Central BC Railway and Forestry Museum
Railway museum in Prince George, British Columbia
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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.
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| Established | 20 July 1986 |
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| Location | Prince George, British Columbia Canada |
| Type | Railway museum |
| Website | pgrfm |
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. 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]
