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Jamaica Railway Corporation

"As far as Port Antonio is concerned this could be soon a scene of the past. The Railway Corporation has closed the Port Antonio line indefinitely since Tuesday. Now the unions are disturbed at the loss of jobs. The NWU sent a telegram to Acting…

Stranded passengers

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"Stranded - many passengers were stranded, and here some market women and their loads sit and wonder when the train would roll again."

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Jamaica Railway Corporation

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"Taking a rest - One of the trains made idle by work stoppage at the Railway Corporation reclines on the tracks."

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Jamaica Railway Corporation

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Passengers embarking and disembarking the train at the railroad station in Kingston, Jamaica.

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Jamaica Railway Corporation

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Jamaica Railway Corporation - railway equipment

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Railway equipment at Bowden, St. Thomas. These Sanco engines were used to pull sugar from warehouses and to ship bananas.

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Jamaica Railway Corporation - Kingston station

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"Idle trains at Kingston station following a strike of railway workers."

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Railway crossing

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A railway crossing at the intersection of a paved road in Jamaica. The crossing is located near a large tree.

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Jamaica Railway Corporation - Kingston and Spanish Town rail line

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"Jamaica Railway Corporation has embarked on a programme of upgrading the rail track extending between Kingston and Montego Bay. Chief Civil Engineer Keith Foster said yesterday that he was not in a position to disclose actual figures, but that…

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Railroad crossing - Parnassus

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"Three weeks ago 11 bus passengers were killed when a bauxite train crashed into a bus at this railway crossing at Parnassus in Clarendon. Other than the railway crossing signs, there was no device to ensure that road traffic slows down when…

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