Niagara Railway Museum Inc.

Niagara Railway Museum Inc. Preserving the Railway heritage of the Niagara Region of Ontario Canada.

Getting tired of the rain on the weekends. Mother Nature needs to smarten up. It was another soaker at the shop. Work w...
05/26/2026

Getting tired of the rain on the weekends. Mother Nature needs to smarten up. It was another soaker at the shop. Work was still done, but it was cool and wet. Nelly and Bob continued working on the 25tonner and almost all the paint is off now. Still prep work to happen, but it's really coming together. This coming weekend will be another busy one, especially if the weather is good. The grass barely looks like it was cut, so that will be dealt with. The south door still isn't working, so we'll have to open it manually and move the 25tonner onto the middle track. This will allow us to move it outside for work, making the shop quieter for our visitors. Work will continue on the HO layout as well as some safety railings at the end of the work platforms.

The weather may not be great, but we will still be open Saturday from 10am to 2pm. As a reminder to visitors, we are a w...
05/22/2026

The weather may not be great, but we will still be open Saturday from 10am to 2pm. As a reminder to visitors, we are a working facility. Our members may be working on equipment restoration and repairs. We will do everything to make your visit a good one, but there may be noise, and some things may be a bit dirty. Please respect the work happening and stay back. However, should you have questions, our volunteers will be happy to answer them for you.

05/20/2026

Over 4hrs of work done, then edited down to just a 30second time lapse video of the work being done Sunday. If only things could be done this quick in reality.

A bit behind on this weekends post as there were 3 days of work happening at the shop. As most know, we are a non profi...
05/19/2026

A bit behind on this weekends post as there were 3 days of work happening at the shop. As most know, we are a non profit, Charitable Organization, we rely mostly on donations to operate, and to fund our restoration projects. Rights now we are working on 2 painting projects. We are looking for donations to help offset some of the costs of these items, and donations can be made securely online at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/niagara-railway-museum-inc/ Donations can also be made at the Museum when we're open on Saturdays, They can also be mailed in, or e transfer to [email protected].

Our 2 painting projects are the cab of CN 9173. This has been an ongoing project for the last 2yrs, and we look forward to getting this piece looking great. Rob has been doing an amazing job, considering how it looked when it first arrived. Our 2nd project is the repaint of our 25tonner. Our friend Bob Merriam, (many may already know his work as you see equipment from Port Stanley Terminal Rail, Via Historical Association, and Ontario Southland Railway, to name a few). The work started this weekend, with Bob and Nelly working away Saturday and Sunday. Even just this work makes a big difference. Any donations to this projects are very greatly appreciated, and help cover some of the work.

Elsewhere, Hans repaired and reinstalled the side door on TH&B boarding car X-759. It makes a big difference having the windows and doors in place. Neil was doing some work on fitting a new trainline anglecock on NSCX 11, John was cutting grass (Neverending, almost weekly task), Mike did more track work on the HO layout, and Ken and Ken were looking after visitors. Ken also did some painting to N flanger 56323 on Sunday. Allan built a new display box in the layout room, and some miscellaneous repairs.

Overall, a fantastic weekend with quite a bit done. Thanks to everyone who helped out on the weekend.

Quite a bit on the go for this weekend. Working on the 25tonner, CN 9173, the HO layout and general housekeeping. We are...
05/15/2026

Quite a bit on the go for this weekend. Working on the 25tonner, CN 9173, the HO layout and general housekeeping. We are now open 10am-2pm and its supposed to (finally) be a decent day.

With our site now open Saturdays from 10-2 for the season, we are able to look at other events during the year. We are ...
05/13/2026

With our site now open Saturdays from 10-2 for the season, we are able to look at other events during the year. We are pleased to be heading back to the Niagara Antique Power Association and Show July 3-5. We will be in the display building for the weekend. Always some good stuff to see at this show like the steam powered sawmill, tractor pulls, tractor and engine displays, and of course, food.

Opening weekend is done. Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there, and a big thank you to everyone who visited us ove...
05/10/2026

Opening weekend is done. Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there, and a big thank you to everyone who visited us over the 2 days, including those that brought mom for a visit today. We truly appreciate all the support we've recieved. Thank you to our deducated volunteers who worked hard to get things ready. We revieved a lot of good comments, and know we always have room to improve. We look forward to having the HO layout up and running soon, and for those that visited our TH&B boarding car, you would have seen Hans working away installing the windows. Even just that has helped the look of the car. We also had some discussion on what the future of the car will look like. We think the plan we've kicked around will be a good one. Our outside displays went well, although we have discovered that the batteries in the 25ton diesel are dead, and will need to be replaced. Not an expense we were expecting. They will be replaced, as that locomotive is an important piece to help around the site.

The Niagara Railway Museum Inc is a non profit, Charitable Organization registered with the Canada Revenue Agency. We rely on donations and admissions to our events. If you would like to make a donation (securely online) to one of our projects, like the TH&B boarding car, you can look us up at: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/niagara-railway-museum-inc/

We are now open for the season amd will be there every Saturday from 10am-2pm rain or shine. If you didn't make it this weekend, stop by one Saturday for a look around.

Our 2026 season has begun. First day of opening weekend went well. It was great to welcome everyone back, and we hope to...
05/10/2026

Our 2026 season has begun. First day of opening weekend went well. It was great to welcome everyone back, and we hope to see you again through the year as our work progresses. We also acknowledge the hard work of our volunteers today who looked after guests, ran the store, greeted people at the door, and toured guests through equipment. Hans was even doing work in TH&B boadsing Car X-759, installing the rebuilt windows. Allan had previously redone 9 of them, and it was felt that they really ahould be installed however possible You all did a great job.

Day 2 starts at 10 am Sunday, rain or shine. We hope to see you there.

This weekend is our opening weekend. As has been said before, our volunteers really work hard to get things done. We ca...
05/08/2026

This weekend is our opening weekend. As has been said before, our volunteers really work hard to get things done. We can't do it all, and sometimes we're limited, but they really do everything they can to keep things progressing. Hard to ask for a better core group. We also thank everyone who comes out to support us, likes and shares our posts and provide us with different comments.

So, on the eve of opening weekend, we can say a fee things of what to expect. Outdoor equipment displays will include:

South track: NRM 25ton diesel #1, JZ 0-6-0 steam locomotive 62.129.

Middle track: CN Flanger 56452, Trackmobile, and motorcars.

North track: TH&B Gondola 2676, NSCX 50 ton diesel #11. (Probably the first time together since 1966!)

The cabs on NRM 1 & NSCX 11 will not be open to the public. Inside displays, the cab of CN 9173, CN 56323, TH&B boarding car, HEPC E7, and our display cars will be open. One of the JZ steam locomotives will also be open for visitors. We have some new model train displays, including the HO train layout. Bill Woods will have his Ontario Northland Railway display there on Saturday, and we will have books, railway artifacts and model trains for sale both days.

Admission is by monetary donation (a suggested donation of $5/person is reasonable), but we always welcome any amount. All funds directly support our restoration projects. As a non profit, Charitable Organization registered with the Canada Revenue Agency, we are also able to issue tax reciepts for amounts greater than $25.

We hope to see you there!!

Thanks to Jones & Tyrrell from the Fort Erie Radio morning show for having us on to talk about our season opening this c...
05/05/2026

Thanks to Jones & Tyrrell from the Fort Erie Radio morning show for having us on to talk about our season opening this coming weekend. We appreciate the support. Just a few days to go. We're still working on a few things, but we'll be ready for Saturday. Our volunteers are working hard to get things done.

Address

21 Warren Street
Fort Erie, ON
L2A6M9

Opening Hours

10am - 2pm

Telephone

+19053576539

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