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Next Stop Gaff Topsail Chats, stats and snaps of the Newfoundland Railway SC
Next Stop Gaff Topsail Chats, stats and snaps of the Newfoundland Railway with photography by Mike Shufelt SIGNED
By Mont Lingard
Soft Cover
Copyright 1996
112 Pages
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword iii
Introduction vii
Chapter IMy Years with the Railway 1
Chapter IIThe Last Train - A Personal Account 7
Chapter IIIConstruction and History (1881 to 1988) 11
Chapter IVBishop's Falls Subdivision - A Brief Description 15
Chapter V-Heading West - The First Leg 19
Chapter VIMillertown Junction - Foothills of the Topsails 23
Chapter VIIGoing Over the Hill 31
Chapter VIIIKitty's Brook to Corner Brook - The Last Leg 39
Chapter IXConversations with Railroaders 47
Chapter XMore Conversations with Railroaders 67
Chapter XIWhen She Leaves the Rails 81
Chapter XIIRailway Stories 85
Chapter XIIITaking up Track - Copper Fastening the End of
Railroading in Newfoundland 99
Chapter XIVLife Today on the Topsails 103
ConclusionHave We Succeeded? 107
Works Cited 109
Glossary 111
Climb aboard the remnants of the "Newfie Bullet" and ride the train over the majestic Gaff Topsails. Learn about the building and operation of our Newfoundland Railway, which ran for one hundred years. Listen to the stories of men who worked with pride and dogged determination to keep trains running in the harshest conditions. Hear ghost stories, tales of schooling and life in isolation, yarns of hard times and humorous incidents. See photographs of locomotives, cars and equipment, copies of timetables and much more.
This book will satisfy the historian, the nature lover, the many people who travelled by train and want to refresh their memories, as well as those who did not have the opportunity to climb aboard.
Have a pleasant journey!
This series of books tells the story of the Newfoundland Railway, from the start of construction in 1881 until its closure in 1988. All private railways are covered as well. NEXT STOP: GAFF TOPSAIL (in its fourth printing) and NEXT STOP: WRECKHOUSE (in its second) are still available. NEXT STOP: ST. JOHN'S (the fourth and last in the series) is underway and will be published in 1999. The series includes in-depth taped interviews with more than 50 retired railroaders as well as over 600 photographs. To "ride" on all our 1000 miles of track, get the complete set.
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