Central BC Railway and Forestry Museum
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| Established | 20 July 1986 |
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| Location | Prince George, British Columbia Canada |
| Type | Railway museum |
| Website | pgrfm |
The Central BC Railway and Forestry Museum is a railway museum in Prince George, British Columbia. Its collection consists of over sixty pieces of rolling stock (including a 1906 steam locomotive being restored and a GMD GF6C electric locomotive), ten historical buildings and numerous smaller artifacts on an 8-acre (32,000 m2) site. The museum opened on 20 July 1986 and is operated by the Central British Columbia Railway and Forest Industry Museum Society.
In 2025, a vintage Nathan M5 Airchime train horn was stolen from the museum, the third train horn theft it had experienced in the past year.[1]
History
The society which created the museum, the Central British Columbia Railway and Forest Industry Museum Society, was incorporated on 22 March 1983 by six Prince George residents who restored a 1903 wooden snowplough. It originally operated as the Prince George-Nechako-Fraser Division of the Canadian Railroad Historical Association. As the disposal of historic rail equipment was growing, the community recognized the opportunity for a museum. On 5 March 1984, the city granted the association an 8-acre (32,000 m2) site, north of the Canadian National Railway yards. The museum officially opened on 20 July 1986, coinciding with Expo 86 in Vancouver and the 150th anniversary of rail travel in Canada.[2]
Collection
Locomotives
| Number | Image | Type | Model | Built | Builder | Status | Former owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Diesel | 44-Ton | 1943 | General Electric | Display | Northwood Pulp and Timber | |
| 248 | Diesel | 25-Ton | 1948 | General Electric | Display | Diamond Match Company | |
| 586 |  | Diesel | RS-10s | 1956 | Montreal Locomotive Works | Display | British Columbia Railway |
| 1520 |  | Steam | 4-6-0 | 1906 | Canadian Locomotive Company | Display | Canadian National Railway |
| 1990 | Diesel | 65-Ton | 1943 | Atlas Car and Manufacturing | Operational | Canadian Forest Products | |
| 6001 | | Diesel | GF6C | 1983 | General Motors Diesel | Display | British Columbia Railway |
| 7817 | Diesel | 70-Ton | 1950 | General Electric | Display | Canadian National Railway | |
| 9169 | Diesel | FP7Au | 1951 | General Motors Diesel | Display | Canadian National Railway | |
| RCC1 |  | Diesel | Remote control | 1950 | Electro-Motive Diesel | Display | British Columbia Railway |
See also
References
- ↑ Petersen, Hanna (1 March 2025). "Horn heist: B.C. train museum gets railroaded by targeted thefts". CBC. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
- ↑ "History". Central BC Railway and Forestry Museum. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ Roberts, Earl; Stremes, David. "Canadian Trackside Guide 2024" (PDF). Canadian Trackside Guide: 22–24. ISSN 0829-3023. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
- ↑ "Central BC Railway & Forestry Museum". The Exploration Place. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
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