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Railway Museum of British Columbia (West Coast Railway Association)

Museum railway in Squamish, British Columbia.

Kettle Valley Steam Railway locomotive No. 3716, a vintage steam engine, head-on under a clear sky

Squamish, British Columbia

Museum railwayOperating

SeasonSaturdays mid-Apr-Oct, plus special-event weekends and North Pole Express Nov-Dec

The West Coast Railway Association's Squamish museum runs full-size rides on Saturdays and event days — a BC Rail Budd car out onto the main-line spur, track speeders, and the North Pole Express in the holidays — beside one of Canada's largest preserved passenger-car collections. (A separate miniature railway on site is not counted here.)

Visitor information

Ride duration Not published by the operator
Published fares Not published by the operator
Accessibility Access2 program participant — a support person accompanying a visitor with a permanent disability gets free admission.
Parking Not published by the operator
Typical season Saturdays mid-Apr-Oct, plus special-event weekends and North Pole Express Nov-Dec
Book early Yes — Its full-size North Pole Express trains sell out — book well ahead of the holidays.
Official site Official site ↗

✓ Last verified: November 2026

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