Grand Trunk Pacific Model Railroad Society

The Grand Trunk Pacific Model Railroad Society was formed by a group of rail enthusiasts in 1980. In 1986 we moved into our permanent home at North Pacific Cannery Village Museum, about 18 km south of Prince Rupert. The Club currently occupies two large rooms in what used to be a warehouse. One of these rooms contains a large Lionel 'O' gauge layout, consisting of about 1000 feet (333 meters) of track, 50 switches, and 27 vintage Lionel locomotives plus rolling stock. Also included in this display is a 'HO' layout with about 400 feet (122 meters) of track. These two layouts have no scenery, but are very spectacular to look at. This layout is coin operated. Visitors can operate up to 6 trains at once by dropping a quarter in the fare box and turning the handle to start everything happening. This display was inherited by the Cannery Museum from the collection of the late Norman Kinslor of Prince Rupert, B.C. It is operated and maintained by the Model Railroad Society.

The second large room contains a 'HO' layout. This layout is a model of the Skeena River, circa 1950, with a scale model of the cannery complete with C.N. trains running past the cannery as they still do to this day. This display is free! Just push a button and the train runs. This diorama was constructed completely by Club members.

The Club meets at the Cannery Museum on a regular basis. We can be reached on the Net at lwalker@mail.kaien.com or by snail mail at