Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario

Smiths Falls, Ontario

Overnight Stay in a Caboose

 

Caboose bookings are now open for the season!

Book your stay between June 14th until October 3rd 2021.

For easy online booking for the Steel Caboose - please visit www.airbnb.com/h/steelcaboose

For easy online booking for the 1945 Caboose -  please visit www.airbnb.com/h/1945caboose

We look forward to hosting you in one of our cabooses.

 

PLEASE NOTE:

Our caboose overnights have become incredibly popular and we do appreciate your interest....but be aware that, in extremes of temperature, your stay may have some challenges. Cabooses are NOT air-conditioned...nor do they have a heating system. Electric fans may provide relief on a warm evening, but with temperatures above the high 20's into the 30's, it gets hot. Please be guided by these facts when you book with us. We'd like your stay to be a comfortable one!

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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 two, authentic cabooses (a 1940s wooden CPR caboose 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. 

Important Overnight Stay Information: 

  • Available Wednesday-Sunday June 14th through October 3rd 2021.
  • Check in time is between 3-5 pm.
  • Check out time is 10 am.
  • Fresh linens and towels provided
  • Fans provided to cool the caboose down on warm nights
  • Please note that this is a "unique glamping experience"

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
  • A kitchenette including a fridge, microwave, teapot, coffee maker, and toaster
  • WiFi access included
  • Power in the cabooses

 

 

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 3 adults, or 2 adults and up to 2 small children
  • $85 per night weekdays (Wednesdays, Thursdays)  - 2 people 
  • $100 per night weekends (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) - 2 people
  • $20 for additional person (incl. HST)
  • $20 cleaning fee

For easy online booking please visit www.airbnb.com/h/steelcaboose

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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.
  • $85 per night weekdays (Wednesday, Thursday)  - 2 people 
  • $97 per night weekends (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) - 2 people
  • $20 for additional person (incl. HST)
  • $20 cleaning fee

For easy online booking please visit www.airbnb.com/h/1945caboose