Retired by CN in the late 1950s as steam power gave way to diesel-electric locomotives, No. 4100 narrowly escaped the scrapper’s torch. Today, it is preserved at Exporail, the Canadian Railway Museum, in Saint-Constant, Québec.
January 20, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Retired by CN in the late 1950s as steam power gave way to diesel-electric locomotives, No. 4100 narrowly escaped the scrapper’s torch. Today, it is preserved at Exporail, the Canadian Railway Museum, in Saint-Constant, Québec.
He was instrumental in establishing the Canadian Railway Museum (now know as Exporail) and edited the CRHA journal "Canadian Rail" from 1968-1977. Following his retirement from Abbott Laboratories in Montreal, Worthen moved to the Toronto area. 2/3
January 9, 2026 at 2:59 AM
He was instrumental in establishing the Canadian Railway Museum (now know as Exporail) and edited the CRHA journal "Canadian Rail" from 1968-1977. Following his retirement from Abbott Laboratories in Montreal, Worthen moved to the Toronto area. 2/3
Just made its way up to a museum near me; I'm looking forward to seeing it once they put it back on its trucks!
One's on display at the former suburban terminal station and the other is at Exporail south of Montreal. The rest...alas.
One's on display at the former suburban terminal station and the other is at Exporail south of Montreal. The rest...alas.
December 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Just made its way up to a museum near me; I'm looking forward to seeing it once they put it back on its trucks!
One's on display at the former suburban terminal station and the other is at Exporail south of Montreal. The rest...alas.
One's on display at the former suburban terminal station and the other is at Exporail south of Montreal. The rest...alas.
Here’s the heavy-duty version. From Canada’s Exporail museum.
December 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Here’s the heavy-duty version. From Canada’s Exporail museum.
—not having much else to do once it hits island. And also Amtrak not going to QC or anything like that.
While this plan does necessitate the end of service to the present GCdeMTL, this could result in ExpoRail moving in, creating a downtown rail museum not unlike Toronto’s Roundhouse Park (but more—
While this plan does necessitate the end of service to the present GCdeMTL, this could result in ExpoRail moving in, creating a downtown rail museum not unlike Toronto’s Roundhouse Park (but more—
December 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
—not having much else to do once it hits island. And also Amtrak not going to QC or anything like that.
While this plan does necessitate the end of service to the present GCdeMTL, this could result in ExpoRail moving in, creating a downtown rail museum not unlike Toronto’s Roundhouse Park (but more—
While this plan does necessitate the end of service to the present GCdeMTL, this could result in ExpoRail moving in, creating a downtown rail museum not unlike Toronto’s Roundhouse Park (but more—
Une deuxième ligne fit son apparition sur la rue St-Jacques quelques jours plus tard. Les tramways à chevaux ont duré jusqu'en 1894, les tramways électriques ont fait leur apparition le 21 septembre 1892 avec le Rocket 350.
Ma photo à Exporail en 2015
Ma photo à Exporail en 2015
November 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Une deuxième ligne fit son apparition sur la rue St-Jacques quelques jours plus tard. Les tramways à chevaux ont duré jusqu'en 1894, les tramways électriques ont fait leur apparition le 21 septembre 1892 avec le Rocket 350.
Ma photo à Exporail en 2015
Ma photo à Exporail en 2015
Miniature locomotive No. 6400 is now at Exporail and its full-size prototype resides at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa. A bas-relief carving of 6400—created around the same time as the miniature replica—may also be seen on the south wall of Scotiabank Arena. 3/3
November 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Miniature locomotive No. 6400 is now at Exporail and its full-size prototype resides at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa. A bas-relief carving of 6400—created around the same time as the miniature replica—may also be seen on the south wall of Scotiabank Arena. 3/3
Throwback photos from my 2003 ride on the Deux-Montagnes AMT Line, the only electrified standard railroad line in Canada then. Since the line closed for conversion to REM, no⚡️standard railroads remain in Canada.
2 Bombardier MD-90 EMUs are preserved at Exporail in Saint-Constant
2 Bombardier MD-90 EMUs are preserved at Exporail in Saint-Constant
November 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Throwback photos from my 2003 ride on the Deux-Montagnes AMT Line, the only electrified standard railroad line in Canada then. Since the line closed for conversion to REM, no⚡️standard railroads remain in Canada.
2 Bombardier MD-90 EMUs are preserved at Exporail in Saint-Constant
2 Bombardier MD-90 EMUs are preserved at Exporail in Saint-Constant
At St-Lin, a ceremony was held to commemorate the 75th anniversary (one day early) of the driving of the Last Spike. No. 29, a Class A1e 4-4-0 built at CP's Hochelaga Shops in 1887, was then donated to the CRHA for the collection of the planned Canadian Railway Museum. 2/3
November 7, 2025 at 3:48 AM
At St-Lin, a ceremony was held to commemorate the 75th anniversary (one day early) of the driving of the Last Spike. No. 29, a Class A1e 4-4-0 built at CP's Hochelaga Shops in 1887, was then donated to the CRHA for the collection of the planned Canadian Railway Museum. 2/3
Sadly and ironically, the historic No. 15820 was scrapped just months before Canadian National's last steam engines were retired. Sister diesel-electric unit No. 15824 is currently part of the collection at Exporail, the Canadian Railway Museum, in St-Constant, Quebec, near Montreal. 3/3
November 5, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Sadly and ironically, the historic No. 15820 was scrapped just months before Canadian National's last steam engines were retired. Sister diesel-electric unit No. 15824 is currently part of the collection at Exporail, the Canadian Railway Museum, in St-Constant, Quebec, near Montreal. 3/3
With the onset of the Great Depression following the 1929 stock market crash, passenger traffic on both railways declined precipitously. CN and CP had agreed to economize by pooling their trains in the Montreal-Toronto, Ottawa-Toronto and Montreal-Quebec City corridors. 2/3
October 31, 2025 at 2:37 AM
With the onset of the Great Depression following the 1929 stock market crash, passenger traffic on both railways declined precipitously. CN and CP had agreed to economize by pooling their trains in the Montreal-Toronto, Ottawa-Toronto and Montreal-Quebec City corridors. 2/3
October 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
On Tuesday, June 3, 2008, on Montreal, Quebec's south shore, at Exporail (ERAX) was former St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (Quebec) Incorporated (SLQ) 3569
Photo by: Steve Sloan
#train #trains #railroads #railroading #MLW #ALCo #Canada #trainspotting
Photo by: Steve Sloan
#train #trains #railroads #railroading #MLW #ALCo #Canada #trainspotting
October 26, 2025 at 3:08 AM
On Tuesday, June 3, 2008, on Montreal, Quebec's south shore, at Exporail (ERAX) was former St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (Quebec) Incorporated (SLQ) 3569
Photo by: Steve Sloan
#train #trains #railroads #railroading #MLW #ALCo #Canada #trainspotting
Photo by: Steve Sloan
#train #trains #railroads #railroading #MLW #ALCo #Canada #trainspotting
You can ride an actual genuine historic Montreal streetcar/tramcar at Exporail (Canada's Railway Museum) in St-Constant near Montreal.
There is a tramcar rail circuit around the large museum site.
It's pretty cool, tbh.
There is a tramcar rail circuit around the large museum site.
It's pretty cool, tbh.
October 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
You can ride an actual genuine historic Montreal streetcar/tramcar at Exporail (Canada's Railway Museum) in St-Constant near Montreal.
There is a tramcar rail circuit around the large museum site.
It's pretty cool, tbh.
There is a tramcar rail circuit around the large museum site.
It's pretty cool, tbh.
You're right.
I guess we bought the tram ride with our admission ticket. It only cost $2 extra.
Reading the website, it says half-price admission tickets can be purchased at mercado.fm. I don't know what that is, but it seems like a real money saver, and is official bc it is on Exporail website.
I guess we bought the tram ride with our admission ticket. It only cost $2 extra.
Reading the website, it says half-price admission tickets can be purchased at mercado.fm. I don't know what that is, but it seems like a real money saver, and is official bc it is on Exporail website.
October 25, 2025 at 3:37 AM
You're right.
I guess we bought the tram ride with our admission ticket. It only cost $2 extra.
Reading the website, it says half-price admission tickets can be purchased at mercado.fm. I don't know what that is, but it seems like a real money saver, and is official bc it is on Exporail website.
I guess we bought the tram ride with our admission ticket. It only cost $2 extra.
Reading the website, it says half-price admission tickets can be purchased at mercado.fm. I don't know what that is, but it seems like a real money saver, and is official bc it is on Exporail website.
the tram ticket was not included in the entry tricket last time i went to exporail this summer, but it was very cheap.
October 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM
the tram ticket was not included in the entry tricket last time i went to exporail this summer, but it was very cheap.
Nice web-feature on the end of the Montreal streetcar era.
I again remind you that you can take a ride on an actual Montreal street car at the ExpoRail museum (Canada's national railway museum) on the south-shore town of St-Constant.
Entry ticket includes a streetcar ride.👍
exporail.org/en/home/
I again remind you that you can take a ride on an actual Montreal street car at the ExpoRail museum (Canada's national railway museum) on the south-shore town of St-Constant.
Entry ticket includes a streetcar ride.👍
exporail.org/en/home/
Et si Montréal avait sauvé son tramway?
Au moment où la métropole rêve à nouveau d’un tramway, l’histoire méconnue de nos « p’tits chars » peut-elle servir de leçon?
ici.radio-canada.ca
October 25, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Nice web-feature on the end of the Montreal streetcar era.
I again remind you that you can take a ride on an actual Montreal street car at the ExpoRail museum (Canada's national railway museum) on the south-shore town of St-Constant.
Entry ticket includes a streetcar ride.👍
exporail.org/en/home/
I again remind you that you can take a ride on an actual Montreal street car at the ExpoRail museum (Canada's national railway museum) on the south-shore town of St-Constant.
Entry ticket includes a streetcar ride.👍
exporail.org/en/home/
exo's attempt to sell the mr-90 cars was unsuccessful. all the cars were scrapped in 2022-2023 (can't find the exact year), except 2 that were sent to exporail in saint-constant (picture below).
October 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
exo's attempt to sell the mr-90 cars was unsuccessful. all the cars were scrapped in 2022-2023 (can't find the exact year), except 2 that were sent to exporail in saint-constant (picture below).
Follow-up thought: Exporail in Delson. Pay a visit to Mallard's sister Dominion of Canada, as well as the OG Royal Hudson.
October 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Follow-up thought: Exporail in Delson. Pay a visit to Mallard's sister Dominion of Canada, as well as the OG Royal Hudson.
There was so much great stuff to see at Exporail, really glad that I could make it
October 9, 2025 at 1:46 AM
There was so much great stuff to see at Exporail, really glad that I could make it
Unlike Toronto, Montreal preserved its first electric streetcar, No. 350, the "Rocket," which is now part of the collection at the Canadian Railway Museum, Exporail, in St-Constant, Quebec. 2/2
September 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Unlike Toronto, Montreal preserved its first electric streetcar, No. 350, the "Rocket," which is now part of the collection at the Canadian Railway Museum, Exporail, in St-Constant, Quebec. 2/2
#OTD il y a 133 ans, le tramway à Montréal devenait électrique. La Montreal Street Railway Company a inauguré son premier tramway électrique le 21 septembre 1892, le Rocket, ou numéro 350. Il restera en service jusqu'en 1914. Aujourd'hui vous pouvez l'admirer au musée canadien ferroviaire Exporail.
September 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
#OTD il y a 133 ans, le tramway à Montréal devenait électrique. La Montreal Street Railway Company a inauguré son premier tramway électrique le 21 septembre 1892, le Rocket, ou numéro 350. Il restera en service jusqu'en 1914. Aujourd'hui vous pouvez l'admirer au musée canadien ferroviaire Exporail.
Fun Montreal Fact:
Back when Montreal still used streetcars, there was a line to go to Mount Royal Park, and there was a special streetcar model used for that line to give people the best view of the ride of Mount Royal.
The observatory streetcar.
It has been preserved at Exporail St-Constant
Back when Montreal still used streetcars, there was a line to go to Mount Royal Park, and there was a special streetcar model used for that line to give people the best view of the ride of Mount Royal.
The observatory streetcar.
It has been preserved at Exporail St-Constant
September 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Fun Montreal Fact:
Back when Montreal still used streetcars, there was a line to go to Mount Royal Park, and there was a special streetcar model used for that line to give people the best view of the ride of Mount Royal.
The observatory streetcar.
It has been preserved at Exporail St-Constant
Back when Montreal still used streetcars, there was a line to go to Mount Royal Park, and there was a special streetcar model used for that line to give people the best view of the ride of Mount Royal.
The observatory streetcar.
It has been preserved at Exporail St-Constant
@notjustbikes Sibbl;ey P[ark for instance was donated to the Exporail museum in Montréal. It still has all its steam lines and no HEP power connections.
Also, as mentioend before, VIA sold a part of the CP transcon fleet to private rail operators in USA because it […]
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Also, as mentioend before, VIA sold a part of the CP transcon fleet to private rail operators in USA because it […]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
September 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
@notjustbikes Sibbl;ey P[ark for instance was donated to the Exporail museum in Montréal. It still has all its steam lines and no HEP power connections.
Also, as mentioend before, VIA sold a part of the CP transcon fleet to private rail operators in USA because it […]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
Also, as mentioend before, VIA sold a part of the CP transcon fleet to private rail operators in USA because it […]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]