One of a couple of local railway museums

Right outside the window of our hotel in Port aux Basques was a local railway museum for the old Newfoundland Railway, a narrow gauge system that ran from St. John's on the east coast across the island to Port aux Basques. At one time it even sent cars via ferry to Sydney. The new highway generally follows the route of the old railway which ceased operations in 1988.

The Isle of Newfoundland

September 29th 2017
We crossed over from Nova Scotia, leaving Sydney, and arrived in Port aux Basques, the southwest port in Newfoundland for the ferry. There is a second ferry route that leaves from the eastern side of the island, but only runs until mid-September. We were about 3 days late being able to catch the last ferry of the season, so we ended up both coming in and going out at Port aux Basques and then driv ... read more

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