The Prairie Dog Central Railway

10/23/2024

The Vintage Locomotive Society is seeking qualified and capable people to sit on its Board of Directors. A posting on this may be found at Volunteer Manitoba on this link:

Working closely with the VLS General Manager, VLS Board directors are responsible for directing the management and affairs of VLS, including reviewing financial statements, reviewing policies and sett...

08/24/2024

Applications must be received not later than Monday September 9.

08/22/2024

Prairie Rail Solutions, the commercial division of the PDCR, is seeking a qualified conductor. All inquiries should be directed to: [email protected]

All applications must be received not later than Monday September 9.

08/22/2024

Prairie Rail Solutions, the commercial operation on the PDCR, is looking for a General Manager. All applications must be received not later than Monday September 9. Iinquiries should be directed to: [email protected]

05/01/2024

Steam Locomotive No. 3 needs your help!

Read more and please consider donating through our GoFundMe page https://gofund.me/7e4da29d

01/14/2024

We wish we were there to make you some pancakes today friends 😞

But we hope to see you soon!!

Still closed - tentative date for reopening still January 20th 🎉 have a great weekend ❄️

07/07/2023

Can all of our followers vote for Lark please! Lark robs many trains each year for charity!

04/04/2023

Due to the predicted weather forecast our Ticket Agents will be working from home for the rest of the week. They will be picking up and responding to calls 204 832 5259 and E mails [email protected]. Give them a call and see what we have to offer in 2023!

03/28/2023

We have the best volunteers! We can't wait to see how many little ones will enjoy this in 2023!

The last few weeks of last season our little train engine was not running. The little riders enjoy the train rides so much, it was so disappointing to not have it up and working.
In the off season we knew we would have to deal with getting another riding tractor.
Well the PDC and their volunteers came to the rescue. They had a riding tractor that was not required any longer. They have been working on getting their tractor customized so that it will look just perfect when the summer season begins. We are so lucky to have a wonderful partnership with the great folks at the Prairie Dog Central.
Driving the little train is one of the volunteer positions that we are always looking to fill. If anyone can take a turn or two through the summer, contact us and we will gladly accommodate your offer.

03/28/2023

We have been working really hard behind the scenes planning for the 2023 season! Our Ticket Office opens on Monday April 3rd with tickets going on sale the same day! We are excited to welcome you onboard!

09/16/2022

FYI - Our Ticket Office will be closed on Monday September 19th as we honour Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Calls and E mails will be responded to on Tuesday.

07/17/2022

Today we raised $1252.90 on the Prairie "Hog" Train Robbery! Thanks to all of our generous passengers who donated! Donations are going to Helping Hands for Manitobans with Breast Cancer

07/03/2022

On todays robbery we collected $1425.55 for Helping Hands for Manitobans with Breast Cancer! This isn’t only a record amount for 2022, this is the most we have collected during a robbery ever! Thanks to all of our very generous passengers!

06/14/2022

Great photo from the RCMP Manitoba!

Always a pleasure to see Steam Locomotive No. 3 of the Prairie Dog Central Railway, one of the oldest steam locomotives in North America, chugging alongside Highway 6.

06/04/2022

Todays robbery generated $1064.19 for Helping Hands for Manitobans with Breast Cancer! This is the most collected so far this season! Thanks to our generous passengers, you are the best!

05/15/2022

Today marks the 1st Great Train Robbery in over 2 years! We raised $912.20! Thanks so much to our generous passengers!