About SideTracked Caches
This cache belongs to the SideTracked series. It is not designed to take you to a magical place with a breath taking view. It is a quick stop for the traveler to see a piece of the history and heritage of this place. But, of course, anyone else can go and find it too. More Information can be found at the SideTracked Website
About Carbonear Station
The history of the railway in Carbonear was a winding one like the railway itself. Though a railway had been built from St. John's to nearby Harbour Grace in 1884, because of various financial difficulties, the tracks did not reach Carbonear until 1898. A "cut off" from Brigus Junction to Tilton via Brigus, and an extension of the line from Harbour Grace to Carbonear in 1898, established the Brigus (or Carbonear) branch.The completed line had two trains running daily.
For 20 years, Carbonear was served by a smaller station. In 1913 a branch line was created to Bay de Verde, increasing traffic to Carbonear and consequently in 1917 plans were drawn up and a new station constructed. This station was built at the start of Water Street, the main business district for Carbonear.
Despite the downturn of the railway, the closure of the Bay de Verde line in 1932 and the near closure of the St. John's-Harbour Grace-Carbonear line in 1947, the station remained opened. However, as business continued to decline it became inevitable that the railway would close and on March 31, 1984, the station ceased operations.
The Carbonear Railway Station is a one-storeyed rectangular wooden building with a cottage roof. It exemplifies the kind of railway station used through Newfoundland during the 100 years the railway operated in Newfoundland.
Following is a video link to a 1973 Carbonear to St. John's, 'Excursion around the bay'
1973 Carbonear to St. John's, 'Excursion around the bay'
Now, the cache! Its not at the published coordinates, but its only a few paces away!>
Find the 7 digit number, and add together the first four digits, subtract the fifth, add the sixth, and subtract the last. The number you come up with is the distance in meters to GZ.
Now! What direction?
A few meters away, Constable Jeffers is keeping an eye out for muggles for me, and will take a billy to any skeets that try to make off with the cache. (He will tell you to put a minus sign between the last two digits of his badge number and that is the distance in meters from his bike to the cache.)
Where the two arcs meet, you will find the cache.
When placed cache contained tuppence, a Gander enamel and a log roll. BYOP.
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