Ron Morel Memorial Museum Kapuskasing Ontario Canada.

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Kapuskasing Ron Memorial Museum in northern Ontario Canada. Travel to Canada and visit Kapuskasing Ron Memorial Museum in northern Ontario Canada. Ron Morel Memorial Museum offers a trip back in time of the town history and the importance of the railroad in Kapuskasing.

Ron Morel Memorial Museum
Kapuskasing Ontario Canada

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Welcome to the Ron Morel Memorial Museum
in Kapuskasing Ontario Canada

Pitchers of Kapuskasing Ron Memorial Museum Ontario Canada. Travel to Canada and visit Kapuskasing Ron Memorial Museum in northern Ontario Canada. Ron Morel Memorial Museum offers a trip back in time of the town history and the importance of the railroad in Kapuskasing.

This site's collection focuses on the Kapuskasing region from 1914 to the present. The museum is housed in two Canadian National Railway coaches, an engine and a caboose. There is a permanent exhibit on Kapuskasing's World War I internment camp ( www.cdli.ca/monuments/on/kapplaq.htm ), and new exhibits every season on various aspects of Kapuskasing. Working HO-gauge and N-gauge railway models are sure to delight young and older visitors alike.

The Ron Morel Memorial Museum, housed in locomotive #5107, was founded in 1971 by the late Ron Morel Sr. whose vision was to showcase two of his passions -local history and trains. The museum has something for everyone:

Seasonal exhibits highlighting Kapuskasing history topics
Archival photographs and artifacts
Permanent exhibit on the Internment/Prisoner of War Camp of World War I
Railway memorabilia
Model train display
Sculptures by the late Maurice Gaudreault
Historic Kapuskasing Walking Tour booklet
Gift shop

Canadian National Engine 5107

Since 1971, locomotive 5107 has been at the head of Kapuskasing’s local history museum, the Ron Morel Memorial Museum. The 5107, the two coaches and the caboose, were all brought to Kapuskasing through the efforts of the late Ron Morel, an avid railroader who wanted the town to have a permanent museum and tourist attraction.

Canadian National Coach 5372

Canadian National car #5372 houses the local history section of the museum. This car features a permanent exhibit on our town’s beginnings as an Internment/Prisoner-of-War Camp during World War 1. To encourage your repeat visit, new exhibits are created every year, exhibits which highlight some aspect of life in Kapuskasing, whether it is activities, architecture, people or events.

Since 1971, locomotive 5107 has been at the head of Kapuskasing’s local history museum, the Ron Morel Memorial Museum.

The 5107, the two coaches and the caboose, were all brought to Kapuskasing through the efforts of the late Ron Morel, an avid railroader who wanted the town to have a permanent museum and tourist attraction.

Built by Montreal Locomotive Works in May of 1919
Wheel arrangement: 4-6-2, Pacific type
CNR Classification: J-4-d
Builder’s number: 61473
Cylinder size : 23" by 28"
Driver diameter: 69"
Water capacity: 6,500 gallons
Boiler pressure: 200 psi
Total weight: 419,000 lbs
Tractive effort: 38 %
Last run : 1961

CN car #5372 houses the local history section of the museum. This car features a permanent exhibit on our town’s beginnings as an Internment/Prisoner-of-War Camp during World War 1.

To encourage your repeat visit, new exhibits are created every year, exhibits which highlight some aspect of life in Kapuskasing, whether it is activities, architecture, people or events.

Built by: Canadian Car & Foundry Co. of Montreal in 1919
Class: PB (8?) – 73 – F
Total weight: 165,000 lbs
Type : Colonist
Withdrawn from service on September 20, 1970

Canadian National Coach 5145

Canadian National car #5145 which immediately follows the locomotive, houses an impressive 32’ by 8’ foot working HO scale railway model. It was built over the fall and winter of 1970 by many enthusiastic volunteers by the Spruceland Railroad Club. Visitors of all ages enjoy this stunning display. This car also houses a working N-gauge model, photos, blueprints, lanterns, silverware, dishes, stamps and many other railway-themed objects.

Canadian National Caboose 75848

The little red caboose (#75848) serves as a gift shop and office. Souvenirs are obviously train-related, but Town of Kapuskasing trinkets are also available.

Canadian National car #5145 which immediately follows the locomotive, houses an impressive 32 by 8 foot working HO-gauge railway model. It was built over the fall and winter of 1970 by many enthusiastic volunteers by the Spruceland Railroad Club.

Visitors of all ages enjoy this stunning display.

This car also houses a working N-gauge model, photos, blueprints, lanterns, silverware, dishes, stamps and many other railway-themed objects.

Built by the Pullman Company in 1913
Type: Dixiana – Pullman sleeper
Purchased by CN in 1942 and converted to a Day Coach and withdrawn from service on July 17, 1970

The little red caboose (#75848) serves as a gift shop and office. Souvenirs are obviously train-related, but Town of Kapuskasing trinkets are also available.

Built in 1912
Converted from a Grand Trunk boxcar

The museum’s season runs from the first Monday in June to Labour Day. We are open from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., seven days per week. Admission is free, but donations are gratefully appreciated.

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