West Coast Railway Heritage Park and Museum

39645 Government Road
Squamish, B.C.
Web: www.wcra.org

ALL ABOARD The West Coast Railway Heritage Park and Museum! For train lovers, history buffs and children of all ages the Railway Museum is guaranteed to delight. In the works as a collection for many years (the first car was purchased in 1963) the Railway Museum decided on Squamish as its permanent home and opened its doors to the public July 10th, 1994.

Visit the largest collection of railway cars in Western Canada, featuring over 60 vintage locomotives as well as many other railway artifacts. Explore antique cabooses, passenger cars, steam engines (including the last surviving Pacific Great Eastern steam engine) and the centre piece of the collection, an 1890 CPR Business Car.

Ride the Mini Rail on a tour around the park with a stop at the Wilkie and Sweet Apple Stations. These stations are the actual set used for the movie Bye Bye Birdie starring Jason Alexander. The Mini Rail route is turned into a beautiful light display tour at Christmas.

A railway station was originally planned for Squamish in 1915 but it never materialized. Now, more than 85 years later, the original plans were used to build the station which is now the main entrance to the park.

The West Coast Railway Park and Museum is a work in progress constantly expanding with fascinating additions sure to delight the new and return visitors. It is one of the most visited railway parks in Canada. Season passes are available and the park is open year round.

HISTORICAL NOTE:

Water was the only means of access to Squamish until 1954, when the Pacific Great Eastern Railway opened between Vancouver and Prince George. A year later, Highway 99 opened, ending the isolation of the town of Squamish, which has grown and prospered as a result.