Category Archives: trains

E&N – signs – Two black circles

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Katherine

You may have seen one of these whiteboard signs with black circles – they advise snowplow crews to raise flanger blades in advance of crossings, switches, and other between-the-rail obstructions. The southern approach to the E&N bridge over Mill Creek … Continue reading →

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 124.10 Mill Creek bridge

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Katherine

The E&N bridge over Mill Creek Height: 40 ft Total Length: 173 ft Spans: 65’-4” (DPG), 106’-4” (DT)

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Victoria Subdivision – Mile 124.37 Cougar Smith Road

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Katherine

The E&N presents many problems for me, in that it’s hard to know the proper name of what I am looking at, and where it is within the rail system. The crossing at Cougar Smith Road was a nice change … Continue reading →

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The Vancouver Island Model Engineers

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Katherine

The Victoria & Sidney Railway, operated at the Saanich Historical Artifacts Society by the Vancouver Island Model Engineers (V.I.M.E.) .

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SVI 110

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Katherine

Southern Railway of Vancouver Island (SVI) EMD GP9 locomotive 110 in Nanaimo Frame Number: 5472-6 Built: July 1956, General Motors Electro-Motive Division AAR wheel arr.: B-B Gauge: 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Trucks: EMD Bloomberg B … Continue reading →

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Alberni Pacific – the end of the line

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Katherine

Alberni Pacific at the E&N station in Port Alberni …and pulling into McLean Mill

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Alberni Pacific – trains and trees

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Katherine

Alberni Pacific passing the Catalyst paper mill in Port Alberni The forestry industry has had highs and lows, with many saw mills and paper mills being sold to overseas companies, shut down, and dismantled. It’s perhaps more than a bit … Continue reading →