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NDG
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Posted by NDG on Saturday, August 6, 2016 1:56 AM

 

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Posted by BaltACD on Friday, August 5, 2016 2:37 PM

tree68

Although it kinda fits the heading "but we knew that," it's interesting to see all that work going on without the benefit of many safety devices we take for granted today - hard hats, high visibility apparel, safety lines, even ROPS (roll over protection structure) on the heavy equipment.

Watch some railroads 40's & 50's safety films - many of the 'safe' procedures those films push would get you fired on today's railroads.

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, August 5, 2016 8:00 AM

Although it kinda fits the heading "but we knew that," it's interesting to see all that work going on without the benefit of many safety devices we take for granted today - hard hats, high visibility apparel, safety lines, even ROPS (roll over protection structure) on the heavy equipment.

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Posted by BaltACD on Friday, August 5, 2016 6:47 AM

The other thing this film highlights - successful railroads don't get built for short term mineral haulage - QNSL has now been hauling iron ore for 60+ years and the world still needs steel.

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Posted by Paul_D_North_Jr on Thursday, August 4, 2016 9:28 PM

40 mins. long - will have to watch over the weekend instead of lawn work . . .

Lengthy article in Trains from back then too: 

"Tomorrow's railroadQuebec North Shore & Labrador" - includes sidebar "Why a railroad?" by Greendwood, F. M., & Smith, E. N., from Trains, November 1960,  pg. 34 &etc.

Similar article on Minnesota's Reserve Mining RR in the later 1960's, too. 

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Posted by Miningman on Thursday, August 4, 2016 7:16 PM

My moms brother, my uncle, was a helicopter pilot for the Iron Ore Company. He tragically died up there, along with several IOC officials, on one of the first jet Ranger type helicopters. The main bolt sheared on the rotor, never had a chance. 

When I graduated from college, with my Mining Diploma, I took my first real job with the IOC at Schefferville. Man was it cold. $550 a month salary, I thought I was King Farouk. Got a hundred and one stories from those days. Guess I should write a book as they say. 

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Posted by edblysard on Thursday, August 4, 2016 5:19 PM
Interesting film, looks like a hard way to go about it, but noted the railroad ran its own airline too!

And the cost, back then in 54, Canadian dollars or American, 200 plus million was not chump change.

 

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Rail Construction 1950's
Posted by BaltACD on Thursday, August 4, 2016 12:03 PM

Building the QNS&L

https://www.nfb.ca/film/road_of_iron/

Interesting on a number of levels.

 

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