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Railways Ties… That Bind by Brendan D. Dicks Soft Cover Signed
Railways TiesThat Bind by Brendan D. Dicks Soft Cover ** Signed
The Railway TiesBind
Brendan D. Dicks *Signed
Soft Cover
206 Pages
Copyright 1999
Contents
Dedication
Note On Photographsi
Map Of Newfoundlandii
Mileage Chartiii
Telegraph Callsiv
Introductionv
Prologuevi
CHAPTER 1 . . .
Our Island's Steel Chain1
First Train To Cross Newfoundland2
Clinker2
Family Division4
Motive Power . . . Applying Train Brakes8
CHAPTER 2 . . .
Gateway To Newfoundland12
Gulf-Shoreline Run15
The Snow Plow16
Dennis Pond Wye19
Passenger Trains20
Derailments At Long Grade And Smokey Cape24
CHAPTER 3 . . .
Wreckhouse . . . The Railway's Five Mile Headache28
Lauchie McDougal . . . The Human Gale-Gauge29
The Tender . . . Water Sheds . . . Service Gangs31
The Rotary Plow34
The Three Saints37
CHAPTER 4 . . .
The Inland Run39
The "Wall" Family39
Collision At South Branch41
Knowing The Road43
Sixteen Mile Ascent To River Brook43
Name Change . . . "Five Mile Pool" To "Wesley"45
Backing Train Derails . . . Tragedy Strikes47
CHAPTER 5 . . . St. Fintan's To Flat Bay
I50
Near Catastrophy At McKays52
Marooned For Eight Days55
Joseph's Coat57
Skip Lightning57
Sabotage58
First Trip With My Father60
Wreck At Boland's61
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FIRST ROYAL VISIT66
CHAPTER 6 . . .
Bus/Train Collision At "Seal Rocks"67
The Crossing . . . Ahead70
Conductor Daniels . . . A ready Wit70
The Tidal Wave73
Harry's . . . The River Run74
Howard's To Cook78
My Winter's Trip On A Flat Car85
CHAPTER 7 . . .
Coach "B"87
Number 900's First Run Ex Humbermouth91
King And Queen Visit
The Crow Gulch Catastrophies . . .
1. Head-On Collision - 196695
2. Derailment # 1 - 191897
3. Derailment # 2 - 1943 . . . The Vegetable Train99
My Personal Accident - 1972105
CHAPTER 8 . . .
Symbolic Journey Ends107
Humbermouth . . . Related Stories107
Steamer #593 . . . Diesel Electric #931 . . . Two Nfld. Trains129
CHAPTER 9 . . .
A Tribute To Our Line's "Rules" Instructor135
The Railway's Watch Inspector138
Waving Back143
Why Did Our Railway Die?145
Statistical News Of Railway Happenings In The Past148
CHAPTER 10 . . .
A Part Of Newfoundland's Railway History151
Sections:
A. . . Various Working Crafts Seniority Lists.152
B. . . Co-operative Agreement . . . Forms "A" and "B" - December 9, 1915 & 1938.174
C. . . Various Timetables178
D. . . Final Lists Of Employees - 1991.200
E. . . Last Manual Block Clearances and Bulletins.204
This book is designed to demonstrate a family's bloodline in railroading on Newfoundland's unique narrow gauged line. . . their close friendships and experiences while on assignments with fellow workers . . .and stories and pictures of events that happened during their day . . . as they kept the railroading chain intact during the hard times, the happy times and even the sad times.
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