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  1. Ties south of Deerholme

    Ties south of Deerholme

    Remains of the CN Cowichan Sub at Deerholme, BC. Just south of the yard. These ties haven't seen a train since 1979, when service south of Deerholme was discontinued, the rails were removed south of here in 1983. During the golden years of the railway, this part of the line was double tracked...
  2. Holt Creek Bridge

    Holt Creek Bridge

    CN trestle at Milepost 59.7 on the Cowichan Sub, over Holt Creek. The last train over this bridge was in 1988, and the rails were removed in 1990.
  3. Abandoned Cowichan Sub

    Abandoned Cowichan Sub

    Looking West on CN's abandoned Cowichan Sub, deep in the heart of the Cowichan Valley. This line relied heavily on the forestry industry. Many feel the railway could have lasted a few more years if CN had been willing to go after the woodchip traffic, but CN, in their infinite wisdom decided to...
  4. Cowichan Sub near Mile 62

    Cowichan Sub near Mile 62

    The muddy remains of a once-active rail line deep in the heart of the Cowichan Valley. The tracks were in such poor condition in the last few years that if the train took a corner too fast(over 10 MPH) they'd actually pull the tracks over a few inches in the muddy ballast. The cars rocked so...
  5. Cowichan Sub near Mile 61

    Cowichan Sub near Mile 61

    CN's Cowichan Subdivision deep in the heart of the Cowichan River Valley. The scenery in this area is spectacular, a tourist railway could make a killing on this line. The scenery rivals that on the E&N over the Malahat or Arrowsmith Pass(The Hump). The line hugs the canyon for several...
  6. Abandoned Cowichan Sub near Sooke, BC

    Abandoned Cowichan Sub near Sooke, BC

    The only railroad through my hometown, Canadian National's Cowichan Subdivision. The railroad era in the Sooke area was brief compared to communites on the E&N, 1924-1979. The last train through Sooke consisted of a CN G12, a single boxcar, and a caboose heading back to Deerholme from the...
  7. Abandoned Cowichan Sub

    Abandoned Cowichan Sub

    Abandoned Cowichan Subdivision at mile 59.5 in the Cowichan Valley, about a mile west of the old yard at Deerholme(Glenora). The last train on this line ran in April of 1988. The ROW running to the right is an old Ballast Pit Spur. CN used it for storage in later years, several fire cars were...
  8. Cowichan Valley Railway No.25

    Cowichan Valley Railway No.25

    Narrow guage 0-4-0T No.25 "Sampson" built in 1910 by the Vulcan Iron works. It was used in the conrstruction of the Canadian Northern Pacific line on the mainland. It now resides along with several other preserved steamers at the BC Forest Museum in Duncan, BC.
  9. Cowichan Valley No.1

    Cowichan Valley No.1

    Cowichan Valley Shay no.1. The No.1 may return to service one day, it's currently bad ordered after a failed boiler inspection. Narrow guage too.




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