Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Canada
05-17-2013, 03:17 PM
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SVI (E&N) Duncan Turn - May 15, 2013
Every year around May the highways department receives tank cars loaded with dust control for the island's gravel roads. In the past these tank cars would be spotted at sidings all the way from...
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Canada
05-07-2013, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 276
Thanks espee! The feed mill in Duncan is as far...
Thanks espee! The feed mill in Duncan is as far south as they go, although they were filming parts for the movie Godzilla around the E&N tunnel on the Malahat in March. That was a very rare movement...
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Canada
05-06-2013, 07:52 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 276
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Canada
05-04-2013, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 276
SVI (E&N) Parksville Turn - May 3, 2013
Other than the Duncan Turn and Nanaimo switcher, the only other regular job on the E&N is the Parksville Turn, and even that operates maybe once or twice a month. It's purpose is to deliver covered...
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Canada
03-29-2013, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 576
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Canada
03-23-2013, 09:03 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 576
Godzilla attacks the E&N!!!
.....in a good way. A few scenes of the new Godzilla movie are being filmed on Vancouver Island and the E&N, well, Westmount Rail, plays a role. The SRY shops in New Westminster constructed 3...
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Canada
02-12-2013, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 9,820
I made a trip to Vancouver over this last long...
I made a trip to Vancouver over this last long weekend and got a few days of railfanning in. Had a few things I wanted to catch especially, BNSF in their downtown yard, CN's former Oakway SD60's and...
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Canada
01-08-2013, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 959
So an update: the Chemainus River bridge,...
So an update: the Chemainus River bridge, rumoured to be condemned, passed an inspection today so they can continue serving Top Shelf Feeds. The rumours about the condemned barge and about SRY...
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Canada
01-06-2013, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 959
I've heard a lot of rumours, nothing official...
I've heard a lot of rumours, nothing official yet. The rumours are that 2 bridges between Duncan and Nanaimo have ben condemned, so that cuts off Top Shelf feeds. The other is that the one barge that...
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Canada
12-30-2012, 12:03 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 959
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Canada
12-29-2012, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 959
A day with the E&N (SVI) - Dec 27, 2012
On Thursday I spent the day watching the E&N crew go about their routine. It started out by waiting for the weekly arrival of the Carrier Princess which would be bringing over the railcars from the...
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Western US
10-05-2012, 04:12 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,422
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Canada
09-05-2012, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,269
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Canada
09-05-2012, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,269
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Canada
09-04-2012, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,269
E&N - Loading the railcar barge Sept. 1, 2012
Since the E&N is located on an island, the only connection to the North American rail network is through the barge slip located at Wellcox Yard in Nanaimo. There used to be another barge slip in...
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Midwestern US
07-09-2012, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,229
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Canada
06-28-2012, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,046
SVI (E&N) Duncan Turn - June 25 & 27, 2012
I was able to chase the Duncan Turn a couple times this week and was happy to get a few shots that I had on my wishlist. Hard to photograph this railway in the summer as the ROW gets pretty...
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Forum: Regionals and Shortlines
05-27-2012, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,600
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Canada
03-20-2012, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,716
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Canada
03-20-2012, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,716
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Canada
03-20-2012, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,716
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Canada
03-19-2012, 03:09 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,716
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Canada
03-11-2012, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,716
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Canada
03-09-2012, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 9,820
I made a trip to Vancouver last weekend and was...
I made a trip to Vancouver last weekend and was able to get a little railfanning in. Unfortunately, time didn't permit me to get a shot of SRY's Trapp Yard (sorry Brian!), I just had too much to do...
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Forum: Railroad Photos and Trip Reports - Canada
03-08-2012, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,716
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