added a hidden gem under the fire hall: a vast, miniature train set, painted to exquisite detail. This set is every boy's dream: an entire world put on pause while the trains make their way around the copper loops of dreams. If your kid loves trains, this is an inexpensive day in the heart of quaint ol' Capreol.

Trevor Ross

Great attraction for the whole family. Outdoor play area. Large indoor model railroad. Mock fire truck for kids to play in. Lots of railway equipment to explore. And of course, plenty of historic exhibits.

ayla jones

best museum in sudbury!

Andrea Marquez

Very nice place, our kids enjoyed very much the trains

Casual K Games

Cool stuff

Perry MacDonald

Great local community. Best Halloween experience in Sudbury

Vitalii Opekunov

Must see place if you're in Sudbury' vicinity. Awesome exhibition with knowledgeable and friendly staff. Make sure to ask them about railroad model located within short walk.

kellylynn makinen

Awesome little attraction to a beautiful little town

Derek Edwards

Great spot to learn about train history and local history. Also visited the fire hall museum. They had a small police detachment and model train exhibit.

Rae-lynn Bertrand

such great staff

Amanda Ali

Great place to view history, friendly staff. Really cool Halloween fair

Rachel Fraser

This was so much fun! I took my dad and we both learned a good deal about the railroad.

Matt Smith

Great place with lots too see and do for the kids and adults. Awesome personalized tour.

Rachel Lafontaine

I enjoyed checking the train with all the antique in it

Dan Prowse

Still not open. Outdoor rail paraphernalia looks interesting, nice garden and play area dor kids, if open

Jean Alex Soumahoro

Cool

James Wilson

Kept a five and eight year old busy for more than four hours. Staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. Great experience will be doing it again

Jack Doherty

Great place, my son loved it.

Dan Dewhurst

Terror Train for October is the best fundraiser anyone could have thought of. Way better than the show at the big nickel. Those kids actually scared us ! Great job!

Carlos Benevides

Great place to stop and visit lots of history about trains in North western Ontario

Gino Dicarlantoni

I've lived across the street from this museum for 27 years... It once was my friend's home, and my daughter was baby sat there. I know enjoy it for the many different things that offer throughout the year.

Al Becker

I love this place! Great for families

Jean-Pierre Girouard

(Translated) Beautiful outdoor and indoor tour and superb model of electric train. (Original) Belle visite extérieure et intérieure et superbe maquette de train électrique.

Katherine Rankin

Amazing museum! The cottage is quaint and full of fabulous antiques. The rail artifacts engines and box cars are in great shape and displayed in a beautiful outdoor setting. Our guide at the cottage was pleasant and very knowledgeable. Our train guide, Connor, was absolutely brilliant, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic.

J Robillard

Well done. Tour guide is very knowledgeable. Exhibits are updated. Need a better gift shop.

Jay WB

Very well done our tour guide was excellent

Kevin Blois

Informative educational and the staff really new there stuff.

Jamie Paradis

cool learning spot

Vivian Lockton

It is nice that you can get up close to the engines and displays.

Pat Davis

Awesome!

Daryl White

A wonderful display of our railway heritage and a great way to share the history of Capreol and the Sudbury region. This museum should be a model for other communities to consider in telling their stories.

Ilie Georgiu

Very nice experience. A lot of fun for the kids and a very nice journey in the history.

Melysa Prevost

Fun educational fun for the whole family

dustin desjardins

Great place

bhavana mahajan

Small museum but yet engaging. We went on the weekend when there were 2 events going on. We spent 5 hours in that town. Loved the place.

Mitch B

Great placs to visit when they are having an event. Any train loving kid will have fun

Chris Watso

Our tour guide Connor was knowledgeable and enthusiastic.

Cody Lamb

Came here to take a trip through the 'Terror Train'. Was very impressed. Price is reasonable and goes towards supporting the museum so it's also for a good cause.

Tyler Atkinson

Good museum with a lot of history!

John Vito

Visited in 2018 and had a great time on Canada Day. Eagerly awaiting to see the trucks on opening day in May 2019

Alisha Martin

Went to the Terror Train and it was awesome.

Carol Pealow

Worrh the drive off Hwy 17! Great museum. Very nice trains. They have a LOT of old artefacts that add to your experience when visiting. The model railroad in the old fire station is wonderful too! Well done Capreol!!!

Roy family

Cool place to check out. My son loved it.

Jean Marron-Beebe

We had so much fun talking with all the staff! It is small but very interesting. Buy a ticket and go on the tour! We were here two hours and loved it.