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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 104.56 Texada Road crossing

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Katherine

The E&N crossing at Texada Road

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 105.61 Hobbs Road crossing

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Katherine

The E&N crossing at Hobbs Road

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 76.5 Pacific Propane Spur switch

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Katherine

The E&N switch for the Pacific Propane spur

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 82.84 Superior Road crossing

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Katherine

The E&N crossing at Superior Road

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 138.28 Comox Valley Parkway crossing

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Katherine

The E&N crossing at the Comox Valley Parkway

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 137.29 Beachwood Road crossing

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Katherine

The E&N crossing at Beachwood Road This crossing is an example of where a railway crossing sign that was originally installed at a different location was reused at a new location without updating the sign markings. In this case, the … Continue reading →

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 113.07 Linx Road crossing

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Katherine

The E&N crossing at Linx Road   The Linx Road crossing is interesting and somewhat perplexing  as of the two E&N crossing signs, one is marked as “Westwood”, and the other as “Melrose”. There actually is a “Melrose” crossing on … Continue reading →

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 131.10 Washer (Hart) Creek bridge

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Katherine

The E&N bridge over Washer (Hart) Creek Hart Creek is commonly referred to as Washer Creek, as nearby in Union Bay a four-storey Luhrig coal washer with a capacity of 500 tons in a ten hour period, was powered by … Continue reading →

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The train don’t run here anymore…

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Katherine

No need for electricity at this crossing as the train don’t run here anymore…

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The train don’t run here anymore…

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Katherine

Railway signposts do more than mark a crossing, station, or flag stop – they usually indicate the name and the position in miles from the start of the line. That’s quite handy when you’re trying to document where you saw … Continue reading →

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