There are two round trips each Sunday from June through September. The Prairie Dog Central did not operate in 1997, since Canadian National will no longer allow the use of its lines. The Prairie Dog Central intends to resume operation in 1998. View an image of locomotive 3 . Alberta Prairie Steam Tours Alberta Prairie Steam Tours operates excursions on the Central Western Railway, a short line.
Most trips are full-day excursions and include dinner.
Trips are scheduled for Saturdays and Sundays and some weekdays from May to October. View an image of locomotive 41 . These trips operate entirely in daylight. The first day, one goes from Vancouver to Kamloops, BC on Canadian National tracks, then on the second day from Kamloops to either Jasper on the CN line or to Calgary on Canadian Pacific. One has the option of detraining in Banff instead of Calgary.