Established | 1914 (station) 1985 (museum) |
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Location | Russell & William Sts, Smiths Falls, Ontario |
Coordinates | 44°54′06″N 76°01′42″W / 44.90167°N 76.02833°W |
Type | railway museum |
Owner | Smiths Falls Railway Museum Association |
Website | rmeo |
Designated | 1983 |
The Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario, a rail museum in a former CNoR station, stands on the abandoned right-of-way of a Canadian Northern Railway line which once led southwest toward Napanee. Established 1985 as the Smiths Falls Railway Museum, the RMEO works to preserve the 1913 Canadian Northern (CNoR) station and a collection of historic rolling stock, equipment and railway memorabilia.