The ghost of an Irish uncle appears on Shaw Street, St. John's. hauntedhike.com

We have new books in our gift shop! #flankerpress #newfoundlandauthor #Newfoundland #canada

Witt #2894 was Toronto's last Bay-Dupont streetcar when it retired from regular service on Feb 28th, 1963. It was used for "Tour Tram" service during the 1970s & was acquired by our museum in 1986. Photo by Bill Thompson on Bay St. at Union Station.

The Reid family also created a street car system that ran in St. John's from 1900-1948. You can find more information about the Reid Family by visiting the Railway Coastal Museum.

Today the museum will be closing at 4:30pm for a private function.

New Steelx jewelry has arrived in our gift shop. #steelx #jewelry #giftshop #newfoundland #Canada

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The five branch lines were integral to the Newfoundland railway. From 1915-30 five branches were in operation on the Avalon and Bonavista peninsulas, connecting cities and linking with the coastal boat service.

Did you know? That you couldn't flush the toilet on the train at the train station. You can find more information at the Railway Coastal Museum.

Did you know? The overland passenger train pictured above had the motto " tasty meals, delighted and fully prepared". You can find more information at the Railway Coastal Museum.

Did you know? In 1926, Herbert J. Russel renamed the railway from The Newfoundland Government Railway to the Newfoundland Railway. You can find more information at The Railway Coastal Museum.

Have you seen our new webpage? railwaycoastalmuseum.com

Can anyone tell me what this is?

This is H.M. Mosdell's granddaughter reading an issue of the Outlook. The Outlook was a weekly newspaper established at Bay Roberts by H.M. Mosdell in 1903, with the equipment formerly used to print the Vindicator in Brigus.

Did you know? With a total track length of 906 miles across the island, it was the longest 3 ft 6 in narrow-gauge system in North America. You can find more information at the Railway Coastal Museum.

Steam packet boats delivered mail across the island. Can you tell me the name of the first packet boat in Newfoundland?

Today is Meet the author day with Kenneth Pieroway! Kenneth will be here today from 2:30pm-4pm to do a slide presentation about his latest book Trains of Newfoundland. Regular admission applies for the event. #flankerpress #localauthor #event #museum #newfoundland #Canada

Our Museum will be closed to the public after September 4.

It's always nice to have the Coast Summer Cruiser come visit us.

Happy Labour Day from the Railway Coastal Museum. #Happylaborday2023 #newfoundland #Canada #manl #Museum