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.... The Rock ...... .... Very Unique ..... ... on a warm sunny breezy beautiful Newfoundland summer day … the mixed trains were well patronized.... Upon arrival at Carbonear, Terra Transport train #231( Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday ) spotted a CN box car and lifted a CP Rail box car plus two lumber loads, After a crew lunch break, TT train #232, Carbonear to St.John's ( Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday), is shown departing Carbonear 14:00 (scheduled 13:20) Today's GMD 1956 built power: G-8's 805 – 800, the former now resides at the CRM, Saint-Constant P.Q. at Carbonear, Newfoundland - The Rock - August 7, 1982 Kodachrome by S.Danko. More Carbonear: Terra Transport #232 sdfourty
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.... The Rock ......

.... Very Unique .....

... on a warm sunny breezy beautiful Newfoundland summer day … the mixed trains were well patronized....

Upon arrival at Carbonear, Terra Transport train #231( Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday ) spotted a CN box car and lifted a CP Rail box car plus two lumber loads,

After a crew lunch break, TT train #232, Carbonear to St.John's ( Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday), is shown departing Carbonear 14:00 (scheduled 13:20)

Today's GMD 1956 built power: G-8's 805 – 800, the former now resides at the CRM, Saint-Constant P.Q.

at Carbonear, Newfoundland - The Rock - August 7, 1982 Kodachrome by S.Danko.

More Carbonear:

Terra Transport #232

sdfourty

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Date: 08/07/1982 (search)
Railway: Terra Transport (search)
Reporting Marks: TT#805 (search)
Train Symbol: TT#232 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Carbonear (search)
City/Town: Carbonear (search)
Province: Newfoundland and Labrador (search)
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3 Comments
  1. Stephen C. Host
    January 26, 2021 at 11:31 am

    Lovely

  2. harricottbay
    January 26, 2021 at 9:13 pm

    What a gem of a photo Steve! You captured such an iconic image of railroading on the Rock. Please keep those shots coming! By the way, one of the crew that day was my friend Trainman Job Blackmore who recently celebrated his 90th birthday! – Ken

  3. railwayguy
    May 10, 2023 at 8:57 am

    Great photo, only in Newfoundland, and who said CP Rail didn’t serve the Rock !
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