Category Archives: trains

CN Mountain Locomotive 6015

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Katherine

CN Mountain Locomotive 6015 – Jasper, Alberta In Early 1922, the Canadian National Railway ordered sixteen “Mountain” type locomotives from Canadian Locomotive Company. Designated as Class U-1-a, the locomotives were delivered in 1923 and assigned road numbers 6000 through 6015. … Continue reading →

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Englewood Railway of Western Forest Products

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Katherine

The Englewood Railway of Western Forest Products transported logs by train for 100 years on northern Vancouver Island. The line was shut down November 7, 2017 after three workers died and two were injured when a train hit a maintenance … Continue reading →

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Rail – a fading glory

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Katherine

A bottom dump hopper car at Wellcox Yard, Nanaimo

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Nanaimo – Cranes and trains and clouds and planes

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Katherine

Cranes and trains and clouds and planes – a bit of Nanaimo at Wellcox Yard

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 95.25 Parksville junction

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Katherine

The junction between the E&N Victoria Subdivision and the Port Alberni Subdivision is just a few hundred feet back from Highway 4 and just past the Parksville Station. Above one of the Parksville sidings meets up with the line and … Continue reading →