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Dayliners removed from service could 'pull last spike out of Vancouver Island'

Via's passenger cars leave Nanaimo for the Mainland

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

Mortgage delay pushes back railway station's completion

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Work had been on hold pending the signing of the mortgage document

Mortgage-signing means old train station construction plans continue

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Getting rid of property taxes will help the ICF in its attempt to make the E&N a viable operation.

Nanaimo council members waive taxes for E&N owners

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Snuneymuxw Chief Doug White also silent about land his people have claimed

CP Railway keeps quiet on sale of oceanfront property

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Development of property next to cruise-ship terminal will require environmental assessment, cleanup

Big parcel of downtown land sold

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The Canadian Pacific Railway has accepted an offer for its 53-acre waterfront property next to Nanaimo's downtown cruise-ship terminal.

Offer accepted for 53-acre waterfront property in downtown Nanaimo

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It is the first major suspension of service in the E&N's 125-year history.

Via Rail bus service coming to a halt



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Solid freight traffic is the backbone of a working rail service and that just won't happen without a major resource industry renaissance.

Case for rail line is unclear

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After 125 years of continuous service, Vancouver Island’s E&N Railway has reached the end of the line unless senior levels of government step forward

Vancouver Island railway running out of steam

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A massive explosion had torn through Nanaimo's No.1 Esplanade mine,

Nanaimo is no stranger to deadly fires and disasters

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"You take the E&N Railway station, that was a major project."

Heritage organization at risk of shutting down

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Nanaimo's historic E&N Railway station should have tenants all aboard by Christmas.

Station renovation builds steam in Nanaimo

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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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a lot of people in the city would rather that the whole rail line through Nanaimo be rerouted to take train traffic away from the busy urban centre

New lights aren't enough

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No major infrastructure upgrades planned for where two people were killed in 2009

Deadly crossing gets upgrade

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preserve the downtown's core's distinctive heritage and architectural styles.

Preserving heritage

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The collision happened at an uncontrolled section of track not intended for pedestrian crossing.

TSB won’t launch full probe into fatality

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