A quartet of historic Cowichan Valley railway-trestle bridges,

November 16, 2011

Kinsol Trestle bridges Cowichan Valley's cycling trails

0 comments

Posted in General

Tags kinsol trestle railway cn historic bc

Hard work, luck combined to save historic structure from demolition

August 3, 2011

Behind the successful fight for the Kinsol

0 comments

Posted in General

Tags kinsol trestle railway cn historic bc

now the Cowichan Valley Trail, was a memorable, almost haunting experience.

February 25, 2011

The train doesn't stop here anymore...Cowichan's rail to trail

0 comments

Posted in General

Tags cowichan cn cpr duncan victoria

We sold a number of excess artifacts to Port Alberni, and have loaned artifacts to Mackenzie, Valemount

February 3, 2011

Major renos planned at Railway and Forestry Museum

0 comments

Posted in General

Tags port alberni cn roundhouse loan equipmant

The first steam locomotive in the train is Hillcrest Lumber Company #10, a 70-ton, three-truck "Climax" geared logger built in 1928.

October 30, 2010

The most unique train to cross the Kinsol

0 comments

Posted in General

Tags victoria pacific cn bcer train

A short portion of the ties and stringers had been gutted, but the trestle overall was still intact

October 30, 2010

Fire on the Trestle --1988

0 comments

Posted in General

Tags kinsol trestle cn fire

The owner of Cowichan’s Top Shelf Feeds says rising rail rates are a low blow threatening the future of island businesses

September 26, 2010

Rocketing rail freight costs threaten farming

0 comments

Posted in General

Tags top shelf duncan grain feed rail cn

start light rail

July 14, 2010

July14th 2010

Enough studies

providing Vancouver Island and coastal B.C. industries with direct rail

January 28, 2010

Jan 28th 2010

B.C. shortsea shipping project complete

Cowichan Valley's "rails to trails," the final stretch of the CNR's Cowichan Subdivision is the orphan.

April 15, 2009

April 15th 2009

Progress has been unkind to old railway

0 comments

Posted in General

Tags cnr canadian national cowichan rails to trails vancouver island bc abandoned mill track bridge cn

Vancouver Island Railway

Information for enthusiasts & tourists

Blog posts : "cn"

A quartet of historic Cowichan Valley railway-trestle bridges,

Kinsol Trestle bridges Cowichan Valley's cycling trails

Hard work, luck combined to save historic structure from demolition

Behind the successful fight for the Kinsol

now the Cowichan Valley Trail, was a memorable, almost haunting experience.

The train doesn't stop here anymore...Cowichan's rail to trail

We sold a number of excess artifacts to Port Alberni, and have loaned artifacts to Mackenzie, Valemount

Major renos planned at Railway and Forestry Museum

The first steam locomotive in the train is Hillcrest Lumber Company #10, a 70-ton, three-truck "Climax" geared logger built in 1928.

The most unique train to cross the Kinsol

A short portion of the ties and stringers had been gutted, but the trestle overall was still intact

Fire on the Trestle --1988

The owner of Cowichan’s Top Shelf Feeds says rising rail rates are a low blow threatening the future of island businesses

Rocketing rail freight costs threaten farming

start light rail

Enough studies

providing Vancouver Island and coastal B.C. industries with direct rail

B.C. shortsea shipping project complete

Cowichan Valley's "rails to trails," the final stretch of the CNR's Cowichan Subdivision is the orphan.

Progress has been unkind to old railway