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SVI 110 and 128

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Katherine

Southern Railway of Vancouver Island (SVI) GP9 locomotives 110 and 128 in Nanaimo

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E&N Rail Yard Victoria

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Katherine

The train doesn’t stop here anymore… More images on Facebook

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Bloedel Stewart & Welch No. 1

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Katherine

Bloedel, Stewart & Welch was formed in 1911 by US lumberman Julius Bloedel and railway contractors John Stewart and Patrick Welch. BS&W’s first logging operation was at Myrtle Point, near Powell River, for which the Shay was purchased new from … Continue reading →

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