Does "railroad station" in this thread mean railroad stations
which are still being used as such but which have museums in them, or
railroad stations no longer used as such but which have been adapted to
museums use, or both?  In Canada there are examples of both.

        The first category above can itself be subdivided:  full fledged
museums in stations with staff, opening hours, etc.; and unattended but
secure displays from a museum.  The second sub-category is also seen in
airports in Canada.

        For example, part of the Union Station in Winnipeg houses the
Midwestern Railway Museum.  The Museum station of the Toronto subway is
adjacent to the Royal Ontario Museum and has some display cases with
artifacts from that Museum.  Calgary Airport has displays from the
Glenbow.  There are probably other Canadian examples of this sub-category.

        As for the second major category mentioned in the first paragraph,
I would guess that there are probably at least 100 Canadian examples.  At
least half of these do not have rail transport as their major theme.  A
list of these can be generated from the Directory of Canadian Museums
published by the Canadian Museums Association.

                        Ken Heard
                        Consultant Museologist
                        Coordinator
                        Technology and Transport Museums Sector
                        Canadian Museums Association