About the Museum

The Northern Ontario Railroad Museum & Heritage Centre (NORMHC) is a non-profit organization of volunteers whose interest and passions are focused on the preservation of:

a) our past heritage and to pay tribute to the community, it's founder and to the railway, and

b) to collect and preserve artifacts and to educate the public through the exhibition of these artifacts.

With the exception of summer staff, volunteers keep the Museum operating. Funding comes from memberships, Museum donations, grants and fundraising events.

Click here to see Our Exhibits.

Overview of our history

1967	Mayor Harold Prescott secured a "Mountain" type 6077 steam engine for display in Capreol, later known as Prescott Park. Other remnants of railway days from Capreol's past are also in the park.
1969	The first wooden caboose (also called a "van") was donated to Prescott Park by CN.
1982	A Heritage Committee was formed by a small group of volunteers to try to preserve the history of the town. They started collecting newspaper clippings and as much information as possible.
1983	The Heritage Committee tried to obtain a School Car but were given the Rules Instruction Car that currently sits in Prescott Park.
1991	Due to the deterioration of the first caboose, a second caboose was donated by CN to replace it and currently sits in Prescott Park.
1993	The Northern Ontario Railroad Museum & Heritage Centre was incorporated as a non-profit organization with it's own Board of Directors. Prescott Park was donated to NORMHC by the Town of Capreol. The Town of Capreol celebrated it's 75th Anniversary.
1994 - 1995	During the months of July and August, the caboose was open to the public with a display of railroad memorabilia.
1997	The house at 26 Bloor Street, formerly the home of the first CN Superintendent in Capreol, was purchased by the Town of Capreol to be used by NORMHC as a Museum.
1998	Grand opening of the Museum House in July.