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This list of museums in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits ...
Mile Zero Signpost at the Railway Coastal Museum. The Railway Coastal Museum is a transport museum located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.It is located in the historic Newfoundland Railway terminal on Water Street and contains exhibits detailing the history of the Newfoundland Railway and the history of coastal water transportation in the province.
The Newfoundland Railway was a narrow-gauge railway that operated on the island of Newfoundland from 1898 to 1988. With a total track length of 906 miles (1,458 km), it was the longest 3 ft 6 in ( 1,067 mm ) narrow-gauge system in North America.
Pages in category "Railway museums in Newfoundland and Labrador" ... Railway Coastal Museum This page was last edited on 30 August 2020, at 03:36 (UTC). ...
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives (steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic equipment on museum grounds.
A one-storey, wood-frame building with a hip roof and overhanging eaves; representative of the stations on the Newfoundland Railway and typical architecture of early-20th-century, rural railway stations across Canada Former Newfoundland Railway Headquarters [21] 1903 1988 St. John's
These provincial reserves are intended to protect wilderness areas and wildlife habitat. They were created under the terms of the Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Act (WER Act) of 1980. With the exception of Burnt Cape, Cape St. Mary's, Mistaken Point, and Witless Bay, these areas contain few facilities and provide limited access to the public.
Millertown Junction is a settlement on the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.It is located at the northeast end of the small lake called Joe Glodes Pond, about where the original railway settlement was though summer cabins have spread in recent years down the eastern fringe of the lake, and a short distance to the west.