Whitbourne Station NL
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elyob
N 47° 24.890 W 053° 31.777
22T E 309183 N 5254367
This Newfoundland Railway station is located in Whitbourne, Newfoundland and Labrador's first inland town.
Waymark Code: WMAYK2
Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Date Posted: 03/12/2011
Views: 2
The tracks were removed in 1988. The building now houses the Whitbourne Museum and other municipal offices.
The map board outside the station clearly illustrates the surviving rail trails which survive from when Whitbourne was the junction of the main branch and the Heart's Content branch. The main branch is now the T'railway Provincial Park (and part of the Trans Canada Trail).
A train rests on tracks in front of the museum; consist: snowplow, locomotive, cars and caboose.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No
Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
The municipality of Whitbourne uses it for many functions including museum.
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Newfoundland Railway, Whitbourne sub
Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]
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