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Jamaica Railways, Porus
Passengers standing on the platform in front of the station building at the Porus Railway Station in Manchester, Jamaica.
Jamaica Railway Corporation trains halted by strike
"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 Railway Corporation new locomotive
"One of six new locomotives which the Jamaica Railway Corporation began commissioning yesterday."
Jamaica Railway Corporation locomotives
"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 converted rail car
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 - railway equipment
Railway equipment at Bowden, St. Thomas. These Sanco engines were used to pull sugar from warehouses and to ship bananas.
Jamaica Railway Corporation - Kingston station
"Idle trains at Kingston station following a strike of railway workers."
Jamaica Railway Corporation - Kingston and Spanish Town rail line
"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…
Jamaica Railway Corporation - inspection
"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 woman
A Jamaican woman pauses for a photograph on a dirt road in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. The smiling woman is barefooted, wearing a broad-brimmed hat and is…