Northern Ontario Railroad Museum

The Northern Ontario Railroad Museum is housed in period buildings and displays original locomotives, mining cars, and related equipment across the site. The collection shows how rail transport worked in this remote region and what mining and industrial operations looked like.

The museum was established in 1993 starting with a single railway car before expanding to a former superintendent's residence that dated back to 1916. This growth allowed the collection to grow and tell a fuller story of the region's rail heritage.

The name reflects how railroads shaped Northern Ontario's growth by connecting remote mining towns and moving resources south. Visitors today can see this industrial heritage through the actual locomotives and the restored superintendent's residence that tell this story.

The museum is easy to reach in Capreol and spread across several buildings that are walkable from one another. Plan to spend two to three hours to see the main exhibits and operate the interactive simulator.

Visitors can operate a locomotive simulator and experience what it felt like to control a train through the local rail yard and surrounding tracks. This hands-on activity gives a real sense of what the job demanded from train operators in this region.