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The train don’t run here anymore

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Katherine

The Windsor and Hantsport Railway railway bridge over Blue Beach Road

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Loon Lake

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Katherine

The E&N rail line is widely know as connecting Courtenay and Victoria, but there’s also the Port Alberni Sub, a 39 mile long branch line that runs from Parksville, over the Alberni Summit,  to Port Alberni. The E&N trestle over … Continue reading →

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E&N Railway locks…

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Katherine

The train don’t run here anymore, but things are still locked up. The Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway once operated freight service between Courtenay, Port Alberni, and Victoria, as well as the Dayliner passenger  service between Courtenay and Victoria. The only … Continue reading →

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E&N Railway locks…

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Katherine

The train don’t run here anymore, but things are still locked up.

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The train don’t run here anymore…

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Katherine

No trains going but lots of plants growing…

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The train don’t run here anymore…

Posted on October 2, 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 the Dayliner passenger  service between Courtenay and Victoria.

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The train don’t run here anymore…

Posted on September 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 between Courtenay and Victoria.

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The train don’t run here anymore…

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Katherine

A few relatively short sections of the Victoria Subdivision have been upgraded to 100 Pound rail – that’s rail that weighs 100 pounds per yard. The heavier the rail, the heavier a load it can support, and the the faster … Continue reading →

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The train don’t run here anymore – Ladysmith

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Katherine

If you take a few minutes to explore Ladysmith below Highway 1 you will likely run across the old train museum – if you take a few more minutes and explore the now silent tracks you’ll come across this old … Continue reading →

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Logging truck

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Katherine

A nice logging truck on Highway 18 The E&N Highway 18 crossing – just as quiet as the spur a few hundred feet up the line. The Lake Cowichan Subdivision once ran 18.6 miles into the Lake Cowichan area and … Continue reading →

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