Rail fanning the Prairie Dog Central Railway

The Prairie Dog Central Railway is truly a Manitoba rail fan's most precious resource.  We don't post most of their events, because they're usually sold out! But if you can't ride on it, you can always watch it and get some great pictures, especially if the venerable #3 steam engine is operating.

The grounds are open, the ticket office is open from 9:30AM to 3:00PM Monday to Friday, and you can look - but don't touch! There are "No Trespassing" signs on those two CP G5 locomotives they got from Virginia last year.

If you're going during the weekends just to look around, please go early and leave well before 11:00AM, when the paying customers board the train. The only have so much parking space! Be sure to check out their gift shop at the station before you leave!

Rail fans have been shooting pictures along the trackside of the PDC's route since it started running decades ago. You can get some great pictures, but use some common sense as to where you chose to take those pictures. Stay well away from the track! If you're following the train along the road, choose a level crossing on a side road, and not on highway 6, which is one of the province's most dangerous roads.

Two great places to view the train are their two main stops at Grosse Isle and Warren, but make sure to check their ticket schedule, as the train doesn't always go to Warren.

It's a little tricky getting to their Inkster Junction location since they moved the highway, but all you need to do if follow the directions to the station by clicking here.  Happy railroading!

Selling model trains at a yard sale? Let us know!

Last month a woman contacted us who wanted to sell her late husband's collection of model railroad equipment. When she mentioned that she was going to have a yard sale which included this equipment, we posted notice of the sale on this site, and on our Facebook page. We are pleased to report that as a result of our posts, she managed to sell off most of the late husband's collection.

Thanks to the success of those posts, we're going to offer the same service to anyone in the Winnipeg area who plans to sell any model railroad equipment at a public yard sale, and at a public yard sale only. For privacy and security reasons, we will not accept notices for private sales. That's what Kijiji is for.

So, if you're holding a yard sale, and have some model railroad equipment to sell, let us know by posting a reply on this site or on our Facebook page. We'll post it for free, and you don't have to be a member of the Winnipeg Model Railroad Club!

Assiniboine Valley Railway holds their second July open house this weekend

It's time to take another ride on the trains at the Assiniboine Valley Railway's second July open house! Their hours are from 11:00AM to 5:00PM on Saturday, July 23, and from 1:00PM to 5:00PM on Sunday, July 24. There will be two more open houses in August as well! They're located at 3001 Roblin Boulevard, just west of Assiniboine Park. It's just two bucks a ride, and kids under two years of age ride for free. All minors must be accompanied by an adult. A 12 ride pass is only twenty bucks!