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Thanks for the historical info and images

Thoroughly enjoyed this video. Love the commentary and the stories. Would love to see more!

I'll watch anything with Skunk Stripe passenger cars in it 😊 Awesome video you should be proud!

Thanks 👍

I’m glad this came across my feed, it’s nice to see something like this, from my home. I was born about 15 years after the railway closed, so I never got to see any of it in person. It’s a shame so little of it left, considering how big it was. Especially with the highway, nobody seemed to care. And with money always being rather tight, I can’t really be surprised. Double so considering the isolation we’ve got from everywhere, even now a days It’s nice hearing a first hand account of what it was like. I have a few books on it, but reading doesn’t have the same feeling as hearing from someone’s mouth

Some excellent west-end photos in these! I think the FAs looked great in Erie paint!

풀가속으로 운전한 정기관사 정씨에게 유죄가 인정되면서 금고형이 선고되었다.

and now my favorite road the Erie lawawanna thanks

great old iron and story's too boot

I was in Cornerbrook 40 years ago and was part of the Kruger Inc. acquisition team when we bought the Bowater mill (It's still operating by the way, but only 1 of 4 paper machines). We were there in the fall of 1984 and early 1985 and it was really neat to watch the train going through that area. My wife and I went back to Newfoundland two months ago and I tried finding where the original right of way was around Cornerbrook. Other than the little museum there's nothing really left to tell you there was a railway; kind of sad. In other parts, notably south of Cornerbrook, the right of way seems to be largely used by ATVs. On our way from Codroy back towards Port au Basque, the Waze navigator tried to get us to cross on the railway bridge...no way I was going to try that with a camper! Further towards Port au Basque, between Cape Ray and Osmond, the right of way was right up on the beach at the water line. All that's left now are a bunch of rails driven vertically into the sand that were probably part of a breakwater to protect the rail line. Yup, sad to see the ruins. Thanks for posting guys!

Grrreat 📸 long live elrr😊

Grreat photo nyc forever😊😊

On January 11, 1965 there was a wreck at Sterling crossing (RU) killing five B&O and E-L crew members. B&O Extra 6940 East failed to stop and collided with E-L Extra 6601 West. Part of the ICC report: In view of the train speeds and the time element involved after the interlocking operator realized the B&O train had passed signal 45, it is possible the accident may have been minimized, or avoided, had the operator immediately caused signals L-2 and 24-23 to display Stop aspects for the E-L train. Testimony taken at the hearing indicated that a lighted red lantern and fusees were readily available to the operator when he ran from the interlocking station to give stop signals to the B&O train, and it is possible the accident may have been avoided or the seriousness of the accident reduced had the operator used the red lantern or fusee when he gave the B&O train stop signals. We find that: The Sterling interlocking operator had properly established the route for the E-L train to move over the crossing ahead of the B&O train. The E-L train was operated in accordance with the rules. The B&O train failed to stop short short of interlocking signal 45 as required and proceeded onto the crossing ahead of the E-L train without authority. The accident was caused by a failure of the engineer of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train to stop this train in accordance with an interlocking signal indication. By Commission, Division 3. Bertha F. Armes, Acting Secretary

In 1989 I visited Newfoundland. I took the ferry from Nova Scotia to Port Aux Basques , Newfoundland. There was still some trackage that was intact along with some rolling stock. It was a sad sight to see the railway being shut down.

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Do you know remember where the quarry line was? I'm trying to figure it out. The angle of the picture makes it look like Seal Cove but thats the east coast. Maybe Robinsons or Stephenville Crossing?

Now called Newfoundland T’railway. The railroad is now a major trail network. The track should have been English standard and would have still be around today… the purpose of the narrow line years ago was to save money and ease of building through winding hills etc. You sir are very lucky to have experienced this railroad. Today I believe not having a train has plagued our economy. Thanks for the video of my little province

Paper mill is still there to this day 2024

The old track is now mostly a maintained trail for hiking, ATVs, etc.

We had a cabin right at Placentia junction. Right where the track split. Do you have any more photos from there you didn't use? Thanks for the great video.

ITS RAILWAY IN CANADA NOT RAIL ROAD, NOT LIKE AMERICA !!

A Really Great video and piece of Newfoundland / Rail Road History. Thank you for posting it.

My comment comes several years later, this compilation is very much appreciated. At Arlington a pennsy signal mast still remains in the brush but you have to know where to look, and the area is very streamlined and the speed is upgraded to 25 mph to allow for a better climb going west and the erie roadbed still exist but my question was why 9 miles of an extra main ( pennsy/conrail was never reinstalled to alleviate a bottleneck between barberton and warrick …ohhh, 1 other comment was the loyal fans that gathered on the sterling wye to wave, I always looked for them to wave as I announced Kaufman avenue…good day…

Same train In carbonear?

The Newfoundland Railway bed became the Newfoundland Trailway. ATVs and Snow Machines use it as a second highway and tours from those who "Come from Away" are common!

From Corner Brook. We still have a section of track for the railway museum here. I’m 42 and can still remember when there were trains in Newfoundland, my grandfather who worked for CN took me on the last run on the west coast in 1988.

Gander was the airfield where the B17s, B24s, Hudsons , etc. left for Europe. For a while it was one of the largest airfields in the world.

Great chat and pictures.

What a fantastic video of the Newfoundland Railways of the past, something Canadians growing-up in the 60s and 70s never heard about. I was not aware of the Newfie Bullet nor the Narrow Gauge railway even existed. I'm curious to know whatever happened to all of the CN narrow gauge rolling-stock. Does the US Air Force Base still exist in Newfoundland?

Only developed countries use trains. Canada is well off third world country. ... great video, by the way.

Been there done that . I remember the train getting stuck on a steep hill between Cornerbrook and Steadybrook on a regular basis. I was on the passenger train's final trip before it shut down . It still ran freight for a couple of more years .

Boy...that takes me back...I loved the trains growing up in Newfoundland and loved it even more when I learned about the people who worked on the railway. They were the very best. Thank you for your presentation! It's beautiful.

Some great photos in the video. A couple of clarifications. The end cab locomotives you identified as G8's are actually the NF-110 (900 - 908) and NF-210 (909 - 946). The G8 model was slightly smaller with a short hood behind the cab. The G8's were numbered 800 - 805. These were mainly used on the branchlines due to being lighter than the 900 classes. Also the photo of the ferry with the strapped down letter "A" would've been the ships name and not CN Marine. This was either the "Marine Atlantica" or sister "Marine Nautica". This would be a light up sign with the ships name on it that lit up at night. These were under a long term bare boat charter to CN from Stena Line. Its possible the "A" got damaged in a storm and was strapped from falling off completely.

Great slideshow, thanks for sharing! 👍

Awesome slideshow, thank you for this! 🙂

Some track still in place in St.John's at the Dockyard, Avondale, Carbonear, Clarenville, Bonavista, Clarkes beach, Bishops falls, Humbermouth, Port-aux-basque, most short lengths of track has rolling stock stored as museums. Of note, Avondale and Clarenville still have active rail in terms of Heritage society tourism runs. Avondale has about 3km of track in use, Clarenville has roughly 1km of track in use. These are no means commercial.

Though from Ontario I totally 'despise' CN to this very day for what they did to Newfoundland and closer to me in the Algoma Central Railway, I will never be a fan of this Quebec based criminal enterprise...that's a FACT!

killed by PM Mulroney

Would 42 inch gauge translate to HOn3 track for model trains? Anyone know if any of the equipment was released as a model?

great to see this I remember this as I was there in the 60's

Hopefully anyone that is interested in the Newfoundland railway system sees this. Very good documentation. The Trinity Train Loop was turned into an amusement park with a train ride but shutdown in 2004.

Amazing pictures and history.

Corner Brook was visited by Captain James Cook about 3 years before he sailed to Australia!

@14:48 am I trippin? Theres no rails visible in front of the locomotive. Like there was a mud flood

At 41:49, we see the mountain close to Gaff Topsail. At that barren location in the middle of nowhere, a gentleman was paid for decades to go there and call if weather conditions were good enough to let a train pass in winter. Very high wind and deep snowfall have trapped trains there more than once. It´s too bad i´ve never been on the island while train was still running. Too young. As long as it was a government railway it could survived, but everything was old. 30 years old locomotives in salty climate, harsh winters.... Too bad there was quite interesting pieces of equipment down there. The Newfie Bullet finally hits its bullet. Thanks for the document, and forty years old inhabitants have never seen a train in their life, just lissened old tales...

Love you're photos this is MRL/ man in west valley city Utah. I miss the MRL I wish that the employee,s had the opportunity to buy it . And keep it going with blue engine,s From Neil schwerdt 😊

great video ! and fantastic photo quality. Love that you have so much of the trains and their surroundings and not only the engines. To me , running the friendly road in n scale, this is gold and very inspiring indeed. Thank you Sir !

I'm in Butler Pennsylvania. Terrace apartments overlooking the tracks. We get many. Average 90 cars. Two locos in front. Two locamotives in the back. 90..92 cars in between. Coal. Petrol. Steel. 6...7 times a day. Sometimes more. Out my high rise window and over the creek they go. Several tracks. Pullman company around the corner. Closed now of course. Bantam Jeep was invented around here too. So every day I sit by my window and enjoy the trains. I'll probably take some more pictures soon. Took the Erie Lackawanna to hs in the 1970's. Short Hills to Madison. The old green cars and rattan seats. Once you get the train bug it never leaves. Summit New Jersey station was cool. Then a train into the city. After 911 My friend Rabi Horn helped the people disembark off the trains in Summit coming in from Manhattan. So those are my best train stories. My window is open now. It's 5am. And I'll here that train horn soon. A few months ago some one walked across the tracks and died. Right out my window. Anyway nice video.

The Greenbrier is in White Sulphur Springs, not Lewisburg.

"I don't count a yellow engine with a big pussy cat on the nose with WM on the sides, I'm sorry." Best quote ever.