Palmer, Lindo & Tuck, Baxter. Interview about their experiences on the railway.

• Main Authors: Jarvis, Dale Gilbert, Vardy, Megan
• Other Authors: Palmer, Lindo; Tuck, Baxter
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Work; Railways; Employment; Palmer; Lindo; Tuck; Baxter; Newfoundland; morse
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_en/id/997

Interview with Lindo Palmer & Baxter Tuck about their jobs on the railway, their memories, where they lived, what they did, etc 00:00 - Lindo Palmer talks about his date of birth, where his family is from, his parents, where they were from originally; 01:03 - Baxter Tuck talks about his date of birth, his parents, where they are from; 01:32 - Tuck talks about how he started working with the railroad, and the various jobs and duties he had. 04:00 - Tuck tells a story of a man killed on the railway; 04:23 - Palmer talks about his jobs with the railway and where he lived; 08:20 - talks about when the station closed; 09:11 - Tuck worked at the station until it closed; his job as a night foreman; 10:09 - what it means to “service” a train; 11:42 - Palmer's job as a telegraph operator; 12:41 - why the railway shut down; 14:40 - food on the trains; 15:19 - Palmer tells story about the breakfast they served on the trains; 16:27 - How long it would take to get to places from Clarenville, (St. Johns, Corner Brook, Bonavista); 18:25 - How they ensured the trains stayed on time; 19:10 - Palmer talks about working at Gaff Topsail; 22:43 - the roadery plough; 24:12 - deaths on the line; 25:52 -The coal yard; 27:09 - the railway during war years; 29:00 - Train cars; 30:49 - How many men would work at the station; 32:07 - Discussing the buildings involved in the process; 35:57 - women working on the railway; 36:43 - The union and non-union positions; 41:34 - the shift from Reid Newfoundland Company to Canadian National; Strike; 43:58 - de-railments; 46:00 - Tuck talking about his father and his uncle’s involvement in the railway; 47:12 - memories that stood out to them from working the railway; Tuck tells a story; 50:14 - Palmer tells a story about the practical jokes they used to play, if they played them on each other; 52:22 - the language they used on the railway; 53:22 - Morse Code; 57:12 - characters that stand out in memory; 59:15 - coal boats; 01:01:04 - was there part of the job they didn’t like?; 01:01:55 - ...