Monthly Archives: September 2016

Boxcar

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Katherine

A boxcar at the Kaatza Museum in Lake Cowichan Boxcar: a fully enclosed railroad car, typically having sliding side doors, used to transport freight.

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The train don’t run here anymore – Ladysmith

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Katherine

If you take a few minutes to explore Ladysmith below Highway 1 you will likely run across the old train museum – if you take a few more minutes and explore the now silent tracks you’ll come across this old … Continue reading →

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Kaatza Station Museum – No.7 and No. 145

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Katherine

Western Forest Industries No. 7 1929 Plymouth Locomotive Purchased new by the Merrill & Ring Lumber Company, No.7  was operated near Powell River. The locomotive came with a gasoline motor which meant that it was best suited for light duty. … Continue reading →

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Kaatza Station Museum – 1927 Lima Shay

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Katherine

This 1927 Lima Shay started its life in Squamish with the Merrill & Ring Lumber company as #2, and was acquired by the Comox Logging & Railway and renamed No. 12 in 1942. In 1962 the locomotive was put on … Continue reading →

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Kaatza Station Museum

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Katherine

The Kaatza Station Museum is housed in a restored Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway station that was constructed in 1912. The museum is in Cowichan Lake, just off Highway 18.

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Comox Logging & Railway No. 11

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Katherine

Comox Logging & Railway Company No. 11, a 1923 Baldwin 2-8-2 Mikado at the Ladysmith Train Station & Railway Museum

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 42.6 Highway 18

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Katherine

The E&N crossing at Highway 18

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Logging truck

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Katherine

A nice logging truck on Highway 18 The E&N Highway 18 crossing – just as quiet as the spur a few hundred feet up the line. The Lake Cowichan Subdivision once ran 18.6 miles into the Lake Cowichan area and … Continue reading →

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Logging truck

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Katherine

A nice logging truck on Highway 18

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Cumberland No. 4 Coal Mine

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Katherine

No.4 Mine – Cumberland near Whytes Bay on Comox Lake There’s not much left to see of the No. 4 mine, which is a shame but understandable as the main access to the mine was by a drift tunnel and … Continue reading →

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