Here are some of the guests rolling up to the station on the head end of NBSR 2319. From the sequence of photos, it looks like they got on a little west of the station and the train pulled up to the station.
I believe this is James Irving driving one of the three "golden" spikes.
L-R: Frank Carroll, Mayor of McAdam; Rodney Weston, Saint John MP; Veterans Affairs Minister Greg Thompson; James Irving, President, NBSR; Premier Shawn Graham; Denis Landry, MLA and Minister of Transportation; Rick Miles, Fredericton-Silverwood MLA.
The "golden" spikes in the tie. Notice how the gold paint came off when they hammered them in. The spikes were later extracted.
The yard sign at McAdam.
Great shots, Gary!
EDIT: Filled in unknowns in photo, thanks everyone.
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I believe that the gentleman (second from the right) with the foot on the rail could be the Hon. Denis Landry.
Are those NBSR units (top photo) new, or just freshly painted?
Thanks, Peter. That is definitely him.
Caleb, I think they were just washed. 2319 was painted a few years ago and still looks good. I'm glad they used those rather than the 980x units - those are looking rather faded.
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