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Remarks: Train 204, the mainline freight from Port-aux-Basques (ferry terminal and yard on the southwest coast) to St. John's, approaches Goobies in a cloud of brake shoe smoke (there were no dynamic brakes in Newfoundland). Note the agent looking out the window at the arriving train. Goobies was on CN's St. John's Subdivision, 20.9 miles east of Clarenville.
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Caption: Remarks: Train 204, the mainline freight from Port-aux-Basques (ferry terminal and yard on the southwest coast) to St. John's, approaches Goobies in a cloud of brake shoe smoke (there were no dynamic brakes in Newfoundland). Note the agent looking out the window at the arriving train. Goobies was on CN's St. John's Subdivision, 20.9 miles east of Clarenville.

Photographer:
Joe McMillan [3] (more) (contact)
Date: 07/29/1980 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: Not Provided
Train Symbol: CN 204 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: St. John's (search)
City/Town: Goobies (search)
Province: Newfoundland and Labrador (search)
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6 Comments
  1. headtailgrep
    June 8, 2012 at 9:37 am

    With this image being the first on the site from Newfoundland proper (as opposed to Labrador) and with the excellent composition and rarity of the photograph, this image has been nominated to our Fantastic! Editors choice page! thanks for sharing, Joe!

  2. Jason Essery
    April 1, 2013 at 11:08 am

    Great to see some shots from Newfoundland!

  3. headtailgrep
    September 25, 2014 at 10:18 am

    Joe – Great article in Railfan and Railroad’s June issue – the photography is excellent and love the anecdotes about the language used by the newfie railroaders. Highly recommend grabbing a copy for any viewers seeing this! Cheers.

  4. SantaFe
    September 25, 2014 at 2:34 pm

    Thanks, Headtailgrep, for the comments on my R&R Newfoundland article. You can see several more NF shots on my Flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmcmillan118.

  5. SantaFe
    September 25, 2014 at 2:37 pm

    The correct Flickr site is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/joemcmillan118

  6. Aitch
    May 19, 2022 at 6:20 pm

    Just seeing this for the first time. Fantastic composition !
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