 The museum is dedicated to the history and development of the railway in Western Canada.The collection features the "Countess of Dufferin" (the first locomotive on the Canadian prairies), a variety of vintage railcars, cabooses, a Jordan spreader from 1911, the history and artifacts of the building of the Hudson Bay Railway to Churchill, Manitoba, technical displays, HO scale model layout and a gift shop.In 2015, restoration began on Winnipeg's last streetcar, Car 356.