The Newfie Bullet on Riverside Drive opens for the season

    Monday, 19 June 2023 07:00

    By Tonya Organ

    The Railway Society Museum of Newfoundland is opening the doors today to welcome passengers onboard in Corner Brook.

    All aboard the Newfie Bullet! The Railway Society Museum of Newfoundland is opening the doors today to welcome passengers onboard in Corner Brook. The Riverside Drive location offers  a historic tour of 10 different cars and engines, containing artifacts and activities, and a chance to find a perfect souvenir. Conductor John Parsons says it all starts with the Newfie Bullet in front, a 100-year-old steam engine built in Philadelphia. He says other cars include,  boxcar, baggage, dining, passenger and sleeper ``car which people can walk through. This leads to a caboose and a diesel engine with a plow that used to clear snow from the tracks.  Parsons says locals get a membership card after paying their first visit of the season. He says they see people from Australia, Germany, Japan and all over the world at the Riverside station.  It’s open 9-5pm, 7 days a week until Labour day. 

     

     

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