The Railway In Clarenville 1891 To 1988 Page 4; By Newfoundland.ws

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Our 1978 Visitors Put on your Bobby Sox Baby

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Around Town Photo Gallery Railway Photo Gallery Bayview Road Schools of the Past Churches of the Past Stores of the Past Dock Yard of the Past Shoal Harbour of the Past Clarenville of the Past Ardentinny World War I General Collection of the Past Lowe's Family Clench's Family Balsom's Family Clarenville Days of the Past Santa Claus Parade of the Past Elementary Class Photo's

History of Milton History of George's Brook History of Random Island History of Port Blandford Joe Lowe Profile C. Ross Elliott Profile Elizabeth Swan Profile Larry Gladney Profile Bob Gladney Profile Dr. Cross Profile Terrance Balsom Profile Ephraim C. Balsom Profile Harold Lowe Profile Dulcie Greening Profile Robert J Horwood Profile

Railway Photo Gallery History of our Railway Clarenville Heritage Society 1st Comm. Construction

October 1964 Edition May 1965 Edition July 1965 Edition December 1965 Edition January 1966 Edition February 1966 Edition

The Railway In Clarenville

Clarenville Heritage Society
Keeping the Railway History Alive
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Engine 900 Sept 2007

Photographer: Shannon Oake

Engine 900 Sept 2007

Photographer: Shannon Oake

Plymouth Switcher
Restoration Project at Newfoundland Hardwoods in 2002

Photograph: Courtesy Stephen Bonnell ©

Plymouth Switcher No. 30
Restoration Project completed September 2006

Plymouth Switcher No 31 & Flat Car
Restoration Project Started May 2009

Plymouth Switcher No 31
Restoration Project Started May 2009

For more information on Clarenville Heritage Society please visit their website by Clicking here.

Our other pages of interest about our Railway

1) Some Old Photo of the Clarenville Railway Yard are in the Photo Section of this website. I have a lot of photos that were taken by Mr. Theodore F. Gleichmann, Sr. provided by his son Ted Gleichmann. It also includes photos taken by Mr. Steve Hunter, he spent one week of vacation visiting Newfoundland with Ian Walker from Ottawa in 1982 and took over 180 great photos of the Newfoundland railway from all over the island. (Click here)

2) The First Communications Construction Squadron in Newfoundland 1952 to 1954. In this section their are several photos of the Railway. (Click here)

3) A Story by submitted by author Bonnie Jarvis-Lowe of Shoal Harbour, "The Day the Little Town Stood Still" has been added. This story is of the August 12th, 1944 Derailment of Newfoundland Railway Branch Line Train of Railway Engine 195. (Click Here)

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