Bob Green, age, 26, lives in St. John's but spends a lot of time at his family's shack on Shack Pond, near Placentia Junction. "Ours was built 30 years ago, but some of the older ones on the pond were built by railway sectionmen, " Bob tells us.

New All aboard for Argentia. 1 col x 3 1/4 "Theres even one built out of railway ties. We've always used the train to get back and forth, and some people on the pond spend Christmas in their shack, knowing they can always catch the train, no matter what the weather, whereas their car might...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Subjects:
The Railway in Newfoundland
Green
Bob
Newfoundland
Newfoundland studies
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/decksphotos/id/7249
id ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:decksphotos/7249
record_format openpolar
spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:decksphotos/7249 2023-12-31T10:19:31+01:00 Bob Green, age, 26, lives in St. John's but spends a lot of time at his family's shack on Shack Pond, near Placentia Junction. "Ours was built 30 years ago, but some of the older ones on the pond were built by railway sectionmen, " Bob tells us. 100 image/jpeg http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/decksphotos/id/7249 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 27 Decks Awash Photographs http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/decksphotos/id/7249 Archives and Special Collections Original held in Archives and Special Collections Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections The Railway in Newfoundland Green Bob Still Image Photograph ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:27Z New All aboard for Argentia. 1 col x 3 1/4 "Theres even one built out of railway ties. We've always used the train to get back and forth, and some people on the pond spend Christmas in their shack, knowing they can always catch the train, no matter what the weather, whereas their car might get stuck in the snow, and even if it didn't, the road doesn't come the last few miles to the pond. "The train is a great way to travel. there's lots of space, and the trainmen are fine people, very helpful. I feel there should be more freight moved on the rails because there are too many tractor-trailers on the highway, tearing up the pavement. Still Image Newfoundland Newfoundland studies Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
institution Open Polar
collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
op_collection_id ftmemorialunivdc
language English
topic The Railway in Newfoundland
Green
Bob
spellingShingle The Railway in Newfoundland
Green
Bob
Bob Green, age, 26, lives in St. John's but spends a lot of time at his family's shack on Shack Pond, near Placentia Junction. "Ours was built 30 years ago, but some of the older ones on the pond were built by railway sectionmen, " Bob tells us.
topic_facet The Railway in Newfoundland
Green
Bob
description New All aboard for Argentia. 1 col x 3 1/4 "Theres even one built out of railway ties. We've always used the train to get back and forth, and some people on the pond spend Christmas in their shack, knowing they can always catch the train, no matter what the weather, whereas their car might get stuck in the snow, and even if it didn't, the road doesn't come the last few miles to the pond. "The train is a great way to travel. there's lots of space, and the trainmen are fine people, very helpful. I feel there should be more freight moved on the rails because there are too many tractor-trailers on the highway, tearing up the pavement.
format Still Image
title Bob Green, age, 26, lives in St. John's but spends a lot of time at his family's shack on Shack Pond, near Placentia Junction. "Ours was built 30 years ago, but some of the older ones on the pond were built by railway sectionmen, " Bob tells us.
title_short Bob Green, age, 26, lives in St. John's but spends a lot of time at his family's shack on Shack Pond, near Placentia Junction. "Ours was built 30 years ago, but some of the older ones on the pond were built by railway sectionmen, " Bob tells us.
title_full Bob Green, age, 26, lives in St. John's but spends a lot of time at his family's shack on Shack Pond, near Placentia Junction. "Ours was built 30 years ago, but some of the older ones on the pond were built by railway sectionmen, " Bob tells us.
title_fullStr Bob Green, age, 26, lives in St. John's but spends a lot of time at his family's shack on Shack Pond, near Placentia Junction. "Ours was built 30 years ago, but some of the older ones on the pond were built by railway sectionmen, " Bob tells us.
title_full_unstemmed Bob Green, age, 26, lives in St. John's but spends a lot of time at his family's shack on Shack Pond, near Placentia Junction. "Ours was built 30 years ago, but some of the older ones on the pond were built by railway sectionmen, " Bob tells us.
title_sort bob green, age, 26, lives in st. john's but spends a lot of time at his family's shack on shack pond, near placentia junction. "ours was built 30 years ago, but some of the older ones on the pond were built by railway sectionmen, " bob tells us.
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/decksphotos/id/7249
genre Newfoundland
Newfoundland studies
genre_facet Newfoundland
Newfoundland studies
op_source Archives and Special Collections
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
10
04
27
Decks Awash Photographs
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/decksphotos/id/7249
_version_ 1786825916619423744

Similar Items