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Roads - Constant Spring Road
"Untangling the snarl: A two-way traffic flow has been opened up along Constant Spring Road from Half Way Tree to Harris Place near the intersection of West Kings House Road to facilitate the laying of sewer mains along Eastwood Park Road. Work…
Railroad crossing - Parnassus
"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…
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…
Railway crossing
A railway crossing at the intersection of a paved road in Jamaica. The crossing is located near a large tree.
Jamaica Railway Corporation - Kingston station
"Idle trains at Kingston station following a strike of railway workers."
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
Passengers embarking and disembarking the train at the railroad station in Kingston, Jamaica.
Jamaica Railway Corporation
"Taking a rest - One of the trains made idle by work stoppage at the Railway Corporation reclines on the tracks."
Stranded passengers
"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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Rio Cobre Canal
View of a small section of the canal at Rio Cobre. The canal is surrounded by lush vegetation. Also seen is a small structure with a thatched roof.