Canada Southern Railway Bibliography - Museums

Many of these are not of Canada Southern, but only items showing the Canada Southern will be included.

This information is from complete, and additional information, corrections or updates are welcome.

Contact information is in addresss.htm.

Museums - Canada Southern

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"Canadian Railroad Historical Association"
Toronto & York Division
99 Atlantic Ave #220 Toronto ON M6K 3J8
email: torontoyork@hotmail.com
[There are 14 divisions, including the Niagara Division. CRHA preserves information including photos.]
[I haven't seen this yet, except the Smiths Falls museum about 1990. It "maintains an Archives and Library as well as a collection of over 10,000 artifacts." It might have some CS / MCR information? Apparently the Toronto archives, recently moved to Avenue Road, have some CS / MCR information.]
MAYBE: "The Chatham Railroad Museum"
PO Box 434 2 McLean St Chatham ON N7M 5K5
519-352-3097
May 1 - Sept 1
["Great Exits: The 401" says it is "in a retired 1955 CN baggage car on McLean Street at Queen and William Streets", open May-Sept M-F 9-5 SS 12-5, free admission.]
[I haven't seen this museum yet. It might have some CS / MCR information?]
"Elgin County Railway Museum Inc."
in the Michigan Central Shops (255 Wellington St) and BX Tower in St. Thomas
R.R. #6 St. Thomas, ON N5P 3T1
519-631-0936 or 519-644-1874
Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturday mornings year round
email: sjbecrm@elgin.net
"http://www.ccia.st-thomas.on.ca/elgin_regional_museum.html" (obsolete?)
[Pamphlet says: "Known as the "Railway Capital of Canada", in its heydey St. Thomas saw some 26 railway lines pass through"]
[See also Railway capital of Canada, which has different web and email addresses that do work:
www.ecrm5700.org;
e-mail thedispatcher@ecrm5700.org.]
[I haven't seen this museum yet.]
"Essex Railway Station"
87 Station St Essex ON N8M 2C5 (near Windsor)
519-776-9800
[Restored historic site with railway artifacts and memorabilia.]
[I haven't seen this yet.]
MAYBE: "Fort Erie Railroad Museum"
Box 339 Ridgeway ON L0S 1NO Fort Erie
905-894-5322
Hours vary.
[In a preserved CN station.]
[I haven't seen this since about 1990? It might have some CS / MCR information?]

Canada Southern Communities

"The Oil Museum of Canada"
South end of Oil Springs, near Lambton Road 21
519-834-2840
Former URL http://members.tripod.com/~lambtongw/index.htm is now dead.
email: omcchin@ebtech.net
[Oil Springs station is preserved as a museum building, on the site of the first commercial oil well in North America.]
[I've seen this museum, but decades ago.]
MAYBE: Ridgetown / Thamesville visitor information centre
["Great Exits: The 401" says it is in a "bright yellow railway car sidelined directly south of the 401".]
[I haven't seen this museum yet. It might have some CS / MCR information?]
MAYBE: St. Thomas travel information centre
["Great Exits: The 401" says it is in a caboose on Talbot beside the Jumbo statue.]
[See Railway capital of Canada.]
[I haven't seen this yet. It must have some CS / MCR information?]

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