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Viewing Album:  Trinity loop
 
By:Brian Hiscock
Dates:7/7/2000 - 7/7/2000
Album Info:This album shows photos of the Clayton D. Cook railway at Trinity loop, which was the only loop on CN's entire rail system.
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Train display
Title:  Train display
Description:  Conductor's choice diner and van 6064. The diner probably serves up true Nfld. delicacies, such as my favorite; hambuger meat, french fries, and gravy! Yummmmmm!
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 1/5/2007 11:34:54 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
Categories:  RollingStock
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Train display
Title:  Train display
Description:  At the loop, they've made a "mini-802" out of a speeder, that pulls 2 small cars around the loop.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 1/5/2007 11:34:56 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Train display
Title:  Train display
Description:  This plymouth switcher is also on display at the loop. Not sure of who or where it came from, but I was told it was used at the paper mill in Grand Falls,NL.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 1/5/2007 11:34:57 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Train display
Title:  Train display
Description:  This plymouth switcher is also on display at the loop. Not sure of who or where it came from, but I was told it was used at the paper mill in Grand Falls,NL.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 1/5/2007 11:34:58 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Trian display
Title:  Trian display
Description:  Clayton Cook managed to get quite an ssortment of stuff for his display at the loop. It did have the business car 'Terra Nova II', but it was sold to a gentleman outside Truro, N.S.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 1/5/2007 11:34:59 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Train display
Title:  Train display
Description:  Terra Nova II business car. She now rests outside of Truro N.S. I'm told she is in good hands. See more photos under"Terra Nova II" album
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 1/5/2007 11:35:01 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Views:  227   Comments: 1
EMD G-8 #802
Title:  EMD G-8 #802
Description:  Built in 1956 in London Ontario, CN had six of these units in Nfld. numbered 800-805. Named "pups" by the crews, they weren't favored like the NF110/210's were, as they rode hard, and had very little space in the cabs.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 1/5/2007 11:35:02 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Locomotives:  CN 802(G8)
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EMD G-8 #802
Title:  EMD G-8 #802
Description:  802 is one of only three G-8's left in Canada. Sisters 803 and 805 are in Carbonear and Delson, Quebec. They used the 8-567C engine as the prime mover and were used primarily on Nfld.'s branchlines in the eastern part of the province, although some found service temporarily in other areas.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 1/5/2007 11:35:03 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Locomotives:  CN 802(G8)
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Caboose
Title:  Caboose
Description:  Caboose 6064 sits basking in the sun.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:03 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Views:  180   Comments: 0
Diner
Title:  Diner
Description:  The conductor's choice diner sits closed today. She's now green and gold vs the black and white she was 7 yrs ago in 2000.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:03 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Ferris wheel
Title:  Ferris wheel
Description:  Another shot of the Ferris wheel.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:07 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Ferris wheel
Title:  Ferris wheel
Description:  Nobody taking chnces today.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:25 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Ferris wheel
Title:  Ferris wheel
Description:  While looking over the loop ride, we found that it was powered by what was left of a speeder. The wooden panel says Fairmont on it.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:26 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Plymouth
Title:  Plymouth
Description:  Engineer's view from plymouth #100.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:10 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Plymouth
Title:  Plymouth
Description:  The inside of this critter has seen better days. Maybe it will again someday.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:09 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Plymouth controls
Title:  Plymouth controls
Description:  "Hi, my name is plymouth #100, and I WISH I was overhauled!"
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:11 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Track
Title:  Track
Description:  When I was here 7 years ago, this place was a beehive of activity, kids shouting and laughing. Now all I hear are the flies and the birds.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:08 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Trestle
Title:  Trestle
Description:  View from the plymouth looking at the trestle.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:08 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Views:  202   Comments: 0
Track
Title:  Track
Description:  View of the track from the trestle heading towards Bonavista.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:12 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Track
Title:  Track
Description:  View looking down from the trestle heading towards Clarenville.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:13 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Track
Title:  Track
Description:  End of our walk around the pond. This is track that went up and around to meet up with the track from Clarenville, the old ROW is to the right.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:21 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Trestle
Title:  Trestle
Description:  I don't think Bill Linley's photos had this much brush in them. T'was a HOT day too!
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:25 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Speeder cars
Title:  Speeder cars
Description:  All that remains of the mini-train are these two speeder carts.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:22 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Track
Title:  Track
Description:  About 1/4 past the trestle looking towards Clarenville.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:15 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
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Track
Title:  Track
Description:  About 3/4 around the loop looking towards Bonavista.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:16 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
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Track
Title:  Track
Description:  About halfway around the loop going towards Bonavista.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:21 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Views:  157   Comments: 0
Trestle
Title:  Trestle
Description:  Notice the "catch" rails sit outside the track and not inside? That's the way ya gotta do it in narrow gauge territory!
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:14 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Plymouth switcher
Title:  Plymouth switcher
Description:  Ol' #100 seems to stand gaurd over the train park. What will become of the park and itself, god only knows, but let's hope it has a happy ending.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:24 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Plymouth engine
Title:  Plymouth engine
Description:  This old Buda engine has seen better days it seems. ( I first thought it was a Caterpillar)
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:06 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Boxcar
Title:  Boxcar
Description:  What used to be the entrance of the "Beaver's head pub" is shown here. One could walk thru the boxcar to enter the pub. One end had a landry room, the other end had washrooms.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:04 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Flatcar
Title:  Flatcar
Description:  What used to be bracketed by 802 and a coach now sits all by its' lonesome.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:05 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Trinity pond
Title:  Trinity pond
Description:  As we walked the railline we took a snap of the park from the other side of the pond.
Photo Date:  7/7/2000  Upload Date: 6/16/2007 7:20:19 PM
Location:  Trinity loop, NL
Author:  Brian Hiscock
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Views:  171   Comments: 0

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