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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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The train don’t run here anymore…

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Katherine

Fall colours near the old Buckley Bay flag stop

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The train don’t run here anymore…

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Katherine

Vandalism is rampant in some areas along the E&N rail corridor – one of the reasons that the train don’t run here anymore…

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The old school house

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Katherine

I think that this building was an school house or a community centre – what I do know is that it is a wonderful building and it’s just off Vowels Road, across Highway 1 from the Nanaimo airport. ed 1: … Continue reading →

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The train don’t run here anymore…

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Katherine

Top Shelf Feeds in Duncan

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Top Shelf Feeds

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Katherine

Top Shelf Feeds in Duncan – a very interesting industrial site

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The train don’t run here anymore…

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Katherine

The pictures in this series speak for themselves – no further comment is necessary when viewing where the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway once operated.

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Chad Robert James McDonald

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Katherine

One of the many roadside memorials that are along Highway 19A

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The train don’t run here anymore…

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Katherine

The pictures in this series speak for themselves – no further comment is necessary when viewing where the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway once operated.

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