When we took a moment to set up our photo shoot location inside; we realized the impact the
Rail Road had made on the history of St. Thomas and its’ people, and what was once so
important to the city faded away so rapidly in the 20 th century. In the past there were trains
directly to New York City from St. Thomas, unfortunately, those days past.
The museum and most of the collections are housed in the former Michigan Central
Railroad locomotive shops. (see picture)
Built 1913, the shops were
part of more extensive
servicing facilities on
the Canada Southern
Railway.
The museum acquired the
facility in 1988 when the
last owners, Canadian
National
R ailway and Canadian
Pacific Railway, left the
area.