Category Archives: E&N

E&N Wellcox Spur – Mile 0.69 Highway 1 bridge

The E&N Wellcox spur bridge over Highway 1 in Cedar

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E&N Wellcox Spur – Mile 0.69 Highway 1 bridge

The E&N Wellcox Spur bridge over Highway 1 in Cedar

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 37.60 Koksilah River overflow bridge

The E&N bridge over the Koksilah River overflow channel

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The train don’t run here anymore…

Vowels Road – near the Nanaimo Airport The pictures in this series speak for themselves – no further comment is necessary when viewing where the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway once operated the Dayliner passenger  service between Courtenay and Victoria.

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 64.0 Vowels Road

The E&N crossing at Vowels Road

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The train don’t run here anymore…

I’m not an expert but it sure don’t look active – I suppose though, that this is a formality, a matter of liability, and maintaining control over the right of way. The right of way is largely used as a … Continue reading

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The train don’t run here anymore…

Fall colours near the old Buckley Bay flag stop

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The train don’t run here anymore…

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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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 65.10 Nanaimo River bridge

The E&N bridge over the Nanaimo River As a bonus you also get to see the bungee jumping bridge over the Nanaimo River – the bridge was built for the Bungy Zone, which is is now operated as a WildPlay … Continue reading

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Milepost 87

The milepost for mile 87, near Northwest Bay Road

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