Category Archives: E&N

The train still runs here…

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Katherine

The train still runs here – Dorman Road, Nanaimo Related Posts:The train still runs here…The train don’t run here anymore…The train don’t run here anymore…Sky Train and sky scrapers…

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The train still runs here…

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Katherine

The train still runs here, and so does the mighty Mitsubishi Delica. Dorman Road, Nanaimo Related Posts:The train still runs here…The train don’t run here anymore…The train don’t run here anymore…Sky Train and sky scrapers…

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Nanaimo Wellcox Yard

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Katherine

The well organized confusion of tracks at Wellcox yard – Nanaimo Related Posts:Nanaimo – Wellcox YardNanaimo Wellcox YardNanaimo Wellcox YardNanaimo – CPR Dock

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Nanaimo Wellcox Yard

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Katherine

Hazardous material transfer area at Wellcox yard – Nanaimo Related Posts:Nanaimo Wellcox YardNanaimo – Wellcox YardNanaimo Wellcox YardNanaimo – CPR Dock

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Nanaimo Wellcox Yard

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Katherine

A bit of train graffiti – Wellcox Yard, Nanaimo Related Posts:Nanaimo Wellcox YardNanaimo – Wellcox YardNanaimo Wellcox YardNanaimo – CPR Dock

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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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Black and white – the E&N

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Katherine

Wellcox Yard – Nanaimo The Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway (E&N) has a lengthy and controversial history that extend well beyond the 234 kilometre long line. With the closure of the Englewood Railway in November 2017, the E&N became the only … Continue reading →

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Buckley Bay

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Katherine

Buckley Bay and Denman Island on a foggy west coast fall day Related Posts:BC Ferries – Buckley BayMV QuinitsaBC Ferries – Buckley BayBC Ferries Buckley Bay – The herring fleet

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Along the rails – Esquimalt

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Katherine

A look along the E&N Rail Trail as it passes the Esquimalt Graving Dock Related Posts:The view from View RoyalE&N Rail Yard VictoriaFleming Beach – rock climbingNaden Band

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Rail – a fading glory

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Katherine

A bottom dump hopper car at Wellcox Yard, Nanaimo Related Posts:Nanaimo – CPR DockNanaimo – Wellcox YardNanaimo – Cranes and trains and clouds and planesCP 4069

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