What do Pascale Bussières, Roy Dupuis, Julie Le Breton, William Hurt, Lynn Redgrave, Saoirse Ronan and Debbie Lynch-White have in common? They all fimed for the cinema in one of the vehicles preserved at Exporail.
The museum’s passenger cars, streetcars, and steam locomotives provide a setting sought after by the film industry. Filmmakers can create the atmosphere of a streetcar running in Montreal or Brooklyn, simulate the departure of a train from Montreal or a city in Europe, or immerse you in the atmosphere of the late 19th century as well as the mid-1950s.
The magic of the cinema works at Exporail thanks to its varied collection of railway vehicles.
Among the films that have been shot at the museum are My Life in Cinemascope, Maurice Richard, Varian’s War, The Words, Brooklyn, La chasse-galerie : La légende and La Bolduc.
To complete your visit:
– A nod to the Harry Potter movie with the Hogwarts Express model train and Lego castle, as well as the chance to photograph yourself pushing Harry’s cart through the platform 9 ¾ column.
– The public aged 8 years and older, will be able to test their ability to drive a train with the locomotive simulator with “At the helm of a virtual locomotive” offered at the museum ($).
– It’s the return in operation of the Miniature Railroad for the pleasure of children and parents ($).