Prairie Shadows Model Railway Co

05/12/2026

Our newest special runs from Trainworx are here and we are pumped; it’s was worth the wait. All eight trucks were special editions from Kenworth in Canada that could be factory ordered by Owner Operators at the time.
All of these wear amazing decoration- Trainworx nailed it again.

Previously announced-
KW 25th Anniversary W900 and K100- built in 1980 to commemorate their 25th anniversary of building trucks in Canada.

Unannounced-
KW Canadiana Signature series (1982). Five different paint schemes representing different regions of the country although we found pictures of two different Qu’Appelle and did them both.

These models are available now at both our US and Canadian warehouses.

Find them here:
https://prairieshadows.com/collections/trainworx-special-runs

05/06/2026

We love that people are putting these to the test!

04/26/2026

04/25/2026

Hello from Supertrain!

We have a ton of items available for purchase today including Gp20C-Ecos and Autoracks!

New samples are on display including Thrall 5150s.

Come out and see us!

04/25/2026

Happy Supertrain Day!

In relation to the SOXX post this week; a little surprise was discovered when we were shipping our boxcar stock to the US. We found 3 brand new SOXX sets hidden amongst the other boxcars.

So here is what we are going to do.
This weekend you will have 3 chances to grab a set. All you have to do is watch for us to post our tag this weekend, and be the first to nab em off the site.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS ONLY FOR USA CUSTOMERS ONLY.

To make this a little more fair:
One will be this morning, this evening and one on Sunday.

https://prairieshadows.com/collections/50-trinity-boxcars/products/ho-50-trinity-hc-boxcar-soxx-bts-2pk-limited-run

Good luck!

BTS is a Prairie Shadows product line of cars that have been "Beat To Sh*t."These are cars that have beaten, faded and patched per prototype photos and are intended to be weathered by the modeler. Version: V02A, 6235 cu ft, 10' Plug DoorEra: 2020+ THIS IS LIMITED RUN 2PK RELEASED IN 2025. Only 100 s...

04/19/2026

Who is up for another run of SOXX??
These things are the definition of BTS.



Have some SOXX photos? Feel free to share em in the post.

04/10/2026

Happy Friday Everyone

We are pleased to announced that the HO Scale GP20C-Ecos are on their way to our US warehouse!

We will start billing over the weekend and expect to start shipping later next week.

MSRPs
Due to tariffs, the USA MSRPs had to be adjusted to:
DC: $219.99
DCC: $324.99

(Canadian and worldwide customers; there was no change in MSRP)

If you wish to cancel your order; no worries. Just send us a note.

Like the PD5Ks, you will be billed accordingly based on when your preorder was placed. Again, we ask for your patience as we ship all these out, we will work as fast as we can.

We have placed an instruction document that contains decoder information on our Eco page. It can be found here:

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0732/9018/6977/files/PS_ECO_Instructions.pdf?v=1774664533

Also contained in this shipment are more items that have been out of stock in our US warehouse:
- AOK, FBOX, GTW and SRY boxcars
- NKLX 5250 Hoppers
- Filtrol Pd5Ks

These will be added back into inventory early next week.
For most of these cars, these are the final skus and are very limited in totals. (some are only 2 or 3 per.. )
Once they are gone, they are gone. Plan accordingly.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

- PS Team

03/13/2026

Putting in work.

01/25/2026

Happy Sunday From Amherst,

Prairie Shadows has EXTENNNDED our Thrall family tree. Introducing the Thrall 5800 cu ft Pellet Hopper. Finally, a 2nd highly detailed, large, smooth side pellet hopper in HO Scale!

We have nicknamed these the as they are not the prettiest hoppers, but they do have a lot of character:
-5 different body styles
-3 roof variations
-3 break end configurations
-2 different side sill variations
-"Pop tab" roping slews and more!
-Spanning multiple eras including the 80s to today

Thrall started production in 1983 and built over 7000 cars before finishing production in 1998. The early versions of these cars feature a smooth top chord and a large roping slew on the sill, while the later versions feature a "fluted" top chord and more standardized Thrall features.

As mentioned, these cars are big and ugly. Only a few reporting marks sport a billboard logo while most are plain-jane grey cars with UTCX reporting marks. However, we think this is just what every modeler needs; plain hoppers to fill manifest trains that already feature colorful boxcars and hoppers.

MSRP:
US: $57.99
CDN: $64.99

We will announce roadnames and road numbers at a later date. Stay tuned for more information on these in the next few months.

01/24/2026

Good afternoon

How about a rack update?
Rave1 tri levels are ready to leave the factory, we are expecting a spring arrival as long as everything goes to plan. Below are the production samples of the racks.

This is just the start folks...
More racks to come!

01/24/2026

Good morning from Amherst!

The Thrall 5150 tooling arrived and is looking great. Below are some shots of a couple different versions of cars. Note the ends of the car, shaker brackets and different roof hatches
Enjoy these for now as we expect decorated samples around April/Supertrain.

Eta for these is Q4 2026.

We are still taking preorders here:
https://prairieshadows.com/collections/thrall-5150-hopper