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selling out the E&N is betraying our past and forfeiting our future.

E&N worth keeping despite past neglect

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Irish pub to serve as anchor tenant

Full steam ahead for train station

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A planned early-morning passenger train from Nanaimo to Victoria will demonstrate the viability of a commuter rail service

Island Corridor Foundation executive director says report doesn't cast doubt on rail plans

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In other words, this idea is doomed.

Editorial: E&N, light rail and our future

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Bill could reach $4 million to run Duncan-to-Victoria service for year

 
 

Commuter rail test costly, study says

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"This is getting to the point of being urgent,"

Courtenay supporting railway service

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where the Canadian National Pacific Railway was once under construction for the area’s burgeoning transportation network.

Inlet trail officially opens in Alberni

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The E&N's route in Victoria, however, has some major shortcomings.



LRT does not have to cost a billion

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Rail travel is a proven technology that moves more people and material at lower cost and with lower pollution.

Canada needs to create a national public transit strategy, include rail

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"We have just started negotiating leases," said Bruce.

Mortgage delay pushes back railway station's completion

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Premier Christy Clark stated, “in the long run for this railway to work people need to use it.”

Island commuter rail worth investment

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Re-opening the E&N could also be a boon for up-Island.

Greens back E&N, want transport plan

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Any money spent on the E&N Railway will be borrowed, as both levels of government are in deficit.

Squandering of our tax dollars must end

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"As far as we are concerned the E&N Rail terminal on the Esquimalt side of the of the bridge is probably better because the bus connections are so much better,"

Via Rail closing train station near landmark Victoria bridge

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Island needs co-ordinated public transport that works as one system

The LRT proposal: Caution, politicians at work

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Colin Ridgeway, a former tank commander who served in the Gulf War, is the new general manager of the Southern Vancouver Island Railway.

Ridgeway becomes new railway manager

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The decision to close the station was difficult, said Via Rail spokeswoman Anne-Sophie Desmeules.

Via Rail closing Victoria station

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Great Scenic Railway Journeys, is headed to Port Alberni to profile one of B.C.’s historic rail sites.

Alberni train film on track

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The ICF needs $15 million to restore passenger rail service on the rail line.

Island Corridor Foundation bigwigs at huge meeting today

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'Passenger service on the E&N has been poor for many years, and it may take some time to win back public support for rail travel."

Dave Obee: Decades of great hope for E&N fading


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