Rail Dreams
mostly the remnants of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Line (E&N Line) that once connected Victoria to central Vancouver Island. There are efforts underway to restore service to this valuable piece of island infrastructure.
Admiring the French Creek Trestle from below
the short crossing at Cowichan Station
Welcox Yard: still active today
300m of French Creek Trestle
Burned Out: the CP Rail spreader at Ladysmith yard
Maintenance equipment, Welcox Yard
The CP Rail spreader prior to restoration
The old ferry slip in Nanaimo is now used to accomodate freight barges
Overgrown siding, Duncan
Bridge at Bush Creek, Oyster Bay
Koksilah bridge in the winter
Crossing the Chemainus River
CP Rail spreader restoration in progress
The mighty turntable at the Esquimalt Roundhouse
CP Rail spreader freshly painted
Koksilah hoops
Through the ashphalt, Ladysmith
The Roundhouse
The Black Bridge, Cowichan River
The Black Bridge
Locamotive, Ladysmith Yard
Turntable, Esquimalt Roundhouse
Koksilah Crossing in the Snow
Cassidy
French Creek Trestle in the Spring
Crossing the Black Bridge