Field Trip: A Visit to the Smith Falls Railway Museum!
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It is a Saturday and the roundhouse is closed as the G20 Summit is in full flight. What to do? A road trip was in order!
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I had never checked out the Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario in Smiths Falls, Ontario. We got the TH&B caboose and they got the Dental Car. And what a beauty the Dental Car is. The color is a little faded outside. But inside it is in almost pristine condition. The wood walls and the dentist chair are impressive. All just like it was yesterday.
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There are other artefacts on site that are worth the trip. These include:
- The 1947 CP Cadillac inspection car
- CP’s 1957 Diesel 6591
- CNR’s 1912 Steam Locomotive #1112
- Wickham Track Cars
- A string of cabooses, some in poor condition, one in excellent condition
- Automobile box cars.
The Smiths Falls Canadian Northern Railway’s station is the main display area and is beautifully restored.”
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Posting and pictures by Bob Dickson
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