VERY DANGEROUS for children to tamper with these two types of bright orange or red track "torpedos" or explosives

New All aboard for Argentia. Top of page. They are clipped to the rails by railway employees to warn approaching trains of a bridge washout, track repair, etc. for stopping ahead. When the train runs over them they explode with a force able to lift a ton in weight, and if a child were to drop a heav...

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Format: Still Image
Language:English
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The Railway in Newfoundland
Newfoundland
Newfoundland studies
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/decksphotos/id/7235
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:decksphotos/7235 2023-12-31T10:19:25+01:00 VERY DANGEROUS for children to tamper with these two types of bright orange or red track "torpedos" or explosives 94 image/jpeg http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/decksphotos/id/7235 eng eng The photographs in this collection were all published in Decks Awash, which ran from 1968-93. The magazine is available in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, and online at https://cdm22030.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/cns_decks 10 04 25 Decks Awash Photographs http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/decksphotos/id/7235 Archives and Special Collections Original held in Archives and Special Collections Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections The Railway in Newfoundland Still Image Photograph ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:27Z New All aboard for Argentia. Top of page. They are clipped to the rails by railway employees to warn approaching trains of a bridge washout, track repair, etc. for stopping ahead. When the train runs over them they explode with a force able to lift a ton in weight, and if a child were to drop a heavy rock on one, the results would be horrible to imagine, let alone what could happen to the train that is deprived of its warning. They must be used, because there are many areas of the track where trains cannot be reached by radio, and then again, a sectionman's radio could be out of order. Still Image Newfoundland Newfoundland studies Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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VERY DANGEROUS for children to tamper with these two types of bright orange or red track "torpedos" or explosives
topic_facet The Railway in Newfoundland
description New All aboard for Argentia. Top of page. They are clipped to the rails by railway employees to warn approaching trains of a bridge washout, track repair, etc. for stopping ahead. When the train runs over them they explode with a force able to lift a ton in weight, and if a child were to drop a heavy rock on one, the results would be horrible to imagine, let alone what could happen to the train that is deprived of its warning. They must be used, because there are many areas of the track where trains cannot be reached by radio, and then again, a sectionman's radio could be out of order.
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title VERY DANGEROUS for children to tamper with these two types of bright orange or red track "torpedos" or explosives
title_short VERY DANGEROUS for children to tamper with these two types of bright orange or red track "torpedos" or explosives
title_full VERY DANGEROUS for children to tamper with these two types of bright orange or red track "torpedos" or explosives
title_fullStr VERY DANGEROUS for children to tamper with these two types of bright orange or red track "torpedos" or explosives
title_full_unstemmed VERY DANGEROUS for children to tamper with these two types of bright orange or red track "torpedos" or explosives
title_sort very dangerous for children to tamper with these two types of bright orange or red track "torpedos" or explosives
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/decksphotos/id/7235
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Newfoundland studies
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Newfoundland studies
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Original held in Archives and Special Collections
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections
op_relation The photographs in this collection were all published in Decks Awash, which ran from 1968-93. The magazine is available in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, and online at https://cdm22030.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/cns_decks
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