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Adults: $17.00
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Children 5 to 12: $8.00
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Board of Directors
Timeline
Mayor Harold Prescott secures a “Mountain” type steam engine, CN #6077 for display in Capreol. The area becomes known as Prescott Park.
Caboose #77526 is donated to Prescott Park by Canadian National Railways.
A Heritage Committee is formed by a small group of volunteers eager to preserve the history of the town. They start collecting pictures, newspaper clippings and artefacts related to the history of the town and the railway.
The Heritage Committee attempts to obtain a School Car but are given a Rules Instruction Car. The car is displayed as a school car.
The Northern Ontario Railroad Museum & Heritage Centre (NORMHC) is incorporated as a non-profit organization with it’s own Board of Directors. Prescott Park is donated to NORMHC by the Town of Capreol. The Town of Capreol celebrates it’s 75th Anniversary.
During the months of July and August, the caboose is open to the public with a display of railroad memorabilia.
The house at 26 Bloor Street, formerly the home of the first CN Superintendent in Capreol, is purchased by the Town of Capreol to be used by NORMHC as a Museum.
Grand opening of the Museum House in July.
Science North donates the slag pot car to NORMHC.
Prescott Park becomes home to INCO Electrics #101 and #116 as well as former CNR Snow Plow #55208, steel caboose #79231 and baggage/warehouse car #60049. NORMHC completes the restoration of its rules instruction car.
The museum, with assistance from the Prescott family and several community volunteers, repaints CN steam locomotive #6077. Capreol is inducted into the Canadian Railway Hall of Fame.
The museum opens its boxcar home exhibit. NORMHC hosts its first ever gold panning event on the Vermilion River. The museum completes its strategic plan.
The museum opens its section man shed showcasing a variety of maintenance of way equipment.
NORMHC opens its new mining exhibit with the arrival of a hot metal car from Vale. The display also incorporates a variety of underground railroad equipment used in Falconbridge Ltd. operations. The museum completes its Garden of Life to help promote and raise awareness for organ and tissue donation. New wrought iron perimeter fencing is also erected to protect the garden and enhance the look of the property. The Terror Train #6077 Halloween event is launched.
The museum acquires a 1907 steam locomotive (#219) originally belonging to the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway. The museum acquires the former Capreol Fire Hall and Town Centre as an annex to the existing museum, to act as its Heritage Centre. The new building houses displays related to the regions social history as well as a 1928 Gotfredson Bickle Fire Engine. NORMHC constructs a G Scale train layout in the Garden of Life.
The museum adds a locomotive themed playground to Prescott Park. With the help of Hite Services, the museum restores the historic nose cone on steam locomotive #6077. In cooperation with the Capreol Community Action Network and the Capreol Business Association, the museum begins a significant re-greening project throughout downtown Capreol. The project was made possible with funding from CN EcoConnexions, Day Construction, the City of Greater Sudbury and the Capreol Lions Club. Hite Services donates former CNR crane #50392 for display in Prescott Park.
NORMHC welcomes former Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railways steam locomotive #219 to Prescott Park on April 8th. With funding from the Enabling Accessibility Fund, the Sudbury Community Foundation and the Healthy Communities Initiatives Fund, walkways and a wheelchair ramp are constructed through Prescott Park and into the museum house improving accessibility for visitors. The museum acquires a 1955 Dodge Town Panel for the recreation of Capreol’s first police vehicle, a “paddy wagon.” NORMHC receives a 2014 Community Award from Greater Sudbury Emergency Services.
A new cab is fabricated by Hite Services for T&NO steam locomotive #219. The original jail cells at the Capreol Fire Hall, now the museum’s Heritage Centre, are opened to the public for viewing. Vale donates a wooden pump car for display. Volunteers complete a railway themed mural on site with funding from Project Impact.
The museum begins construction on its new model train layout and forms a partnership to become the new clubhouse for the Sudbury Railway Modellers. A new permanent sports display is unveiled at the Heritage Centre location in time for the museum’s May opening. Canadian Pacific Railways donates a miniature ride-on train to the museum for special events. The museum completes the restoration of retired INCO Hot Copper Car #5 thanks to a significant donation from Atlas Copco Canada and the support of numerous local businesses. The museum celebrates the 100th anniversary of the museum house, originally constructed in 1916.
The museum partners with the Capreol Volunteer Firefighters Association to acquire former Capreol Pumper No.4, a 1986 Ford Superior, recently retired from service with Greater Sudbury Fire Services. The cab is salvaged to create an interactive exhibit for visitors.
The town of Capreol celebrates its centennial celebrations and the museum celebrates its twenty-five year anniversary. Centennial celebration highlights include a visit from the Stanley Cup and the RCMP Musical Ride. The town of Capreol works with the City of Greater Sudbury to complete a $1.2 million waterfront restoration in the downtown core and the museum completes the restoration of retired Temiskaming and Northern Ontario steam locomotive #219. Al Quiring, from the Discovery Channel’s Highway Thru Hell, attends the Big Truck Meet Up as a special guest.
The museum unveils a new locomotive bell display in Prescott Park and hosts a new “Tool Shed” exhibit featuring its collection of antique chainsaws. A fan built Optimus Prime replica opens the Big Truck Meet Up Event while the museum launches two new events, Harry Potter Day and the #219 Candy Cane Express.
The museum works with the town to bring back the Capreol Winter Carnival. The Terror Train #6077 is re-imagined as a drive in style haunt adhering to COVID-19 protocols. The museum completes the restoration of steel caboose #79231, expands the sectionman shed and places a new roof on the boxcar home.