Employment Opportunity – Trolley Interpreters
Job Description: The Miles Canyon Historic Railway Society runs a downtown tourist attraction called the Waterfront Trolley. The Trolley Interpreters will be responsible for the operation of the Waterfront Trolley, including minor maintenance and general up-keep. The interpreter will handle fares and give narration on-board the trolley about the history of the Whitehorse waterfront. For [...]
Employment Opportunity – Museum Assistants
Job Description: The Miles Canyon Historic Railway Society runs a local museum called the Copperbelt Railway & Mining Museum. The Museum Assistants will be responsible for the general operation of the Museum. •Conduct interpretive tours that provide information on Yukon, railway and mining heritage for visitors •Assist with the operation of the gift shop, admissions [...]
Seeking Board Members
The Miles Canyon Historic Railway Society is seeking volunteer Directors-at-large for the Board of Directors to assist us through the 2012 season! What is the purpose of the Miles Canyon Historic Railway Society? a) To preserve, protect, promote, and present railway heritage in the Yukon; b) To develop and operate the Waterfront Trolley; c) [...]
2012 Annual General Meeting
The Miles Canyon Historic Railway Society invites you to its Annual General Meeting at 7:00pm on Wed, 11 January 2012 at the Captain Martin House, 305 Wood Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. There are some constitutional changes planned for this year’s AGM. A copy of the proposed changes is available for viewing at the Roundhouse office, 1127 First Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon. These changes [...]
The “Roundhouse”
August 22nd, 2011: Have you ever wondered why the giant RECTANGULAR building at 1127 First Avenue is called a “Roundhouse”?? The MCHRS Roundhouse Here’s your answer! “Roundhouse” is railway jargon for a Train Repair Shop. Roundhouses are generally a collection of buildings circling a large turntable where locomotives can be turned around to either: Switch [...]
Summer 2011 Traveling Exhibit
August 1st, 2011: Miles Canyon Historic Railway Society is pleased to present a travelling exhibit originally from the Revelstoke Railway Museum in Revelstoke, BC. Before arriving in Whitehorse, the exhibit was presented at Exporail, the Canadian Railway Museum, in Montreal, Quebec from January 15th to May 29th, 2011. (Locomotive) This exhibit explores the fascinating story [...]