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Close-up of a train part

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Diesel electric locomotive - 750 horse power

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"Passenger diesel rail cars, 20 of which have been in service since 1962."

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One of 20 multi-unit railcars

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"One of 20 multi-unit railcars with Rolls Royce C6T MK IV engines of 315 h.p. gross and 292 h.p. net, driving two axles on one bogie through a Twin Disc Torque Converter and a Wiseman final drive built by Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon Co.…

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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…

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Jamaica Railway Corporation - inspection

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"JRC inspection tour - Public Utilities and Transport, Minister Eric Bell (2nd from left) consulting with JRC chairman John Allgrove (left) and a team of civil engineers at the Buff Bay sea wall. Others are from left JRC general manager Al Tapper,…

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Jamaica Railway Corporation new locomotive

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"One of six new locomotives which the Jamaica Railway Corporation began commissioning yesterday."

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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…

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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…

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Railway crossing - Marcus Garvey Drive

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"A dangerous situation: This railway crossing along the Marcus Garvey Drive in the City is missing of one gate. What the guard has to do is to close one section of the dual highway (as indicated in photograph) and rush over to the other side and wave…

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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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