Battle of the Châteauguay
National Historic Site
Beauharnois Generating Station
Biophare
Blockhaus de la rivière-Lacolle
Chambly Canal
National Historic Site
Coteau-du-Lac
National Historic Site
Électrium, the Hydro-Québec Electricity Interpretation Centre
Exporail, The Canadian Railway Museum
Expression, Centre d’exposition de Saint-Hyacinthe
Fort Chambly
National Historic Site
Fort Lennox
National Historic Site
La Maison amérindienne
Maison Lenoblet-du-Plessis
Maison LePailleur
Maison nationale des Patriotes
Missisquoi Museum
Musée des beaux-arts
de Mont-Saint-Hilaire
Musée du costume
et du textile du Québec
Musée du Haut-Richelieu
Musée régional
de Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Muséobus,
the Children’s Museum
MUSO – Musée de société
des Deux-Rives
Plein sud, Centre d’exposition en art actuel
Quebec Museum of Archaeology
Saint-Ours Canal
National Historic Site
Childcare and Daycare Centres
From the age of 3
Discover trains and railway workers !
Children listen to the story of Canada's first locomotive, the Dorchester, which is now 175 years old ! See how small this locomotive is compared to the giants in Exporail ! Can you tell the difference between a freight car and a passenger car ? An engineer and a trackman ? Children learn all about trains and those who worked on the railway. They can imagine themselves driving a huge locomotive as they climb aboard with us.
Elementary, Grades 1-2
A long train journey
Students learn the names of different parts of a train through the observation and exploration of railways vehicles. They climb aboard two locomotives, one steam and one diesel-electric. They learn to tell the difference between a passenger car and a freight car. They look trhough the windows of a railway car once used as a school and see how a rotary snowplow clears the tracks during winter storms. Along the way, they learn about railway jobs, participate in a demonstration of a railway switch and learn about safety near railroad crossings.
Elementary, Grades 3-4
The train : A major transportation link
As they visit different vehicles, students learn how trains remain a major link in our country's cultural and economic development. They learn to distinguish different types of locomotives and experience various railway jobs. They learn all about the characteristics of the different types of vehicles that make up a train. What a great way to discover innovations in rail transportation and communications !
Elementary, Grades 5-6
The
train : Canada's builder
Railway history is the heart of Canada's 19th and 20th century's development. During this tour, students learn about the many important people and cultural communities who contributed to the development of the railway in Canada. Discovering the various railway vehicles will shed light on topics such as technological innovation, settlement of the Canadian territory, Canada's Confederation, industrialization and urbanization.
Daycare Services
Between the age of 5 and 12
Following in a railway worker's footsteps
As they visit different railway vehicles, children discover that many workers are needed to operate them : the engineer runs the locomotive, the porter works in the sleeping car, the train conductor works in the caboose and the motorman operates the streetcar. To better understand a railway worker's job, the guide invites children to put on gloves, inspect a truck, check for hot spots, and see if it is ready to roll. Before leaving, children stop at a railway switch to learn about safety near railroad crossings.
Cost: $6.00 or $9.50 per student, depending on age group
Length of activity: 1 hour 30 minutes or more, depending on activity
Reservations: 450 638-1522 extension 223