Category Archives: trains

Cowichan Valley Railway No. 25

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Katherine

Cowichan Valley Railway No. 25 at the BC Forest Discovery Centre No.25 was used during the construction of the Great Northern Railway (now CNR) grade through the Fraser Canyon, and later to transport fill for the construction of North Vancouver … Continue reading →

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BC Forest Discovery Centre

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Katherine

Cowichan Valley Railway #25 on the trestle over the Somenos Marsh

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A boxcar with nowhere to go

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Katherine

The train never did and never will run here, but they managed to put a boxcar near the old Victoria train station…

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Nanaimo Wellcox Yard

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Katherine

The well organized confusion of tracks at Wellcox yard – Nanaimo

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Nanaimo Wellcox Yard

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Katherine

Hazardous material transfer area at Wellcox yard – Nanaimo

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Nanaimo Wellcox Yard

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Katherine

A bit of train graffiti – Wellcox Yard, Nanaimo

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Loon Lake

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Katherine

The E&N rail line is widely know as connecting Courtenay and Victoria, but there’s also the Port Alberni Sub, a 39 mile long branch line that runs from Parksville, over the Alberni Summit,  to Port Alberni. The E&N trestle over … Continue reading →

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CP 5500

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Katherine

CP 5500 at the Revelstoke Railway Museum CP 5550 is a EMD SD40 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division. Built: GMD, 1966 Serial Number : A 2133 Class : DRF-30a2 (SD-40) Engine: Turbocharged diesel EMD 16-645-E3, 3000 … Continue reading →

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Canadian Pacific 5468

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Katherine

Canadian Pacific 5468 at the Revelstoke Railway Museum Canadian Pacific 5468 is a Mikado P-2k class 2-8-2. It was one of 12 P-2ks built for the Canadian Pacific Railway by Montreal Locomotive Works, specifically for use in the mountains of … Continue reading →

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Black and white – the E&N

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Katherine

Wellcox Yard – Nanaimo The Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway (E&N) has a lengthy and controversial history that extend well beyond the 234 kilometre long line. With the closure of the Englewood Railway in November 2017, the E&N became the only … Continue reading →

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