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Business Use of Retired Railway Equipment and Stations Railways often leased or sold unused stations with some being moved off railway property and others in situ. In many cases especially on abandoned lines these stations became residences. In other cases businesses took them over sometimes with addition of retired passenger train rolling stock. In still other cases only rolling stock, mostly passenger cars were used by themselves. The most common non-residential use was for restaurants although almost entirely independently owned as opposed to franchised locations. These are particularly risky with a high failure rate. One exception to the latter was McDonald's which had a caboose at many locations for children's birthday parties. These were wooden, many fell into disuse and were scrapped. One large restaurant chain based out of San Francisco
with 100 locations in US and Canada was Victoria Station with
locations at 190 Queens Quay East on the Toronto waterfront (long before
the area became filled with high rise condos!), Other uses for cabooses included tourist information booths, B&B's etc. Many became private cottages or guest houses. Non-business uses include railway museums, displays at heritage villages, public displays in parks, private uses including collections not open to the public. There are thousands of pieces of motive power and rolling stock all across Canada plus, tourist railways that both operate and display equipment. Sadly, a lot of this equipment in various catagories is neglected or poorly maintained often winding up being scrapped. In fact, decades ago the poor condition of cabooses still bearing the corporate identity of the donor caused the president of the CPR to prohibit any further donations. We will have a look at some here. Former stations have also been used, mostly as restaurants. If you have any photos of these sorts of places both business and private, stations or cars, Please CONTACT US.
A&W "CNR 9" Maybe "Engine, engine number 9"
of children's song fame.
Little people like it! This is at 333 Gregg Avenue on the Yellowhead Highway in Hinton.
CN 78881 is now The Loose Caboose a fast food place now open
365 days a year. Rolling stock_ Other non-business
uses Reused stations for residences, restaurants, other business etc. Various railways (alphabetical order) Annapolis Royal Train Station Broken Rail Brewing Clearview Station Bed and Breakfast Cranberry Golf Course NEW
2021 Footloose Caboose Lodge Historic Train Station Island Stone Pub-Kensington Station
NEWEST 2022 Le Railcar Restaurant NEW
2021. Mudtown
Station Musquodoboit Harbour Railway Museum Ossawippi Express Dining
Cars Premium Lunch Prestige
Rocky Mountain Resort NEW Puddicombe Estate
Farms and Winery Rails End Gallery and Arts
Centre Resto Gare NEW
Saskatoon Station
Place Station Gallery
NEW Stirling Rotary Club NEW Tatamagouche Train Station
Inn The Depot The Island Stone Pub The Keg at the
Station NEW 2021 The Old Spaghetti
Factory The Old Spaghetti
Factory NEWEST 2022 The Smokin' Buddha Tuscan Club Vegreville Train
Station Village Depot
Canadian Grain Elevator Discovery
Center
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