A Visit to Corner Brook papermill
The following is a rewrite of a submission I thought I made Mar 24 but cannot find acknowledged - - -<br /> <br /> By associating a picture of a locomotive with a Bowaters building, Karl Janes' letter in the December 2017 issue triggered in me a long dormant memory of seeing other locomotives by a Bowater building. It happened during my first visit to the Corner Brook paper mill. I was then age 14; same age as the mill. Britain had not yet declared war but it was inevitable and expected soon (it came on September 3rd ) German U-Boats were already roaming the Atlantic in anticipation, adding hazard to sea travel. I had to go from St. John's to Halifax for a July 31st appointment with my orthodontist. While on previous trips I had sailed directly from St. John's to Halifax, this time my Dad booked for me a shorter voyage from Corner Brook. (The short voyage didn't prevent the Caribou's sinking by U-Boat 3 years later) Arriving at Corner Brook by train (not yet called The Bullet) there was a long wait to board the ship so we passengers were treated to a tour of the mill. The huge pile of pulp logs outside, the pulp entering the roaring paper machine, the humidity and heat and the great roll of paper coming out the end was awesome. But what intrigued me most were the two small steam locomotives used to shunt rail cars in and out for loading paper for shipment. Strangely, these steam engines had no smoke-stacks "because they had no fire heating a boiler. Instead, to provide energy for their day's work their steam-chests were filled with high-pressure steam from the mill's steam generators.<br /> They had names painted in large letters: "Leaping Lena"and "Sizzling Sal". How could I forget that?<br /> While they are clear in my memory, I'd love to see pictures of them and I wonder if any of your readers could oblige.<br /> Submitted By: John Williamson
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