CN Rail Newfoundland track removal 1988 - 89. Bonus rare snow plow trains on Gaff Topsails, 1980's
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Video showing the beginning of track removal in Newfoundland during 1988 to1989 plus bonus footage of a converted CN - TerraTransport self propelled crane turned into a snow blower on the Gaff Topsails, taken around winter 1987. Filmed by a CN employee, Mr. Junior Cumby of Howley. Uploaded for historical purposes only.
Its still a shame the Newfoundland railway was allowed to be dismantled.
I had to watch this twice. The painful rail lifting hurt, but I am glad it was documented. And listening to the diesels made me very happy. The snow clearing operations were absolutely amazing, especially the flanger car and crane with the snowblower. And the top of the Gaff shot was incredible. I can’t thank you enough for posting this. Thank You from J.P. Coady.
Back when newfoundland actually hired newfoundlanders to do their provinces big infrastructure work. Great footage.
_This is where real men cried._
You said it brother.
Historical videos such as this are very much appreciated by amateur historians, such as myself. Thanks for sharing. ❤I subscribed
Only added a thumbs up to show that I watched this sad video!
That is sooo Sad, they should had keep it 😢😢
What’s interesting is how that one NF210 was fitted with a thing on the front pilot to winch and pull the torn up rails along, not sure what you would call it
Several of the NF-210's that were used in track dismantling had these devices fitted. Usually this was done with locos that were to be scrapped. A few however were later sold or went to museum/town displays.
It’s kinda disturbing how those men are so cheery while they’re ripping up a railway
The video was shot by Mr. Junior Cumby of Howley, who worked with the company. Also from Howley and introduced in the video are Mr. Walter Barrett, Mr. Jerry Kelly, Mr. Frank Pearce, Mr. Danny Saunders, Mr. Ron Kelly.
Thanks for the info. This was sent to me several years ago on a CD-Rom along with other railway video's from Canada. I've uploaded a few films mostly CN company films and some News footage plus a few who I have no idea who took them
Part of the gradual dismantling of Newfoundland...painful to watch
What line was this, and where did it run between?
The line shown in the video was in central Newfoundland at a place called the Gaff Topsails. The entire main line ran from St. John's on the east coat to Port aux Basque on the west covering 906 miles. It was a narrow gauge line of 3ft 6" . Canadian National took over the railway on Newfoundland in 1949, when Newfoundland joined Canada, and ran it until 1988 when they shut it down.
Well, it is good to see them all laughing and joking while destroying something so valuable. Such a shame..... I am sure it will be regretted eventually.... The rails are still shiny ffs, doesn't even look like a disused railway yet :(
i believe they were taken out due to the fact that trucks were dominating the means of transporting goods in the area
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So why was the rail removed
Probably for the same reason so many other old rail lines were torn up. The scrap value for the rails and whatever else was greater than the cost of removing them.
It’s too bad no long sections could have been saved for a tourist railroad. There’s one short stretch (1.6 miles) in Avondale used for speeder rides, and the Trinity Loop was another one but it’s fallen greatly into disrepair.
iirc it was because of the railroad being not as popular as it was in the say, 20s, its sad
@@millythecat7211 Sadly the Nfld Railway had to go and for various reasons. 1) the company had over-extended with too many money-wasting branch lines. 2) When Nfld joined Canada the amount of shipments from the mainland increased so much the lighter narrow gauge rails couldn't take the additional weight. CNR did start to put in heavier rails but then gave up. 3) It took too long to change the bogies to narrow gauge at Port aux Basques to make the railway viable. 4) The gradients on the Nfld railway were much greater than on the mainland so it took too many engines to pull the freight and it didn't make money because of the lighter rails. 5) When CNR took over the railway, the business methodology had to change to mainland safety practices etc. In this day and age, with all the environmental concerns, it's probably too bad the railway wasn't updated and improved--trains carry far more freight than trucks! Last important factor regarding the Nfld railway--they never had an accident during all their years of service!