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  1. Lights and a horn

    Lights and a horn

    Close up of the cab of ENR 3870 with that Nathan K3LA horn.
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  2. Red White & Blue

    Red White & Blue

    An up close and personal view of Esquimalt & Nanaimo GP38-2 3870 taken in Nanaimo, BC on November 9, 2000
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  3. Budd on Blue Bridge

    Budd on Blue Bridge

    A lone Budd car, VIA 6135, crosses the Blue Bridge at Victoria, BC at noon on a grey July, 7, 2002
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  4. Ferry transfer

    Ferry transfer

    Esquimalt & Nanaimo GP38-2s 3870 & 3877 unloads a string of cars from ferry at the Wellcox Yard in Nanaimo, BC
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  5. Crossing the Blue Bridge

    Crossing the Blue Bridge

    VIA's RDC 6148 crosses the Blue Bridge in Victoria BC on a bright April morning
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  6. Morning Budd

    Morning Budd

    With a single RDC1, VIA 6135 zips through Langford, BC, half empty on a cool December 19, 2003
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  7. View from the Cab

    View from the Cab

    Here's a view regular passengers don't often get. VIA's daily Dayliner on Vancouver Island is often half empty and the conductor will often let passengers ride in the unoccupied rear cab of the RDCs.
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  8. The Pacific Wilderness Railway

    The Pacific Wilderness Railway

    The Pacific Wilderness Railway's inaugural run arrives in Victoria. Owned by Ross Rowland Jr. the Pacific Wilderness railway lasted only 2 years, closing down in 2001, costs were too high and they weren't bringing in enough passengers to make the payments. The PAW leased equipment from the Ohio...
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  9. Duncan Station

    Duncan Station

    At about 10:00 we get to Duncan, the next major city on our trip north out of Victoria. At one time Duncan boasted a fair sized yard, including engine facilities as two Baldwin Road Switchers were based out of Duncan as power for the Lake Cowichan log trains. CP Rail ripped all of it out in the...
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  10. Through the station window

    Through the station window

    Looking through a station window in Courtenay, RDC1 6135 is being readied for the return trip to Victoria in the Spring of 2001. In recent years the 6135 has been used the most on the passenger trains, from December 15,1999 to April of 2000 it was the only operational RDC on the E&N...
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  11. RDC "Cab"

    RDC "Cab"

    Inside one of the "cabs" on VIA RDC1 6133. The VIA RDC's still have factory controls. You can see the modern additions, including 26-L air, a radio, event recorder, RSC(Reset Crew Alarm), digital spedometer, and a comfy seat.
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  12. The Turntable

    The Turntable

    This is the Turntable at Vic West. The E&N's last functional turntable. It is still used to turn the RDC's. The RDC's are turned every month or so to even out wear on the wheels. The turntable still sports it's steam powered engine(now powered by compressed air). When the turntable was first...
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  13. Parksville Water tower

    Parksville Water tower

    This is one of 2 standing water towers on the E&N Railway, the other being in Port Alberni, BC used for the Alberni Pacific steam excursions. The tower was located just south of the station but was moved to this location and restored when the MOW shops were expanded. The rusty rails...
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  14. 6148 in Nanaimo

    6148 in Nanaimo

    6148 lays over in Nanaimo on the SB trip back to Victoria. The 6148 first showed up on the E&N in 1994 in time for the Commonwealth Games in Victoria, VIA Rail was expecting large passenger loads. When the 6148 showed up in Vic West it was in very poor condition, it hadn't been moved under...
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  15. Snack bar on 6148

    Snack bar on 6148

    Even though 6148 is equipped with a snack bar it was closed the entire trip. There is no food service on board so make sure you pack a lunch.
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  16. VIA 6148 in Courtenay

    VIA 6148 in Courtenay

    VIA Rail 6148 sits in Courtenay, BC ready to head south to Victoria. That is the original Courtenay station, built in 1916, it was not intended to serve as the northern terminus, CPR was pushing to connect with Campbell River about 28 miles north of Courtenay, but construction stopped...
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  17. VIA 6148 at Victoria

    VIA 6148 at Victoria

    VIA Rail RDC 6148 rolls into Victoria to pickup passengers for the trip north. The current Victoria station is actually the 4th building to serve the City of Victoria. The first, built north of the present Vic West Yards on Russell's St. was used as the Victoria Terminal until 1888 when a larger...
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  18. 6135 interior pt.1

    6135 interior pt.1

    Looking back towards the rear vestibule. This is what the 6135 looks like inside since she returned from rebuild 3 months ago.
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  19. VIA 6135

    VIA 6135

    Recently returned from a major rebuild, VIA RDC1 6135 rests in the Victoria West yards after the run to Courtenay and back.
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  20. Loading Passengers

    Loading Passengers

    Recently Rebuilt VIA RDC's 6148 and 6135 stop to pick up passengers at Langford, BC.
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