Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario

Smiths Falls, Ontario

Overnight Stay in a Caboose

Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lock downs, the Overnights in the Caboose will be unavailable until further notice.

Once it is safe to reopen, the Railway museum will be offering this service once again. Stay tuned to our Facebook for announcements. 

Thank you for your understanding and we hope to see you soon.

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Today, most of us will only see the caboose in a museum, but you have the chance to experience the caboose in its true form. The Railway Museum is pleased to offer the rare opportunity for visitors to sleep in a caboose just as railroaders did.

Step back to the early railroading days, and book an overnight stay in one of our three, authentic cabooses (two 1940s wooden CPR/CNR cabooses and our 1967s steel CNR caboose) overlooking our picturesque 1912 Canadian Northern Railway station. Curl up in our comfortable pull-down beds with fresh linens, settle back and relax in the quiet glow of the lantern. In the morning, enjoy a fresh breakfast of fruit, pastries, juice and coffee or tea, served on site.

Important Overnight Stay Information: 

  • Available from June to October
  • Check in time is 5 pm.
  • Check out time is 10 am.
  • Fresh linens and towels provided
  • Breakfast provided on site

Within the station grounds you will have access to the following conveniences:

  • Real bathrooms and shower facilities, with fresh towels, located in the Railway Station
  • Station kitchenette that includes a microwave and fridge
  • Books and games to enhance your stay in the caboose
  • WiFi access included

 

 

Orange Steel Caboose (CN 79274):

Canadian National 79274 steel caboose was built in 1967 by Hawker Siddeley. The caboose was originally a CN caboose used from 1967-1986, then it was put into service by Dupont Canada in Maitland, ON. The caboose, built with steel, is modern in comparison to the wooden cabooses at the Railway Museum. Not only is the caboose steel, but it has an axle driver generator underneath, electric windshield wipers, lights, and expanded train crew quarters. These modern cabooses ran over many division behind a train with all cars destined for a common terminal.

  • Sleeps 2 adults, or 1 adult and up to 2 small children.
  • $51 per person - 3 people (incl. HST)
  • $28 for additional person (incl. HST)
  • Please note there is a $134 Security Deposit.  

For easy online booking please visit www.airbnb.ca.

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Red Plywood Caboose (CP 437183):

Canadian Pacific 437183 plywood caboose was built in the same series as our yellow caboose. It was made with plywood siding as a result of rationing wood, food and other products during and after WWII.

  • Sleeps 3 adults, or 2 adults and up to 2 small children.
  • $51 per person - 3 people (incl. HST)
  • $28 for additional person (incl. HST)
  • Please note there is a $134 Security Deposit.  

For easy online booking please visit www.airbnb.ca.

 

Orange Wood Caboose (CN 79095)

Canadian National 79095 wood caboose was built in 1947 in CNR’s London Shops. This caboose was part of a group of 15. In 1983, it was retired after almost 20 years of service and was donated to the United Countries Museum in Cornwall. In 2001, it was donated to RMEO and has been restored.

This CN wooden caboose was part of the last class of CN wooden cabooses ever made. Although not steel the caboose does have some modern accessories. One of these modern accessories is the oil stove instead of coal stove. The oil filler pipe is visible on the outside of the caboose at the rear door. The caboose also has a modern brake system that uses three separate compartments for the air tank, piston, and regulators. The air regulator regulates the air pressure and trips the brakes if the pressure drops.

  • Sleeps 3 adults, or 2 adults and up to 2 small children.
  • Sleeps 2 adults, or 1 adult and up to 2 small children.
  • $51 per person - 3 people (incl. HST)
  • $28 for additional person (incl. HST)
  • Please note there is a $134 Security Deposit.