Category Archives: trains

E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 42.6 Highway 18

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Katherine

The E&N crossing at Highway 18

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E&N Wellcox Spur – Mile 0.69 Highway 1 bridge

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Katherine

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

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Katherine

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

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Katherine

The E&N bridge over the Koksilah River overflow channel

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The train don’t run here anymore…

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Katherine

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

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Katherine

The E&N crossing at Vowels Road

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The train don’t run here anymore…

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Katherine

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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Comox Logging Co No.11

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Katherine

No. 11 at the Ladysmith Train Station & Railway Museum Built: November 1923, Baldwin Locomotive Works Built For: Donovan Corkery Logging Co. # 4 Construction No.: 57409 Wheels: 2-8-2 Mikado Empty weight: 144,000 pounds Weight on Drivers: 116,000 Driver Diameter: … Continue reading →

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Ladysmith Train Station & Railway Museum

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Katherine

Ladysmith Train Station & Railway Museum is located just below Highway 1 – it’s well worth the short drive to spend some time with some very interesting Vancouver Island history. The image above is linked to a Flickr photo album … Continue reading →

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Train couplers

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Katherine

Train couplers at the Ladysmith Train Station & Railway Museum

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