Winnipeg Railway Museum
The Winnipeg Railway Museum was a railway museum located on tracks 1 and 2 within the Via Rail-operated Union Station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Volunteers from the Midwestern Rail Association Inc, a non-profit organization founded in 1975, operated the museum.Photo: Intermedichbo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Email: wpgrail@mts.net
- Type: Museum
- Description: railway museum in Manitoba, Canada
- Address: 123 Main Street
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Union Railway Station and Fort Garry.
Union Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Lee haber8, Public domain.
Union Station is the inter-city railway station for Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is a grand beaux-arts structure situated near The Forks in downtown Winnipeg, and was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1976.
Fort Garry
Park
Photo: J Hazard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Garry, also known as Upper Fort Garry, was a Hudson's Bay Company trading post located at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in or near the area now known as The Forks in what is now central Winnipeg, Manitoba. Fort Garry is situated 150 metres southwest of Winnipeg Railway Museum.
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Museum
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is a Canadian Crown corporation and national museum located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, adjacent to The Forks. The purpose of the museum is to "explore the subject of human rights with a special but not exclusive reference… Canadian Museum for Human Rights is situated 280 metres northeast of Winnipeg Railway Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Winnipeg and Winnipeg.
Downtown Winnipeg
Suburb
Downtown Winnipeg is an area of Winnipeg located near the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. It is the oldest urban area in Winnipeg, and is home to the city's commercial core, city hall, the seat of Manitoba's provincial government, and a number of major attractions and institutions.
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is Manitoba's capital and has more people than the rest of Manitoba combined. It stands midway on the Trans-Canada Highway and railway. With nearly 750,000 inhabitants, The Peg is the metropolis for the Canadian Prairies and is as diverse as the majority of Canada.
Exchange District
Neighborhood
Photo: Interlaker, CC0.
The Exchange District is a National Historic Site of Canada in the downtown area of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Just one block north of Portage and Main, the Exchange District comprises twenty city blocks and approximately 150 heritage buildings, and it is known for its intact early 20th century collection of warehouses, financial institutions, and early terracotta-clad skyscrapers.
Winnipeg Railway Museum
- Categories: railway museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Manitoba, Prairies, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.88894° or 49° 53′ 20″ northLongitude
-97.13406° or 97° 8′ 3″ westOpen location code
86X4VVQ8+H9OpenStreetMap ID
node 343302468OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q8025782
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In Other Languages
From German to Welsh—“Winnipeg Railway Museum” goes by many names.
- German: “Winnipeg Railway Museum”
- Serbian: “Музеј железнице у Винипегу”
- Spanish: “Museo del ferrocarril de winnipeg”
- Spanish: “Museo del Ferrocarril de Winnipeg”
- Welsh: “Amgueddfa reilffordd Winnipeg”
- “Winnipeg Railway Museum”
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Highlights include Winnipeg and Upper Fort Garry Gateway.
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