Editorial: CN Caboose a symbol of city's longtime railway connection

The CN Caboose is staying put at Prince Arthur’s Landing.

The good news is a local group of volunteers have stepped foward to help with the upkeep of the iconic train.

For a while, it appeared the caboose might be on the move.

A group from the Silver Mountain Historical Society had expressed interest in acquiring the caboose and turning it into a museum at Silver Mountain.

The caboose, a symbol of Thunder?Bay’s long connection to the railway, should have its home in the city.

But there’s a lot more that can be done to make it an integral part of the redeveloped waterfront.

People aren’t just going to come to Marina Park because there’s an old train there.

The museum idea is a fantastic one, either as a standalone entity or part of a transportation display that includes the former Brill buses. Perhaps a plane from our past? Maybe not an entire ship, but a re-creation of a ship’s bridge?

Think big.

This city has a rich transportation history. It’s Northern Ontario’s hub and has long been the centre of transportation activity in the region.

The city needs attractions that will encourage people to do more than stop for gas and a bite to eat on their way to somewhere with more to offer.