Abandoned Newfoundland Railway rolling stock on narrow gauge tracks. Construction began in St.John's in 1881, reach Port au Basques in 1898. Gale force winds and heavy snows often stopped this train along the first 20 km. of tracks going NW. The last passenger train was in 1969, it had a top speed of 30 mph (48 kph). The last freight train was in 1988.

Abandoned Newfoundland Railway rolling stock on narrow gauge tracks. Construction began in St.John's in 1881, reach Port au Basques in 1898. Gale force winds and heavy snows often stopped this train along the first 20 km. of tracks going NW. The last passenger train was in 1969, it had a top speed of 30 mph (48 kph). The last freight train was in 1988.

Old Newfoundland Railway snow plow on the narrow gauge tracks begun here in 1881, completed in 1898, closed in 1988. It took 3,000 labourers a year to build 80 miles of tracks. They earned a dollar a day, and paid $2.50/ week for meals and logding in a work camp. Now the Trans-Canada Trail from St.John's to Victoria and Inuvik. — Old Newfoundland Rai…

Replica of the first train station on the Newfoundland Railway built in 1898, abandoned 1988. The last passenger train was in 1969, it had a top speed of 30 mph, (48 kph) on narrow gauge tracks with many sharp turns. Now the Port aux Basques Heritage Centre. Twenty two other original stations still stand. — Replica of the first…

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