tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post3300116464908620477..comments2023-07-02T09:22:57.566-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Train Geek: Railfanning with Michael Berry, Part 2Canadian Train Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-19790219558309643512016-09-15T22:18:49.712-05:002016-09-15T22:18:49.712-05:00Thanks for the details, Rick. I wasn't in Winn...Thanks for the details, Rick. I wasn't in Winnipeg when they were running from there so it is good to get some info from someone who rode it then!Canadian Train Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-72583368766614598942016-09-15T19:43:43.430-05:002016-09-15T19:43:43.430-05:00I didn't live in Winnipeg before they relocate...I didn't live in Winnipeg before they relocated the station building but I rode the PDC (once) from there and as I recall it was north of Ness, closer to Ness than Silver. So yes, right across the street from Polo Park and south of the Winnipeg Arena and Stadium.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410466282927719550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-44033965610399643612016-09-13T17:28:03.910-05:002016-09-13T17:28:03.910-05:00Hi Chris, yes, you need to get down this way for s...Hi Chris, yes, you need to get down this way for sure!<br /><br />The Prairie Dog Central used to operate out of St. James Junction and ran on the Oak Point subdivision - same as they do now, but farther south - and they would have run near Polo Park, west of St. James and east of route 90. <a href="http://www.pdcrailway.com/History/history.htm" rel="nofollow">Their recent history is here</a> describing where they used to operate.<br />Canadian Train Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-20890924090034323932016-09-12T18:56:58.228-05:002016-09-12T18:56:58.228-05:00Very nice photos! I need to get down that way. Thi...Very nice photos! I need to get down that way. This post had me thinking (a dangerous thing) - in the 1970s, I seem to recall the Prairie Dog Central operated out of a station on a line somewhere near Polo Park Shopping Centre. I think the Bomber's stadium was nearby too. I hope my memories are right. If anything I'm dating myself. Time for me to quit rambling and get back to work... Chris BIGDoer Doeringhttp://www.bigdoer.comnoreply@blogger.com