Tag Archives: rail road

E&N Port Subdivision

  Well now – this is a bit of a pickled as I can’t remember if this is the E&N railway Port Subdivision crossing of Lockport Creek or Pipeline Creek. Either way, the train doesn’t run here anymore, or anywhere … Continue reading

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E&N Port Subdivision

  Well now – this is a bit of a pickled as I can’t remember if this is the E&N railway Port Subdivision crossing of Lockport Creek or Pipeline Creek. Either way, the train doesn’t run here anymore, or anywhere … Continue reading

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Alberni Pacific 8427

Alberni Pacific 8427, a 1954 1600 HP Alco RS-3 120 ton  locomotive

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Martins River train bridge

The old railway bridge about 150 meters off the Lighthouse Route allows users of the Dynamite Trail to cross over the Martins River and Shingle Mill Road. The Dynamite Trail is a 10km section of a former rail corridor running … Continue reading

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Vancouver – trains and tracks

Trains and tracks alongside Burrard Inlet – Vancouver

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Nanaimo – Cranes and trains and clouds and planes

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

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

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 95.30 Highway 4 crossing

The E&N crossing at Highway 4

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 95.20 Parksville Station

The E&N station in Parksville Above, looking south – below, looking north

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E&N Wellcox Spur – Mile 2.36 Needham Road crossing

The E&N crossing at Needham Road

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