The Newfoundland Railway, 1898-1969

Les Harding, a former academic librarian, has written numerous articles and book reviews and more than a dozen books. He lives in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.

Table of Contents



Introduction     



1. A Somewhat Startling Notion     

2. The Battle of Foxtrap     

3. The Great American and Shortline Railway     

4. The Surveys     

5. The Harbour Grace Railway     

6. The Placentia Railway     

7. Enter RGReid     

8. Life on the Line     

9. King Reid     

10. The Contract of 1898     

11. The Cross-Country Express     

12. The New Century     

13. July 2, 1969, The Last Run     

14. Railway Mail Service, Dispatching Office, Locomotive Shop, Coastal Boats and More     

15. Wrecks, Collisions and Close Calls     



Appendix One: Travelers, Eyewitnesses and Shameless Boosters     

Appendix Two: To the Old Capitals by the New Way: Crossing the Ancient Colony by Rail, 1899–1900     

Appendix Three: Poetry and Song     

Appendix Four: Connections Far and Wide in 1900     

Appendix Five: Miscellaneous     

Chronology     

Glossary     

Notes     

Bibliography     

Index