Galt Historic Railway Park – County of Warner – Alberta, Canada

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CPR Steam Locomotive on the turntable @ Medicine Hat – no date – Great Canadian Plains Railway Society Photo

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A rare Kalamazoo motor car – only 1 of 2 known in Alberta to exist! Jason Paul Sailer photo – June 2015

Be sure to catch a ride this summer at the GHRP! Jason Paul Sailer photo – May 2015

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Marian Hillen posing with the nearly completed 1952 school car exhibit on May 24th, 2015 – Bill Hillen Photo

AR&IC / GF&CR train station on the International Boundary at Coutts, AB & Sweetgrass, MT – 1908 (Galt Museum & Archives P19760237031)

AR&IC / GF&CR train station on the International Boundary at Coutts, AB & Sweetgrass, MT – 1908 (Galt Museum & Archives P19760234044)

The same car 24 years later when the GCPRS was finalizing the agreement with CPR – Bill Hillen Photo

#3774 leaving Calgary on a cool March morning. Where did the wheels go? Read the article to find out! Tim Johnston photo

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Tourist Sleeper parked at the Ogden yards in Calgary in September 2002 – Ken Baker photo

#411369 leaving Calgary bound for the GHRP – March 2011 – Tim Johnston photo

#411369 on its concrete foundations and with a new roof to boot! Jason Paul Sailer photo – May 2015

Restored 1941 wooden caboose and 1943 sheep & pig stock car @ GHRP – Jason Pau

1952 Baggage – Express car parked at Ogden Yards in Calgary before GHRP takes over ownership – Bill Hillen photo – March 2010

#411692 leaving Calgary – the scorched end where the fire occurred is visible – March 2011 – Tim Johnston photo

Interior being renovated to show what a Railway School Car looked like. We are still keeping the original Baggage car feel – Jason Paul Sailer photo – May 2015

Our 1953 Baggage – Express car in MOW service at Chapleau, Ontario in October 1981 – Trackside Treasure / Eric Gagnon photo

Inspecting the same car 30 years later…the vandalism and pigeons are evident! Bill Hillen photo – September 2010

Tim Johnston captures #411734 leaving Calgary bound for the GHRP – March 2011

Our turntable being transported to the Oldman River Dam site in the mid 1980s – Pat Dwyer Construction photo

Our turntable being installed at the Oldman River Dam site in the mid 1980s – Pat Dwyer Construction photo

Our turntable being installed at the Oldman River Dam site in the mid 1980s – Pat Dwyer Construction photo

Turntable stored at the Galt Historic Railway Park – June 2015 – Jason Paul Sailer photo

A turntable was essentially a bridge on a center pivot with wheel supports on each end – June 2015 – Jason Paul Sailer photo

A close-up of the end of the turntable with the guide wheel present – June 2015 – Jason Paul Sailer photo

Here is the air-operated motor that ran the turntable – June 2015 – Jason Paul Sailer photo

Please enjoy these photographs of the Galt Historic Railway Park

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Contact Us

Mailing Address:
PO Box 1013
Lethbridge,AB
T1J 4A2
Email :
postmaster@galtrailway.com
Phone :
403-756-2220
Phone is monitored

Hours

May 18, 2024 to August 31, 2024

Tuesday / Thursday / Saturday (10:00 am to 3:00 pm)

September 1, 2024 to May 17, 2025

Closed for the season. Some off-season tours availible by booking (email or phone)

Payment is by cash or e-transfer only.

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