Southern Prairie Railway

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Southern Prairie Railway
Commercial operations
Built by Canadian Pacific Railway
Original gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Preserved operations
StationsOgema
Length58 km
Preserved gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Commercial history
Opened1910–1915
Current track
Preservation history
1999–presentRed Coat Road and Rail purchases 115 km of abandoned CP Rail line from Pangman, SK to Assiniboia, SK
2010–presentOgema Heritage Railway Association agrees to operate a tourist railway on Red Coat Road and Rail line
2012–presentSouthern 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.

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History

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]

Equipment

Locomotives

ImageNumberBuilderTypeBuild dateWheel ArrangementSerial NumberStatusNotes
44 ton locomotive at the Ogema Train Station.jpg 15 General Electric 44-tonner 1945(B-B)27975Operational [3] [2]

Rolling stock

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "About Us" . Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Equipment/Factilities" . Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  3. Ozark Mountain Railcar listing Archived 2009-09-27 at the Wayback Machine