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A railfan since childhood, I published my first book, 'RAILS ACROSS THE ROCK - A Then & Now Celebration of the Newfoundland Railway' all in colour in 2013. In September 2014, I released the follow up titled, 'RAILS AROUND THE ROCK - A Then & Now Celebration of the Newfoundland Branchlines' featuring the various branch and industrial lines.

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HUMBER VALLEY VISTA. The incredible engineering feat of building a railway through this narrow section of the Humber Valley is evident in this scene taken from Coach 757 of Terra Transport's Extra 945 West on April 20, 1987. As the narrow gauge train snakes around the bend, the churning waters of one of the Island's most famous salmon rivers, the Humber, rush by Shellbird Island on the bottom right. Said to contain hidden pirate's treasure, this area was explored and charted by Captain James Cook some 225 years earlier with the railway going through around 1896/97. A favourite pastime in this area is locating the 'Man in the Mountain' a natural rock formation in the shape of a face on the upper right that looks down upon the the little island. With just a few miles to go, the photographer and his girlfriend's 138 mile journey (and first time on a Newfoundland train) from Bishop's Falls would soon come to an end in Corner Brook.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	04/20/1987
Location:	Humber Valley
Province:	Newfoundland and …

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A NEWFOUNDLANDER IN CANADA. The title of Alan Doyle’s latest book seems to be an apt description of this scene at the Orangedale Railway Station Museum in Nova Scotia. Having arrived from North Sydney on Marine Atlantic's 'Atlantic Vision' just hours earlier and while enroute to Antigonish, the photographer captured Terra Transport's Business Car 'Terra Nova 2' basking in the hot sun of August 21, 2016. Originally built in May 1955 as the 8-Section, 1 State Room, 1 Smoking Room sleeper # 317 'Bonavista' by the CC&F, it was the last narrow gauge sleeping car ordered for the CNR's Newfoundland operations. A vital part of the 'Caribou's' consist, and delivered in all olive green livery, it would be repainted later in olive, black and gold and again in the black and grey before the end of passenger service in 1969. With the formation of Terra Transport in 1979, it was converted to a business car at a cost in excess of $250,000, complete with mahogany walls, a new observation platform and marker lights. Having been sold and resold several times, including as a main attraction at the Trinity Loop Train Park where it could be rented for the night, it eventually found its way to the Orangedale Railway Station Museum in Nova Scotia where it remains to this day, still delightfully in its Terra Transport markings. (See image 33916)

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Preservation
Date:	08/21/2016
Location:	Orangedale
Province:	Nova Scotia

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ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH. Mist and rain were the order of the day as the Whistler Mountaineer crossed the Cheakamus Canyon Trestle on August 24, 2008. Departing North Vancouver with his oldest son William on a Father-Son trip to Whistler, the photographer was able to capture a part of British Columbia in all its rugged beauty from an open air car as the train climbed some 2000 feet from sea level at Squamish until departure at Whistler.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Rocky Mountaineer …
Date:	08/24/2008
Location:	Cheakamus Canyon
Province:	British Columbia

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YESTERDAY'S YARD - As viewed from the bridge crossing the tracks, Terra Transport Extra 936 West with three units and about twenty containers prepares to depart the St. John's Yard for Port aux Basques late on the grey evening of July 28, 1988. Knowing that time was quickly running out for the Newfoundland operations, this was the among some of the very last full length revenue trains to operate westbound and the very last to be captured by the photographer. Despite the pristine condition of the NF210's, within eight weeks they would be shut down for good on the Island, with lead 936 being preserved at Avondale, 941 sold to F.C. del Pacifico of Nicaragua and 919 being scrapped.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	07/28/1988
Location:	St. John's
Province:	Newfoundland and …

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BUSINESS CAR BASKING. TerraTransport's Business Car 'Terra Nova 2' is seen basking in the hot sun of August 7, 1988. Originally built in May 1955 as the 8-Section, 1 State Room, 1 Smoking Room sleeper # 317 'Bonavista' by the CC&F, it was the last narrow gauge sleeping car ordered for the CNR's Newfoundland operations. A vital part of the 'Caribou's' consist, and delivered in all olive green livery, it would be repainted later in olive, black and gold and again in the black and grey before the end of passenger service in 1969. With the formation of TerraTransport in 1979, it was converted to a business car at a cost in excess of $250,000, complete with mahogany walls, a new observation platform and marker lights. While technically still on active duty at the time of this photo, with 7 weeks before the shutdown, it would never again ride the rails in revenue service. Having been sold and resold several times, including as a main attraction at the Trinity Loop Train Park where it could be rented for the night, it eventually found its way to the Orangedale Railway Station Museum in Nova Scotia where it remains to this day.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	08/07/1988
Location:	St. John's
Province:	Newfoundland and …

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TERRA TRANSPORT TWILIGHT. Twilight has fallen in more ways than one on TerraTransport Extra 919 West as the narrow gauge freight heads westward through the scenic Waterford Valley of St. John's. Not only is the sun setting on this all container train but also the entire operation of the Newfoundland Railway. In less than three months, this MBS train and all that followed it on the 547 mile mainline would cease to run after September 30, 1988. Thirty years ago, when this this scene was captured, photographers such as myself were filled with a sense of sadness, knowing that they were witnessing something that would be lost forever.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	07/12/1988
Location:	St. John's
Province:	Newfoundland and …

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SUB-ZERO SASKATOON. I was reminded of the Guess Who's classic hit song 'Runnin' Back to Saskatoon' as the 'Canadian' arrived some 11 hours late and through a fierce Prairie blizzard to Saskatoon on January 30, 2018. During our quick stop to refuel the engines, some passengers - including the photographer and his wife- decided to walk about in the -20C temperature but quickly re-boarded to enjoy a hot coffee in the warmth of the dome car 'Glacier Park'. With the rear of the train barely visible through the snow, the blustery wind and the freezing temperature of that frigid morning quickly brought about a desire for the long hot days of a Saskatchewan summer.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	01/30/2018
Location:	Saskatoon
Province:	Saskatchewan

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TERRA TRANSPORT TAIL END. Narrow gauge TerraTransport Caboose 6068 brings up the rear of Extra 926 East (see image 13831) at the Bowring Park pedestrian overpass on the beautiful Sunday afternoon of July 19, 1987. This all-steel caboose was one of five built in 1967 by National Steel Car of Hamilton, Ontario and had all welded construction. It was from a total order of twenty built from 1961 to 1967 in five lots by that company to replace a variety of old wooden cars. Fortunately it survived the shutdown a year later and wound up as a playhouse at the McDonalds Restaurant in Bay Roberts before being moved to the grounds of the Avalon North Wolverines Search and Rescue Unit. In September of 2017 it was bought by rail buff Ken Mercer and moved to his property at Bristol's Hope, Conception Bay and restored to its former glory where it sits today.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	19/07/1987
Location:	St. John's
Province:	Newfoundland and …

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DIESEL DOWNTIME AT DUSK. It's Christmas week 1986 and just before boarding the TerraTransport Roadcruiser Bus to Gambo to visit his girlfriend, the photographer captured this bevy of beautiful NF210's outside the Victorian Era Station in the St. John's Yard. According to former railroader-turned-businessman Peter Byrne, the lights are dimmed on NF210 # 915 so as not to create a glare on the roadway in front of the Newfoundland Railway Shops. The 915 and sister 917 were the only two of the series to wear the small bi-directional TT arrow near the top of the hood, black side cabs and a white skirt stripe when repainted in 1979. Ironically, it was the Roadcruiser that replaced the trans-island passenger train 'Caribou'and spelled the beginning of the end of the narrow gauge railway in 1969. In two years from the time of this photo, 915 would be waiting on the same spot for shipment to the FCAB of Chile while the 923 would be scrapped.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	12//28/1986
Location:	St. John's
Province:	Newfoundland and …

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RAILROADER ON THE ROCK. Longtime Engineer Ray Boyd carefully applies the throttle of leading unit NF210 #941 of Terra Transport Mixed Extra 941 West to couple some additional container flats at Grand Falls during Christmas week of 1987. The 1200 horsepower unit with a CN Class of GR-12-x and built by GMD of London Ontario, along with sister 940, was one of 9 in the final order shipped to Newfoundland in 1960. This photo gives an excellent view of the unique end cabs of the NF210's and the very similar NF110's. Its new paint and the excellent maintenance carried out by the shop crews in St. John's belies the fact that these two units were 27 years old. Always well spoken and a consummate gentleman, Ray would later be the 'Mystery Guest' on CBC's 'Front Page Challenge' when the top news story was the shutdown on the Newfoundland Railway!

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Terra Transport
Date:	12/27/1987
Location:	Grand Falls
Province:	Newfoundland and …

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AMTRAK ADVENTURE. Amtrak's Train No. 97, the 'Maple Leaf' has just arrived from Toronto on October 19, 2007 en route to New York. The train departed Toronto as VIA # 64 and operated by Canadian crews until arrival at the Niagara Falls Station. An operating agreement will now see it run by Amtrak American crews for the remainder of the run to New York's Penn Station with the passengers having to clear customs on the Niagara Falls NY side. This long planned Father-Son hockey trip to see their beloved Leafs play at the the Air Canada Center gave both this Newfoundland photographer and his youngest son Thomas a chance to ride not only some passenger trains but also Toronto's famous streetcars. Having flown from St. John's the previous day and taking VIA No. 35 from Dorval, a day trip to see Niagara Falls was commenced on VIA 64/Amtrak 97 that morning with return on the quite comfortable Amfleet Coaches of Amtrak 98/ VIA 63 that same evening. Wanting to experience a full Original-Six hockey experience with Toronto hosting Chicago, the two travelled by train as would the teams when the NHL was born.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Amtrak
Date:	10/19/2007
Location:	Niagara Falls
Province:	Ontario

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MOMENT IN MONCTON. While travelling from Newfoundland to watch their son Thomas complete in the Atlantic Under 15 Soccer Championships in Fredericton, the second of three modes of travel was completed at Moncton on June 23, 2011. Having already flown to Halifax on an early morning Air Canada flight from St.John's, they boarded VIA Rails's westbound 'Ocean' to Moncton to enjoy an excellent meal in the Renaissance diner before transferring to an Orleans bus bound for Fredericton. Plenty of train activity in the late afternoon as second unit F40PH # 6431 is refuelled, the baggage car is loaded and a whole new group of passengers board for the overnight run to Montreal. Lead by F40PH 6408 in the 'Coors Light Silver Bullet Express' scheme on one of the longest days of the year, the 'Ocean' would arrive in Bathurst well before before darkness fell.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	06/23/2011
Location:	Moncton
Province:	New Brunswick

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OFF ON THE 'OCEAN'. While travelling from Newfoundland to watch their son Thomas complete in the Atlantic Under 15 Soccer Championships in Fredericton, three modes of travel were availed off to get them to New Brunswick on June 23, 2011. Departing on an early morning Air Canada flight from St.John's ensured them plenty of time to catch VIA's 'Ocean' to Moncton before transferring to an Orleans bus bound for Fredericton. Lead by F40PH 6408 in the 'Coors Light Silver Bullet Express' scheme, the photographer captured the entire # 15 in the Halifax yard just prior to boarding the tri-weekly train. Later, both he and his wife Michelle would enjoy a delicious meal in the Renaissance diner on their four and a half hour journey to Moncton.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	06/23/2011
Location:	Halifax
Province:	Nova Scotia

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THOMPSON RIVER TRACKS. VIA Rail's train No. 1, the Canadian, has departed Kamloops North and is headed west to its next stop at Ashcroft, British Columbia. As seen from the Prestige Dome'Glacier Park', the scenery is nothing short of spectacular as the train follows the contours of the Canadian National tracks along the beautiful Thompson River while crossing over it several times. On the opposite side and quite a treat for the photographer and his wife, were the Canadian Pacific tracks on which many of that company's trains were encountered running right across from VIA's flagship on this beautiful afternoon.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	01/31/2018
Location:	Ashcroft
Province:	British Columbia

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VANCOUVER VISTA. After an amazing 3 night 4 day journey on VIA Rail's famous 'Canadian' all the way from Toronto, the photographer and his wife have just disembarked from what can be truly classified as the trip of a lifetime. Despite departing some 11 hours late, after backing the train into the platform at the Pacific Central Station, the train still arrived exactly 11 hours after the scheduled arrival, thus maintaining a perfectly allotted travel time. The last time they saw this scene was when still celebrating their recent engagement,they boarded # 4, the eastbound 'Super Continental' on September 26, 1988 with a connection for the the #2 'Canadian' at Winnipeg, bound for Toronto. Knowing that it might be some time before they get back to Vancouver-especially by train-the photographer captured this final image of the 'Glacier Park' following their 4,466 kilometre adventure.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	01/31/2018
Location:	Vancouver
Province:	British Columbia

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ALL CLEAR IN KAMLOOPS. Many of the passengers of VIA's 'Canadian' take advantage of the beautiful crisp and clear morning in Kamloops North to explore the outside of their train. This would be the final refuelling stop before arrival in Vancouver later that night but as she was running some 11 hours late, the opportunity for daylight scenic viewing was nothing short of spectacular. Bringing up the rear, the famous dome car 'Glacier Park' was where the photographer and his wife Michelle spent most of the journey, making new friendships and taking in the sights of our beautiful Canadian countryside.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	01/31/2018
Location:	Kamloops
Province:	British Columbia

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MANITOBA MOMENT. As the sun sets in Manitoba, VIA Rail Attendant Hayley announces that we are fast approaching the very first grain elevator to be seen from the Dome Car 'Glacier Park' on the 'Canadian' since departure from Toronto some 28 hours earlier. Just east of Winnipeg, the town of Dugald has one of the former Manitoba Pool elevators still intact and with a capacity of 4,010 tonnes, it is truly one of the rapidly disappearing Prairie landmarks. Dugald is also the infamous site of a 1947 train accident that claimed the lives of 31 people when CNR Extra 6001 ran into the eastbound 'Continental Limited' passenger train. For the photographer and his wife, it was a special moment that recaptured some some of the magic of their 1988 cross Canada rail trip when the first sign of an approaching Prairie town was the sight of a grain elevator in the distance.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	01/29/2018
Location:	Dugald
Province:	Manitoba

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STAINLESS STEEL STOP AT SIOUX LOOKOUT. My wife Michelle and I recently travelled from Toronto to Vancouver in January on VIA Rail’s flagship train, the legendary 'Canadian'. The four day/ three night (in our case) journey included considerable time spent in the famous Dome Car and ours was the Glacier Park. One of 18 stainless steel Park cars built in 1954 for the Canadian Pacific Railway and named after a Canadian Park, this one represents Glacier National Park, located in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia. Obtained by VIA Rail in 1978 and with 14 others still in service, this 85 foot long 'Prestige'car has been beautifully refurbished with a downstairs lounge at the rear, a full bar-lounge in the center, and upstairs seating for 24 in the glass dome offering 360 degree viewing from the top of the train. We were blessed with an 11 hour delayed departure as it afforded us daylight views of parts of Canada seldom seen by any rail traveller such as the Canadian Shield, parts of the Prairie and most of British Columbia. In addition to the views of the passing countryside, the Canadian offers some of the finest meals anywhere from prime rib to shrimp and scallops, expertly prepared on board by the chefs in the diner. The trip was truly one of a lifetime. This image was taken at our second refuelling stop at Sioux Lookout, Ontario on January 29, 2018. The 25 minute stop allowed many of the passengers, including the photographer and his wife, to get off the train and take a look around. If on schedule, the westbound stop would have taken place at midnight.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	01/29/2018
Location:	Sioux Lookout
Province:	Ontario

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'CANADIAN' CAPREOL CAP UP. Running some 11 hours late out of Toronto on January 28, 2018, gave this rail-fan and his wife the opportunity to witness daylight scenery in Ontario that is viewed by very few if the 'Canadian' had adhered to her previous 2300 Departure the evening before. With the sun setting and the nearly full moon visible above the 6409, VIA RAIL's westbound # 1 stops for her first refuelling in the town of Capreol, ON. This was the first of several refuelling stops, with the next taking place while travelling through the Canadian Shield to Sioux Lookout. En-route to Vancouver and at his wife's suggestion, the train was taken so as to recreate their experience in 1988 in which the photographer proposed to his then girlfriend in the Canadian Rockies.

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	01/28/2018
Location:	Capreol
Province:	Ontario

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KITTY'S BROOK REVISITED. While obtaining retake photos for my first book project, 'RAILS ACROSS THE ROCK', to match with a 'then' image, it was necessary to traverse pretty much the entire former Newfoundland railway by whatever means possible. On this particular day (July 27,2011) in order to recreate a scene that I had shot some 23 years earlier (see Image 13144) along with others, I drove my truck 300 kms from Conception Bay South to overnight in Gambo and early the next morning another 200 kms to Millertown Junction where I then jumped aboard my cousin's borrowed ATV to ride the remaining 50 kms along the roadbed! Of all my retakes taken along the stretch of railbed that ran over the Gaff Topsails, this was probably the most remote and isolated of them all. (NOTE TO EDITOR - Could you please consider this for the 'Time Machine' to match with Image 13144 taken on 04/16/1988?)

Name:	Kenneth G. Pieroway
Railway:	Preservation
Date:	07/26/2011
Location:	Kitty's Brook
Province:	Newfoundland and …

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