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Southern Prairie Railway | |
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Commercial operations | |
Built by | Canadian Pacific Railway |
Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Preserved operations | |
Stations | Ogema |
Length | 58 km |
Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Commercial history | |
Opened | 1910–1915 Current track |
Preservation history | |
1999–present | Red Coat Road and Rail purchases 115 km of abandoned CP Rail line from Pangman, SK to Assiniboia, SK |
2010–present | Ogema Heritage Railway Association agrees to operate a tourist railway on Red Coat Road and Rail line |
2012–present | Southern Prairie Railway begins operations as a tourist railway |
Headquarters | Ogema, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Website | |
Railway's website |
Southern Prairie Railway is a tourist railway operated by the Ogema Heritage Railway Association (OHRA) in Ogema, Saskatchewan.
Southern Prairie Railway offers train tours that travel from Ogema to Pangman, Saskatchewan and Horizon, Saskatchewan. [1] The tours operate on weekends from May to October. [1] Chartered trips are also available. [1]
The centerpiece of their operation is a fully restored 1912 CP Rail train station. The station was moved to Ogema from Simpson, Saskatchewan in 2002, as the original station was removed in 1960s. The feature engine is a 1945 GE "44 tonner" diesel locomotive purchased in 2010 from Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire. [2] [1] Also purchased in 2010, the 1925 Pullman low-roof passenger car arrived from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and received a top-to-bottom restoration. [2] Staff and volunteers are also working to restore a 1952 CP Rail baggage car and a 1977 CP Rail wide-vision caboose to join the fleet. [1]
Image | Number | Builder | Type | Build date | Wheel Arrangement | Serial Number | Status | Notes |
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15 | General Electric | 44-tonner | 1945 | (B-B) | 27975 | Operational | [3] [2] |
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