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A railfan since childhood, I published my first book, 'RAILS ACROSS THE ROCK - A Then & Now Celebration of the Newfoundland Railway' all in colour in 2013. In September 2014, I released the follow up titled, 'RAILS AROUND THE ROCK - A Then & Now Celebration of the Newfoundland Branchlines' featuring the various branch and industrial lines. Most recently, I released STREETCARS OF ST. JOHN’S in September of 2019 and it features images from 1900 to 1948 of the most easterly street railway in North America and their modern day color counterparts. I have just released my fourth book on the Newfoundland Railway in September 2022, TRAINS OF NEWFOUNDLAND from Flanker Press. An all colour photographic journey by train from St. John's to Port aux Basques with 116 locations and spanning the years from 1951 -1988.

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UNDER THE OVERPASS. Terra Transport Mixed Extra 935 West crosses under the TCH Overpass at Bishops Falls shortly after leaving the station on April 16, 1988. This was the photographers's third trip on the mixed and the very first (and only) for his friend Paul. The two would be the only passengers for the entire 138 mile journey to Corner Brook with the exception of a lone cabin owner who boarded at Millertown Junction and departed at Gaff Topsail. A special treat for both riders was that the train left Bishops Falls with passenger only equipment (Baggage 1308 and Coach 764) and would remain a mini 'Caribou' until four container units were picked up in Grand Falls, thus making it a true mixed. With the completion of the Trans-Canada Highway in 1965, dozens of overpasses were constructed across the right of way throughout the Island but most, such as this one, have since been replaced with corrugated steel pipe to allow access for the Trans Canada Trail.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	16/04/1988
Location:	Bishops Falls
Province:	Newfoundland and …

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The pristine MLW M420TR # 26 of the Orford Express prepares to depart Magog for Sherbrooke on the beautiful afternoon of August 11, 2013. Travelling to Sherbrooke to watch their youngest son Thomas represent Newfoundland and Labrador in the sport of soccer during the 2013 Canada Games, it allowed this railfan and his wife Michelle to experience not only one of North America's most beautiful tourist trains but also one of their most memorable dining experiences anywhere.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Orford Express
Date:	08/11/2013
Location:	Magog
Province:	Quebec

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BADGER BOUND. The sun breaks through just in time on the bright green Terra Transport inter-modal containers as Mixed Extra 945 West heads towards the town of Badger on April 20, 1987. Having just left Grand Falls on his first Newfoundland train ride and accompanied by his girlfriend, the photographer opened the window on Coach 757 and carefully held his Pentax ME-Super to capture this scene. For the remainder of the journey, all photos were shot leaning out the vestibule as the trainmen had kindly given permission that it was OK to do so. At this point, the train ran parallel to both the TCH and the Exploits River but at Badger the highway would turn north and it would not be seen again from the train until Deer Lake, some 80 miles west. It would also be the last views of the Newfoundland spring until then as the climb into the Gaff Topsails would bring back the still remaining winter vistas.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	04/20/1987
Location:	Badger
Province:	Newfoundland and …

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VIA AT FALLOWFIELD. While fulfilling a promise to my Father-in-Law Johnny (see ID 27380), it gave this Newfoundland & Labrador railfan a chance to capture some VIA Rail action. Due to the December 2013 North American storm complex, rail and highway traffic was disrupted and as a result, VIA Rail Train 51 was well past its 08:45 departure time from Fallowfield. Due to the delay caused by the ice storm, I was able to witness, along with Johnny and my youngest son Thomas who would later accompany us to Montreal on VIA Rail # 32, a full passenger train led by P42DC 907 en route to Toronto. Rail scenes like these, not witnessed on the Rock since 1988, certainly added to that special Christmas in our Nations's Capital.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	12/23/2013
Location:	Ottawa
Province:	Ontario

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SIGNAGE AT SUMMIT. As seen from Coach 757 on Terra Transport's Mixed Extra 945 West on April 20, 1987, the official sign for 'Summit' is barely visible above what remains of a heavy winter's snowfall. It was at this point at Mileage 328.3 that the former Newfoundland Railway reached it's pinnacle at 1554 feet above sea level and no doubt that a few months earlier, the sign would have been completely covered under snow. While the rugged Juniper trees point east as part of their distinctive growth pattern, the photographer and his girlfriend continue to head west on this, their first Newfoundland rail journey. This sign has long since disappeared, along with the other official markings of the 547 mile narrow gauge railway, but has been replaced by a man-made one that not only displays the mileage and elevation in raised lettering but also wooden representations of the Canadian and Newfoundland & Labrador Flags.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	04/20/1987
Location:	Summit
Province:	Newfoundland and …

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ROUNDING BLAGGARD'S CURVE. During the photographer's and his girlfriend's first Newfoundland train trip on April 20, 1987, each mile brought a pleasant surprise and on the approach to Quarry, it was no different. The ascent into the Topsails was well underway and after travelling several miles of relatively straight track Mixed Extra 945 West suddenly took a sharp 90 degree - even by Newfoundland standards - turn to the left. It then ran straight for a couple of car lengths before suddenly veering another 90 degrees to the right. In the past, when 80 to 100 cars where in the consist, photographers such as Mike Shufelt and Rich Taylor among others, captured entire trains entering and exiting Newfoundland's most famous 'S' curve.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	04/20/1987
Location:	Quarry
Province:	Newfoundland and …

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GAFF TOPSAIL - Terra Transport Mixed Extra 945 West approaches the hill known as 'Gaff Topsail' on April 20, 1987 while en route to the Flag Stop of the same name. Synonymous with Newfoundland Railway lore, the Gaff Topsail was one of four hills rising up from the plateau being named after the sails on a ship, the others being Main, Mizzen and Fore. Now just west of Summit, the train had already begun her 70 mile descent to near sea level at Corner Brook and the photographer and his girlfriend would continue to see wonderful vista such as this on their first Newfoundland train ride, making memories to last forever.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	04/20/1987
Location:	Gaff Topsail
Province:	Newfoundland and …

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REACHING THE SUMMIT - Terra Transport Mixed Extra 945 West reaches Summit on April 20, 1987. At 1550 feet above sea level, it is the highest point of the 547 mile narrow gauge Newfoundland Railway on the entire mainline. With the roof of a cabin barely visible, the heavy snowfall from the winter is still piled several feet high, belying the fact that spring is well underway elsewhere on the Island. The only passengers to travel there that day were the photographer and his then girlfriend (now wife) on their very first trip on a Newfoundland train.This image and it's modern day counterpart can be seen in my first book, RAILS ACROSS THE ROCK - A Then & Now Celebration of The Newfoundland Railway (2013) published by Creative Book Publishing.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	04/20/1987
Location:	Summit
Province:	Newfoundland and …

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DEPARTING BISHOPS FALLS. Terra Transport Caboose 6070, built in 1967 by National Steel Car of Hamilton for CN's narrow gauge Newfoundland division, is tacked to end of Mixed Extra 945 West on April 20, 1987. Upon learning that a mixed train service still operated on the Island railway, the photographer and his then girlfriend (now wife) left the capital city of St. John's to eagerly ride what was he believed was lost forever. Next to the caboose was coach 757 in which the two were the only passengers for the entire 138 mile journey to Corner Brook on that beautiful spring day.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	04/20/1987
Location:	Bishops Falls
Province:	Newfoundland and …

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UPGRADE AT CRUISERS. Terra Transport Mixed Extra 935 West has just crossed under the TCH overpass in Bishops Falls on April 16, 1988 and is climbing upgrade at Cruisers Brook, said to be the steepest grade on the entire 547 Mile Newfoundland Railway. Departing Bishops Falls at 11:00 AM, the two NF210's (935 and 927) leave with passenger only equipment (Baggage 1308 and Coach 764) until four container units were picked up in Grand Falls. The only travellers to make the entire 138 mile journey to Corner Brook were the photographer and his friend Paul who was delighted to experience his first ride on a Newfoundland train. One other, a cabin owner, got on at Millertown Junction and soon departed in several feet of snow at Gaff Topsail. The hospitality and friendliness of the Newfoundland crews were beyond compare, with conductor Carl Dillon inviting us both back to the caboose and allowing us to ride in the cupola for several dozen miles.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	16/04/1988
Location:	Bishops Falls
Province:	Newfoundland and …

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ALL THAT REMAINS. Just west of Avondale, lies the longest remaining stretch of the former Newfoundland Railway mainline. For 1.8 miles, this section of track survived the dismantling program thanks to the hard work of the Avondale Heritage Society who also managed to preserve the Provinces' oldest wooden station in that community. With the backdrop of the Blue Hills, the last official scheduled train to run past this area was Terra Transport Extra 944 East heading to St. John's with five NF210's, two gondolas of scrap metal and a caboose on a rainy September 29, 1988. A testament to the track crews is evident in the remarkable condition of the line a quarter of a century later, considering that no maintenance has been since that time.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	10/19/2012
Location:	Avondale
Province:	Newfoundland and …

3 Comments | 11 Favourites

I had made a promise to my Father-in-Law back in 2001 that if we were ever together again in a Canadian city with VIA Rail service that I would treat him to a train ride. He had never experienced rail travel on the Mainland, and his last trip was a return run from Gambo to Corner Brook on Newfoundland's famed 'Caribou' as a teenager in the 1950's. A surprise Christmas visit to spend the holidays with my Sister-in-Law in December 2013, unbeknown to him who had arrived the week before, gave me an opportunity to fulfil that promise made some 12 years earlier. Prior to boarding VIA Rail # 73 to Montreal at Fallowfield, I took the opportunity to capture a pristine 6459 in the new Renaissance paint scheme. With my youngest son Thomas accompanying us, we had a most memorable and enjoyable trip, with the VIA crews going out of their way to pay special attention to 'Johnny' on his first VIA trip! An added bonus was the revelation made to me upon my return by eminent railway photographer James A. Brown that the 6459 was the former 6403, the same lead engine on Canada's new polymer $10 bill! Coincidentally, only a month prior, I was fortunate to have been chosen by the Bank of Canada as the guest speaker for the Newfoundland and Labrador portion of its simultaneous National roll-out.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	12/23/2013
Location:	Ottawa
Province:	Ontario

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An almost picture perfect reflection of a typical QNS&L ore train about to cross Highway 500, the Trans Labrador Highway, on a crisp early October morning. Having just left Labrador City, lead unit AC4400 # 422 and SD70 # 502 will travel some 260 miles to the Port of Sept-Iles. The trains may be gone forever on the Island portion of our Province, but fortunately such is not the case in Labrador, and in fact, may never be.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Quebec North Shore…
Date:	10/04/2012
Location:	Labrador City
Province:	Newfoundland and …

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AMONG THE LAST - Terra Transport Extra 936 West with three units prepares to depart the St. John's Yard for Port aux Basques on the grey evening of July 28, 1988. Knowing that time was quickly running out for the Newfoundland operations, this was the among the very last full length revenue trains to operate westbound and the very last to be captured by the photographer. Despite the pristine condition of the NF210's, within eight weeks they would be shut down for good on the Island, with lead 936 being preserved at Avondale, 941 sold to F.C. del Pacifico of Nicaragua and 919 being scrapped.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	07/28/1988
Location:	St. John's
Province:	Newfoundland and …

3 Comments | 9 Favourites

DOWNGRADE AT BOWRING PARK - Brake shoe smoke envelopes the head end power of Terra Transport Extra 926 East on the hot and humid Sunday afternoon of July 19, 1987. With only a few miles left to go on it's 547 mile trans island journey, lead engine NF210 #926 and three sisters haul two CP rail boxcars and about twenty green inter-modal containers to it's final destination, the railyard in the capital city of St. John's. While travelling the 138 miles from Corner Brook to Bishops's Falls, a coach was added, thus making the former train known as #204, for that portion, Mixed Extra 926 East on the narrow gauge line.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	19/07/1987
Location:	St. John's
Province:	Newfoundland and …

2 Comments | 15 Favourites

TWILIGHT ON THE ROCK - Terra Transport Extra 945 West runs upgrade through Bowring Park in the center of St. John's with just barely enough light to capture this image. A daily scheduled 547 mile run to Port aux Basques, this time it left the capital city with a unique consist of only four 1200 horsepower units and two cabooses. Upon arrival at Bishops Falls early the next morning, it would pick up a coach (and in all likelihood several empty containers at Grand Falls) making it a mixed run to Corner Brook.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	07/15/1987
Location:	St. John's
Province:	Newfoundland and …

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DOWNGRADE AT KITTY'S BROOK - As photographed from the vestibule of Coach 757, Terra Transport Mixed Extra 935 West with single unit NF210 935 has just crossed the first of two bridges over that brook overflowing with spring run-off on April 20, 1987. This view gives some perspective of the grades encountered on the former Newfoundland Railway during the photographer's first of five runs on the Bishops Falls to Corner Brook mixed service. By now the railway was pretty much fully containerized but living on borrowed time.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	04/20/1987
Location:	Kitty's Brook
Province:	Newfoundland and …

6 Comments | 21 Favourites

The engineer of NF210 # 919 opens the throttle of Terra Transport Extra 919 West at the Symes Bridge grade crossing in St. John's just before sunset on the evening of July 7, 1988. Built in 1956 by GMD of London, ON, this unit was one of an order of 26 diesels delivered from Montreal to St. John's on the MV Christian Smith to forever banish the Mikado and Pacific steam engines still operating on the narrow gauge line. With less than three full months of operation remaining, the sights and sounds of trains running through the scenic Waterford Valley would end for good on September 30 and the former Newfoundland Railway would be nothing more than a memory.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	07/12/1988
Location:	St. John's
Province:	Newfoundland and …

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CLASSIC 1980's - Leading unit NF210 #941 of Terra Transport Mixed Extra 941 West is paused at Grand Falls during Christmas week of 1987 so the trainman can attend to the switch.The 1200 horsepower unit with a CN Class of GR-12-x and built by GMD of London Ontario, was one of 9 in the final order shipped to Newfoundland in 1960. Its new paint and the excellent maintenance carried out by the shop crews in St. John's belies the fact that this particular unit was 27 years old!Although suspected but not confirmed until a few months later, the former Newfoundland Railway was living on borrowed time and it would be the last Christmas week that Grand Falls or any other town on the Island would ever see train service again.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	12/27/1987
Location:	Grand Falls
Province:	Newfoundland and …

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Trainman Gerald Turner prepares to couple Terra Transport baggage car 1308 and coach 764 to NF210's 927 and 935 just prior to the departure of Mixed Extra 935 West at Bishops Falls, Newfoundland on April 16, 1988. Formerly known as Train # 203, this mixed train with a passenger only consist would travel 138 miles to the city of Corner Brook by crossing the Gaff Topsails, the highest point of the railway on the entire Island at 1550 feet above sea level. The only passengers to travel the entire route that day were the photographer and his friend Paul, one other, a cabin owner who had gotten on Millertown Junction would depart at Gaff Topsail. This scene was on borrowed time as just a few months later on September 30, this train and all other rail service in Newfoundland would be shut down for good and the rails removed. Images such as these can be seen in my two books, RAILS ACROSS THE ROCK and it's sequel, RAILS AROUND THE ROCK, published by Creative Book Publishing of St. John's.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	04/16/1988
Location:	Conception Bay Sou…
Province:	Newfoundland and …

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