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VIA RDC1 6133 sits in the E&N's Victoria yard with CP's Victoria shops in the background. The Shops in Victoria were not included in the sale/lease of the E&N to RailAmerica, although the trackage outside the shops was. With the Victoria shops now condemmed VIA has to pay RailAmerica to...
E&N GP38's in the Wellcox "C" yard. Wellcox is divided into three yards, A B and C. The A yard is for Westbound traffic(to the customers on the E&N), the B yard is for eastward departure(to the mainland via barge).The C yard includes the barge slip and is for marshalling cars...
Ex-CP RS3 8427 is fired up before being run back to the shops for the night. CP is currently leasing the RS3,(ex-CP RS3 8427) to haul logs down from the summit of the Port Alberni Sub. It's the last operational former Canadian Pacific RS3.
Tank cars in the yard at Parksville(4 cars filled with a chemical used to control dust on dirt roads. and the last one is an ENR water car)Parksville is the junction with the Port Alberni Sub. Looking south from the station.
This is all that remains of the Victoria yard. The tracks that curve to the left of the picture are all that remain of the old 6 track freight yard. CP tore it out in 1986. Those tracks also lead to the downtown Victoria station.
Leaving Victoria, heading back to Nanaimo, with two ex-Rock Island grain hoppers. The conductor is riding the rear car so he can jump off and line the mainline switch back to the mainline for the RDC's.
VIA RDC-1 6133 has definately seen better days. She's been working on the E&N since 1981, and has for the last year been a parts source to keep 6135 and 6148 running. Rumor has it, 6133 will be scrapped.
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