Bonavista Railway Travelling Post Office
I recently purchased an envelope from an online auction site that featured a couple of Newfoundland stamps and a cancellation from the Bonavista railway post office.
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CN North Sydney Ferry Dock Diagram
This is a diagram from CN Newfoundland Area Passenger Sales, showing the dock area in North Sydney, Nova Scotia for ferries going to Newfoundland.
Review: Branchlines of Newfoundland
I had high expectations for this, Kenneth Pieroway’s fifth book about trains on Newfoundland. I was not disappointed.
A Plow Train on Newfoundland
41 years ago today (February 11, 1985), CN / Terra Transport ran a plow train from Corner Brook, Newfoundland to Badger and back.
CN Lineup of Trains Newfoundland Jan 1986
I recently acquired a few Newfoundland-related items from the Real Rails 2025 conference, including this lineup of trains in Newfoundland in January 1986.
CN Newfoundland Timetable 1975
This is the CN employee timetable #24 for Newfoundland, effective April 27, 1975. This covers all subdivisions on the island.
Terra Transport Timetable 1987/11/29
This is the CN / Terra Transport employee timetable effective November 29, 1987.
Review: The School Car
Following on Ontario’s successful school rail car project, Newfoundland started a “School on Wheels” program where a mobile school traveled in a rail car and spent time in Newfoundland’s remote communities throughout the school year. “The School Car” by Randy P. Noseworthy tells the story.
Terra Transport Lives
The last incarnation of the Newfoundland Railway, Terra Transport, hasn’t run trains since 1988, but you can still see bits of it here and there on the CN network.
Book Review: Trains of Newfoundland
I had high expectations for Trains of Newfoundland, the fourth book by Kenneth G. Pieroway on railways in Newfoundland. I’m happy to say that my expectations were met and exceeded. This beautiful 122 page book features a foreword by Robert J. Sandusky, a preface, a map and a condensed timeline, but the vast majority of … Read more