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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.

Jamaica Railway Corporation converted rail car

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Chief Mechanical Engineer George Mitchell (left) and mechanical technician Ronald Hamilton take a proud look at new passenger trailer coach, completely converted from a rail car, will provide increased passenger facilities. The conversion entailed a…

Jamaica Railway Corporation locomotives

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"Jamaica Railway Corporation workers walked off their jobs last Wednesday, protesting the "delay in resumption of their wage negotiations." Next day they defied back-to-work orders by the Industrial Disputes Tribunal on grounds that their dispute…

Jamaica Railway Corporation trains halted by strike

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"Some of the Jamaica Railway Corporation's trains halted by strike. A section of the workforce is seeking to be represented by the Dockers and Marine Workers Union [DMWU], but the current representatives are the BITU and the NWU who have claimed no…

Jamaica Railways, Porus

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Passengers standing on the platform in front of the station building at the Porus Railway Station in Manchester, Jamaica.

Jamaica River Cobre

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A shallow section of the Rio Cobre River in St. Catherine, Jamaica.