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Prairie Dog Central Railway
Heritage railway in Manitoba, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Prairie Dog Central Railway is a heritage railway just outside Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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Prairie Dog Central Railway | |
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Commercial operations | |
Built by | Canadian Northern Railway |
Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) |
Preserved operations | |
Length | 9.3 miles (15 km) |
Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) |
Commercial history | |
Opened | 1905 / 1910 Current track |
Preservation history | |
1970 to 1974 | Prairie Dog Central Railway operated on the now abandoned Canadian National Cabot Subdivision |
1975 to 1996 | Prairie Dog Central Railway operated on the now abandoned Canadian National Railways Oak Point Subdivision |
1999 | Prairie Dog Central Railway purchases and moves to the former CN Oak Point Subdivision |
Headquarters | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Website | |
Railway's website |
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Regular trips are every Saturday, Sunday and Holiday Monday from May through September, and last almost four hours with one stop in the rural community of Grosse Isle. Special dinner excursions occur during the season, as well as the Howlin' Halloween Express Trains in October. Details of the operations can be found by reviewing the schedules.[1] Private Charters, School Programs and Engineer for a Day are also available.[2]