| Random Sound Railway |
| Stephen Bonnell, in the yellow shirt, and crew laying track for the arrival of the 900 from St. Johns. Photo courtesy of Albert Noseworthy. |
| No. 900 saved from going to the scrap yard, is now standing at Clarenville in its original paint scheme. Photograph courtesy of Albert Noseworthy. |
| The two former Newfoundland Hardwoods switchers that will be the motive power for the Random Sound Rwy. |
| After many years it looks as though railroading is coming back to Clarenville. On January 11, 2008, I received an email from Stephen Bonnell. This is what he wrote, "It will take a lot of planning and fund raising, but our small railway group is committed. We've chosen the name "Random Sound Railway," since the body of water, Random Sound, has historical ties to the area and is a shared body of water for both Clarenville and Shoal Harbour. At one time both of these communities once had an operational railroad in them." "Our plan is to operate the former Newfoundland Hard- woods Plymouth switchers as the motive power along with a couple of 40 foot flat cars." |
| "We are in the preliminary stages at the moment to finalize a full project cost estimated to be in the range of $75,000 to $100,000. This would include the cost of new rail ties, spikes and retrieving existing 70lb rail at the Hardwoods. The road bed would have to be graded and ballast as well. There is also the cost of putting back into captive service the two Plymouths as well." |
| If anyone would like to contact Stephen for details he can be reached at |
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