Volunteering
The Railway Museum always needs volunteers. There are many ways YOU can support the Railway Museum.
How to volunteer
We need volunteers for these projects
Track Work
Fred, a veteran railway track maintenance supervisor, is tasked with keeping the museum’s rails ready for our motive power and cars to tour over two kilometres of track. There are many ways you can assist us to make our visitor experience memorable:
- Laying ties and rails and spiking
- Installing switches
- Ballasting track
- Oiling and keeping clear switches
- Inspecting the right of way to insure safe operations
Grounds & Maintenance
Keeping a station, related structures, and 0 hectares of lawns, tracks, and gardens in top condition requires a track gang of workers. Join to help with:
- Grass and shrubbery cutting and trimming
- Garden planting and weeding
- Painting switch stands, signal stands, railings, stairs to displays, signage, baggage wagons, hand cars, doors and door frames and more
- For real go-getters there is a huge orange snow plow, box cars, and other rolling exhibits that need painting
- Repairing woodwork
- Installing and developing signage
Station Operations
Operator Graeme works the telegraph key faster than two thumbs on a keypad. He keeps trains running on schedule during special ride days. He is quartered in the Operator’s Bay where he can keep an eye on the mainline.
- Sweeping and dusting in the station and cabooses
- Keeping the platform, platform railings, and steps clean, clear, and organized.
- Cleaning washrooms and collecting garbage and recyclables
Car 23
Join a small, dedicated team to restore Car 23, a wood and steel Canadian Pacific business car. Under the leadership of Gerald, RMEO restoration specialist, help to bring this piece of Canadian history back to its former beauty and purpose.
There is structural woodwork to recreate and install along with a warehouse full of original pieces like windows and carpeting. Volunteers don’t need to be either carpenters or cabinet makers to move this project to completion. You can work a few hours up to a few years. This painstaking project is a long term endeavour that needs you!