Category Archives: history

E&N Victoria Subdivision – Milepost 80

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Katherine

Mile Post 80 – Near Aulds Road

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The way it is – E&N track condition

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Katherine

A memory of the way it was, and the way it is before it fades away altogether

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E&N Mile 84.0 Jayem barge transfer

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Katherine

All that remains of the Jayem barge transfer facility at mile 84.4

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E&N Mile 51.70 – Old Victoria Road

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Katherine

E&N mile 51.70 crossing at Old Victoria Road

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E&N Mile 92.7 – National Silicates

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Katherine

Mile 92.7 of the E&N is one of the many places that the train doesn’t run anymore on Vancouver Island. The siding for National Silicates is just off Herring Gull Way in Parksville.

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The train don’t run here anymore – Ellerhouse Road

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Katherine

Ellerhouse Road – Mile 23.24 from Windsor Junction on the Halifax Subdivision I had driven past the Ellerhouse Road rail crossing several times but did not stop as it looked like just another disused section of rail line. On this … Continue reading →

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Fort Anne – Winter

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Katherine
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Lieutenant General Timothé Pierre du Guast

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Katherine

The statue of Lieutenant General Timothé Pierre du Guast – located at Fort Anne, Port Royal on the Annapolis River

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Fort Saint Louis

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Katherine

Fort Saint Louis was a fort built by the French Empire in 1623 in its colony of Acadia. During the Scottish occupation of Port Royal from 1629 to 1632, this fort was France’s only foothold in Acadia. The British were … Continue reading →

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CFS Shelburne

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Katherine

Much of the former CFS Shelburne has been overgrown and vandalized since the station was decommissioned on 1 August 1994.

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