Halifax in Halifax Region, Nova Scotia — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Rail Car #5227

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 23, 2022

1. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

In honor of Canada’s 150th anniversary. CN restored this 1937 railway passenger car that was donated to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in 1999.

Special tanks to the Halifax Port Authority and the Alberta Railway Museum.

Dedicated by
The Honorable Scott Brison, P.C., M.P.
President of the Treasury Board
Government of Canada

Roger Pace, D. Comm., .M.
Chairman of the Board CN

En l'honneur du 150^e anniversaire du Canada, le CN a restoré cette voiture voyageur datant de 1937, qui a été donnée au Musée canadien de l'immigration du Quai 21 en 1999.

Un merci particulier à l'Administration portuaire d'Halifax ainsi qu'au Alberta Railway Museum.

Erected 2017 by Government of Canada, Canadian National Railroad.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list.

Location. 44° 38.309′ N, 63° 33.927′ W. Marker is in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in Halifax Region. It is on Ta20, on

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the left when traveling south. Marker is in front of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, at rail car #5227. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1055 Ta20 Rd, Halifax NS B3H 4P7, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Maritimes

and in Atlantic Canada.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

and Acadia.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Building a Nation / L'édification d'une nation (a few steps from this marker); Pier 21 / Le Quai 21 (a few steps from this marker); Passage to a New Beginning • Passage à un nouveau monde (a few steps from this marker); Dutch Canadians of Nova Scotia (a few steps from this marker); Lest We Forget (within shouting distance of this marker); Polish Immigration Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); British Home Children / Petits Immigres Britanniques (within shouting distance of this

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 23, 2022

2. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Marker

marker); Ruth M. Goldbloom, O.C., O.N.S. (1923- 2012) (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Halifax.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 23, 2022

3. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 23, 2022

4. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Marker

logos on the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2022, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 497 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 7, 2022, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.