Welcome to the Galt Historic Railway Park

The Galt Historic Railway Park collects, preserves, restores, exhibits, and interprets artifacts that represent the history and social impact of the “steam” and “coal” eras in southern Alberta, with emphasis on the Galt Railway System (1885 – 1912) and the 1890 International Train Station from Coutts, Northwest Territories / Sweetgrass, Montana.

OPEN MAY 16 – AUGUST 29, 2026 – TUES/THURS/SAT – 10 am to 3 pm

The list of challenges is as follows:

• Horseshoes: Try to get a ringer or as close as you can.
• Corn Hole Toss: Throw bean bags and see how many you can get into the hole.
• Ring Toss: Throw rings at wooden pegs.
• Golf: This isn’t your regular game of golf. We have plastic golf sets, usually for kids, that will make it a challenge for you golf pros.
• Fishing: The fish and fishing poles have magnets. First person who catches 3 fish wins!
• Kite flying: With the wind we have, this challenge should be a “breeze”!!! You just need to get the kite up and fly.
• Knock Down: Use water balls to knock down colourful cups.
• Bowling: Use bowling balls to knock down bowling pins.
• Table Bowling: Use small bowling ball to knock down bowling pins on a wooden tabletop bowling alley.
• Croquet: Use long handled mallets to strike coloured balls through a series of wire hoops in a specific sequence ending at a wooden peg.
• Water Blaster: Use water guns to move ducks across the line.
• Toss and Catch: Throw balls to one another using a plastic “mitt.”
• Sack Races: Place both legs in a sack and hop or jump to the finish line.
• Make a Craft: Yes, an easy craft that anyone can do! Make a small animal from material already cut to use. Come on! You never know what you can do until you try it!
• Word Search: See who can find 3 listed words first.