LINDSAY KINES AND BILL CLEVERLEY / TIMES COLONIST APRIL 2, 2014 The deal for service with Via Rail would see trains head out from Nanaimo every morning bound for Victoria. There would be a return trip in the afternoon. Southern Railway […]
LES LEYNE / TIMES COLONIST APRIL 3, 2014 Personal admission: I lost my faith in the E&N Railway several years ago. It wavered for years as the relic Dayliner continued its slide into decrepitude. And it dissolved almost completely in 2011, […]
Rail Parties Reach Tentative Passenger Service Agreement A tentative agreement to provide passenger rail service for Vancouver Island has been reached. The agreement needs to be ratified by the three respective boards. Co-chair Mary Ashley said the ICF was very pleased […]
MEDIA ADVISORY The Island Corridor Foundation will be holding a press conference 11:30AM WEDNESDAY APRIL 2ND AT THE NANAIMO TRAIN STATION 321 SELBY STREET to announce the future of passenger rail service on Vancouver Island. We hope you can join us. […]
by Karl Yu – Nanaimo News Bulletin With no deal between the Island Corridor Foundation and Via Rail for the E&N rail line, the Regional District of Nanaimo has put off its contribution in 2014. In 2012, the board agreed to […]
Southern Rail of Vancouver Island is the rail operator for the Island Corridor Foundation. Southern Rail of Vancouver Island’s parent company Washington Group of Companies is owned by Dennis Washington. The Island Corridor Foundation would like to congratulate Mr. Washington on […]
Business case for rail has been accepted MARY ASHLEY AND JUDITH SAYERS / THE STAR FEBRUARY 13, 2014 Re: Ding-dong (Star, Feb. 6). The Island Corridor Foundation and representatives of Southern Rail Vancouver Island recently met with the Qualicum Beach and […]
Southern Railway hopes to bring trains back the Alberni Valley if the Raven coal mine gets approval ERIC PLUMMER / ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES FEBRUARY 7, 2014 A railway company operating in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley is considering reviving the […]
ROB SHAW / TIMES COLONIST DECEMBER 25, 2013 E&N rail service between Victoria and Courtenay was halted in 2011 because of poor track conditions. The return of passenger rail on Vancouver Island is inching closer to reality amid positive negotiations with […]
NANAIMO DAILY NEWS NOVEMBER 7, 2013 12:00 AM Negotiations between Via Rail and the Island Corridor Foundation to renew passenger rail service are continuing, passing a previously set deadline to get a deal done by November. ICF, which owns the […]
