Southern Prairie Railway

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)Preserved operationsStationsOgemaLength58 kmPreserved gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)Commercial historyOpened1910–1915
Current trackPreservation history1999–presentRed Coat Road and Rail purchases 115 km of abandoned CP Rail line from Pangman, SK to Assiniboia, SK2010–presentOgema Heritage Railway Association agrees to operate a tourist railway on Red Coat Road and Rail line2012–presentSouthern Prairie Railway begins operations as a tourist railwayHeadquartersOgema, Saskatchewan, CanadaWebsiteRailway's website

Southern Prairie Railway is a tourist railway operated by the Ogema Heritage Railway Association (OHRA) in Ogema, Saskatchewan.

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

Image Number Builder Type Build date Wheel Arrangement Serial Number Status Notes
15 General Electric 44-tonner 1945 (B-B) 27975 Operational [3][2]

Rolling stock

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "About Us". Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Equipment/Factilities". Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Ozark Mountain Railcar listing Archived 2009-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
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