Prince George Railway and Forestry Museum
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The Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum is in Prince George, British Columbia
. Its collection consists of over sixty pieces of rolling stock (including a 1906 steam locomotive
being restored), nine historical buildings and numerous smaller artifacts on an 8 acres (32,374.9 m²) site. The Museum opened in July, 1986.
Prince George, British Columbia
Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"...
. Its collection consists of over sixty pieces of rolling stock (including a 1906 steam locomotive
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
being restored), nine historical buildings and numerous smaller artifacts on an 8 acres (32,374.9 m²) site. The Museum opened in July, 1986.
See also
- List of heritage railways in Canada
- Canadian Pacific RailwayCanadian Pacific RailwayThe Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
- List of heritage railways in Canada