Trains of Newfoundland / Kenneth G Pieroway ; with a foreword by Robert J. Sandusky.
Trains of Newfoundland / Kenneth G Pieroway ; with a foreword by Robert J. Sandusky.
By
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Pieroway, Kenneth G.
Publication Date
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2022
Publication Information
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St. John's, N.L. : Flanker Press Limited,
Physical Description
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xvii, 119 p. : col. ill., map.
Subject Term
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Railroad trains.
Narrow gauge railroads.
Railroads -- Newfoundland and Labrador.
Railroads -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- History -- Pictorial works.
Railroad trains -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
Narrow gauge railroads -- Newfoundland and Labrador.
Geographic Term
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Newfoundland and Labrador -- Pictorial works.
Additional Contributors
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Sandusky, Robert J.
Summary
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For well over a century, the narrow-gauge Newfoundland railway played a vital role in the growth and development of the tiny island in the North Atlantic. From the commencement of construction in 1881 to the shutdown in 1988, it was a most colourful line, to say the least. It took over 547 miles to cross a 300-mile-wide island, and it had curves sharper and grades steeper than in the Rocky Mountains. There were only 131 miles of straight track, a bridge for every four miles, and a human wind-gauge to safely let trains pass. In Newfoundland, the railway wasn't simply a means of transportation - it was a way of life. Take an all-colour photographic journey from the capital city of St. John's to the ferry connection at Port aux Basques on the longest narrow-gauge railway in North America.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9781774570920
9781774570937
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