Author Archives: Katherine

Baynes Sound oyster boats

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Katherine

Oyster boats in Baynes Sound at Union Bay

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Comox Logging Co No.11

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Katherine

No. 11 at the Ladysmith Train Station & Railway Museum Built: November 1923, Baldwin Locomotive Works Built For: Donovan Corkery Logging Co. # 4 Construction No.: 57409 Wheels: 2-8-2 Mikado Empty weight: 144,000 pounds Weight on Drivers: 116,000 Driver Diameter: … Continue reading →

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Ladysmith Train Station & Railway Museum

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Katherine

Ladysmith Train Station & Railway Museum is located just below Highway 1 – it’s well worth the short drive to spend some time with some very interesting Vancouver Island history. The image above is linked to a Flickr photo album … Continue reading →

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Train couplers

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Katherine

Train couplers at the Ladysmith Train Station & Railway Museum

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Sometimes…

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Katherine

Sometimes you have to grab the bull by the horns, and sometimes you have to grab the train by the brake lever…

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Kathleen

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Katherine

Kathleen – laying in a pile of junk in Ladysmith

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The train don’t run here anymore…

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Katherine

Fall colours near the old Buckley Bay flag stop

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The train don’t run here anymore…

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Katherine

Vandalism is rampant in some areas along the E&N rail corridor – one of the reasons that the train don’t run here anymore…

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Sainte-Luce – Archidiocèse de Rimouski

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Katherine

The cemetery in Sainte-Luce – Archidiocèse de Rimouski

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Sainte-Luce

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Katherine

Sainte-Luce, Quebec Sainte-Luce is in the Bas-Saint-Laurent (Lower Saint-Lawrence) region, located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River.

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