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 Post subject: Winnipeg Railway Museum signed a 25-year lease with VIA Rail
PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2022 9:09 am 

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A November 7, 2022 article in the Winnipeg Free Press:
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The trains are back on track at the Winnipeg Railway Museum.

The volunteer-run organization has signed a 25-year lease with Via Rail, the owner of the downtown train station that houses the museum.

“It’s a feeling of relief,” said Gord Leathers, who directs public relations for the museum. “It was a real shock when we were told we had to close.”

In December 2021, the museum got the news it would have to move or close for good, after renovations by Via triggered other building code requirements to the train shed housing the museum’s collection of locomotives, rolling stock and other railway-related artifacts.

Now, the national passenger service has said the Winnipeg museum can stay, as long as it addresses fire code issues in the 100-year-old-plus building.

Link to the full article: Winnipeg Railway Museum secures home hub

And the link to last year's RYPN thread about Winnipeg:
Winnipeg Railway Museum closing at end of December

I started this new thread because the old thread's title is no longer accurate!

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 Post subject: Re: Winnipeg Railway Museum signed a 25-year lease with VIA
PostPosted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 12:56 am 

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So they aren't moving? That's good news. I visited Winnipeg in 2020 and attempted to visit the museum on a weekday. Without knowing hours (and only having 1 day to visit), we walked in at 3:45pm. The lady at the ticket office said they were closing and shooed us out. She promptly locked the doors and scooted out of the building well before 4pm without allowing us to look at ANYTHING.
What a disappointment and it sure wasn't a welcoming attitude towards a couple that had traveled over 1000 miles to get there and may not ever have a chance to re-visit.

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