Category Archives: E&N

The way it is – E&N

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Katherine

You would be waiting for a very, very long time as the train don’t run here anymore… A memory of the way it was, and the way it is before it fades away altogether

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The train don’t run here anymore…

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Katherine

The sad condition of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo line

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E&N Welcox – Mile 1.02

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Katherine

E&N Welcox Subdivision mile 1.02 Chase River Bridge

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E&N Victoria – Mile 64.67 Cassidy

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Katherine

E&N mile 64.67 Trains and old rail lines are two of my interests. The site of the former Cassidy station on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo (E&N) railway.

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 93.0 Englishman River bridge

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Katherine

Mile 93.0 Englishman River bridge

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E&N Victoria – Mile 70.24

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Katherine

E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 70.24 Lines and lines. To get this shot I stood on a section of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo (E&N) rail line that is active but also abandoned a few miles along the line to the … Continue reading →

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 126.15 Buckley Bay Spur

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Katherine

E&N mile 126.15 Buckley Bay Spur

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 126.15 Buckley Bay Flag Stop

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Katherine

E&N Victoria Subdivision Mile 126.15 Buckley Bay Flag Stop The Buckley Bay flag stop was handy for rail passengers wanting to walk down to catch a ferry to Denman Island, but not so handy when returning to Vancouver Island carrying … Continue reading →

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The way it was – E&N track condition

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Katherine

A CPR Heavy Lock, circa 1923 – 1960 I’m a train geek, a rail fan, and a person that grew up with the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway on Vancouver Island. Between 1905 and 1999, the … Continue reading →

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 106.05 Island Highway

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Katherine

E&N Mile 106.05 Island Highway at Ferndowne Road

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