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

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

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

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 →

While a considerable amount of money must be spent to ensure that the signals and barriers at level crossings work incase a train approaches, the train don’t run here anymore…

Anyone who road the Dayliner along the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway will remember how the train swayed about and made a rather characteristic train car sound as it headed down the track. It was not the smoothest ride…

Grass and weeds and trees are growing, but the train don’t run here anymore…

The milepost for mile 120, near Berray Road

The mile post for the bridge over the south fork of Cook Creek. The train don’t run here anymore…