Directory

Orangedale Railway Museum

Owner

admin

Address

Orangedale, NS, Canada

Telephone

(902) 756-2539

Website

tlc.uccb.ns.ca/cbmuseums/Orangedale.html

Votes

Featured

Visited

253

Hours

June 1 to September 2: Daily 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Orangedale Station Railway Museum, built in 1886, displays memborabilia and railway cars from that era to the recent history. The station was constructed by the Intercolonial Railway in 1886. In 1922 Canadian National (CN) absorbed the Intercolonial Railway and the station was in continuous operation until January of 1990 (the last two years of its operation under VIA Rail).

This station served a very large rural area and in the early years, people came from miles around in their horse-drawn wagons or sleighs, or by foot to catch the train.

The station was a busy shipping point for lumber, oysters, pit props, Christmas trees, etc. Incoming carloads included flour, feed, gasoline, western horses, automobiles, machinery, and various shipments of merchandise for the local stores.

Located on the site itself you will find our ever growing rolling stock, which includes:

a locomotivea
boxcar
a flat car
a snowplow
a wooden caboose
and much more...

Our museum artifacts include a variety of railroad memorabilia, including photographs, and train uniforms donated by retired employees.

While on your visit to the Station, be sure to stop by our gift shop where you will find items such as:

model train sets
train whistles
hand-crafted train puzzles
pins, hats, T-shirts, sweaters
and much more...

Featured Attraction!

Directory

Orangedale Railway Museum

Search Directory

Heritage Directory