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Although not operated by VIA, the Timetable for Summer 1981 showed connecting services which allowed you to cross Canada from coast to coast.......and that included the ferry plus bus and narrow-gauge mixed trains on the Island of Newfoundland operated by Terra Transport, a subsidiary of Canadian National.
In June 1981 I rode Mixed Trains 205 & 206 between Clarenville and Bonavista. A great trip which included a caboose ride and watching the re-railing of a box car which jumped the track at Shoal Harbour just before we reached Clarenville on the return. This was an indication of the poor track on the branchlines which were gone within a couple of years......although the mainline narrow gauge lasted until 1988.
In June 1981 I rode Mixed Trains 205 & 206 between Clarenville and Bonavista. A great trip which included a caboose ride and watching the re-railing of a box car which jumped the track at Shoal Harbour just before we reached Clarenville on the return. This was an indication of the poor track on the branchlines which were gone within a couple of years......although the mainline narrow gauge lasted until 1988.
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