Category Archives: trains

The train don’t run here anymore…

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 111.10 Horne Lake Road crossing

The E&N main line and siding crossing at Horne Lake Road Looking toward Parksville Looking toward Fanny Bay and the Dunsmuir Station

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The train don’t run here anymore…

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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The train don’t run here anymore…

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, under the umbrella of the CPR, VIA,  and … Continue reading

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 115.68 Jamieson Road crossing

The E&N crossing at Jamieson Road

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E&N Mile 121.1 – Victoria Subdivision – Mud Bay flag stop

The E&N flag stop at Mud Bay

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E&N Mile 121.40 – Victoria Subdivision – Mud Bay

The E&N crossing Highway 19A at Mud Bay

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Victoria Subdivision – Mile 124.37 Cougar Smith Road

The E&N crossing at Cougar Smith Road, looking uphill, away from Highway 19A Looking toward Royston Looking toward Qualicum

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 120.10 Berray Road crossing

E&N crossing at mile 120.10 – Berray Road Looking toward the hatchery and Georgia Strait Looking toward Qualicum Looking toward the Rosewell Creek bridge at mile 120.20

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E&N signs – W

You may have seen one of these whiteboard signs with a W on it – W signs are called whistle posts, and they are usually located at highway-rail grade crossings. In general, locomotive horns must be be sounded at all … Continue reading

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