Road trip to the Trinity Train Loop.
This is an abandoned family park that I had visited when I was a kid, and a few times as an adult after it closed. From my childhood I remember the train, the train tracks, the Ferris wheel, the mini golf, and the bummer boats (I was not allowed to go on the bummer boats). Trinity is about a 3 hour drive from St. John's.
Now that you have a happy little image of the park, here is what it looks like now:
The park took a huge hit with Hurricane Igor. And a majority of the tracks, the parts that not have been reclaimed by nature, were washed out. As in, I can stand under the track, put my arms in the air, and *just* reach the track above my head.
The cabins, trains, petting zoo, and other buildings have all been destroyed but vandals. The copper has been pulled from the walls, and signs have been tossed into the pond. How's that for a shot right to the childhood?
The Ferris Wheel had a mean lean on it when we visited back in May. And, sadly, it has since toppled over into a heaping pile of twisted metal.
Want to learn more of the history? No problem - Trinity Train Loop History
Trinity Train Loop still has a little life. The road leading in is still paved-and is in better condition than some our of highways (lol), there are ATV users that travel into the back country, visitors (other explorers) and (somehow??) people still tow in trailers for Summer camping. Oh, and there is something living in the old petting zoo building. It's pretty big, like a fox. So, be careful if you're in the area. Safety first, no one needs to get a tetanus shot from tripping on hazards.
Later days,
Jen
This is an abandoned family park that I had visited when I was a kid, and a few times as an adult after it closed. From my childhood I remember the train, the train tracks, the Ferris wheel, the mini golf, and the bummer boats (I was not allowed to go on the bummer boats). Trinity is about a 3 hour drive from St. John's.
Now that you have a happy little image of the park, here is what it looks like now:
The park took a huge hit with Hurricane Igor. And a majority of the tracks, the parts that not have been reclaimed by nature, were washed out. As in, I can stand under the track, put my arms in the air, and *just* reach the track above my head.
The cabins, trains, petting zoo, and other buildings have all been destroyed but vandals. The copper has been pulled from the walls, and signs have been tossed into the pond. How's that for a shot right to the childhood?
The Ferris Wheel had a mean lean on it when we visited back in May. And, sadly, it has since toppled over into a heaping pile of twisted metal.
Want to learn more of the history? No problem - Trinity Train Loop History
Trinity Train Loop still has a little life. The road leading in is still paved-and is in better condition than some our of highways (lol), there are ATV users that travel into the back country, visitors (other explorers) and (somehow??) people still tow in trailers for Summer camping. Oh, and there is something living in the old petting zoo building. It's pretty big, like a fox. So, be careful if you're in the area. Safety first, no one needs to get a tetanus shot from tripping on hazards.
Later days,
Jen
so sad when sth or sb is abandoned....
ReplyDeleteIt closed in 2004. But, with easy access to the park, people have not been kind.
ReplyDeleteyeah!
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