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the E&N Railway introduced the new self propelled Diesel "Budd" car for passenger service

Cruising back to the 50's

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The Comox Logging and Railway Company scuttled the boats between the late '30s and early '60s to form a breakwater.

Team wants 'heritage wreck' status for 14 individual ships at Royston breakwater

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“snuggled at the foot of a mountain slope and picturesquely located thirty miles west of Duncan.”

The Youbou of 1948, a 'pretty fine spot'

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A new vein of coal had been discovered by drillers in the slope of the new shaft at Nanaimo River.

From Chronicles past - Month of February

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The area now known as Youbou was called Cottonwood in its early days.

The continuing chronicles of Youbou, aka Cottonwood

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Comox Logging and Railway Company started logging its 60,000-acre property north of Courtenay

Mackie’s focus on history

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Beyond the Valley: Comox Logging Moves Down-island

Noted historian at Comox Museum's AGM

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just three of those "toothpicks" filled a rail car to overflowing.

Traces of Cowichan's green gold rush can still be found on trail

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Mayor Ken McRae has (very diplomatically) told the residents of Woss to put up or shut up

McRae drops gloves over Woss locomotive

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Celebration planned for historic logging locomotive

Happy birthday to choo (choo)

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symbolized by crumbling old railbeds from steam-train logging,

June 1st 2010

B.C. VIEWS: A tale of two local governments

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hey will have to get that railway to Cowichan Lake pretty quick”.

May 11th 2010

Past Forest Fires, Log Drives took their toll

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Analyst doubts that new marine rail facility will do much to boost Vancouver Island's lagging rail trade

Jan 8th 2010

Rail freight business faces an uphill battle

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A very welcome sequel to “Island Timber: A Social History of the Comox Valley Logging Company,

Jan 4th 2010

Blue collar heroes north of the Malahat

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A real Treat for Canfor Englewood fans

Dec 20 2009

CANFOR'S Englewood Logging railroad, circa 1991

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Second book in trilogy about Comox logging

Oct 16 2009

This book sees the forest and the trees

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Western Forest Products will provide timber and milling facilities and the Steelworkers will arrange for volunteers to provide the manpower.

Oct 24 2009

Work could begin on Kinsol Trestle next spring

 

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Towering structure is unique on Island

Sept 28 2009

Trestle will be preserved

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celebrates its 80th birthday this Friday, Aug. 28

Aug 31 2009

Train turns 80

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Log Train Trail,

Aug 16 2009

Eighth Wonder Selected Soon
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