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Rail supporters to gather for rally on June 1 – Cowichan Valley Citizen

May 31, 2018 cwielerUncategorized

Event to be held at the Duncan Train Station at 11 a.m. A rally to support the E&N Railway will be held at the Duncan Train Station on June 1 at 11 a.m. The rally will be hosted by the […]

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Some Rail Facts Might Help

May 28, 2018February 26, 2019 cwielerUncategorized

Some Rail Facts Might Help   By Graham Bruce, CEO Island Corridor Foundation   It may be too early to write off rail for Vancouver Island.  Here are some points to consider. First, there are no cost estimates nor is […]

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April 2018 Board Meeting Notes

May 23, 2018 cwielerUncategorized

Please review our April 2018 Board Meeting Notes Here.

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Putting buses on rail line route near impossible, says developer Mariash -Times Colonist

May 23, 2018 cwielerUncategorized

Turning the E&N rail line into a bus route would be a near-impossible, expensive proposition, says developer Ken Mariash. “All these quick simple solutions instead of the obvious are always good to talk about but the minute you kind of […]

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Judith Sayers and Alastair Craighead are guests, to debate the future of the E&N Railway corridor on Vancouver Island.

April 17, 2018 cwielerUncategorized

Watch episode here: Future of the E&N Railway Corridor – Change The World S04E12

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Historic and contemporary views of rail transit in the San Francisco Bay Area. 1984

April 16, 2018 cwielerUncategorized

Historic and contemporary views of rail transit in the San Francisco Bay Area. Includes scenes of the Key System, Southern Pacific, Sacramento Northern, Northwestern Pacific and BART. Originally broadcast by George Watson of KTVU in 1984.

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MAYOR HOPING TO SEE RAIL STATION RENTED OUT – MyComoxValleyNow

April 9, 2018 cwielerUncategorized

COURTENAY, B.C- Larry Jangula wants the vacant railway station in Courtenay to be used again. According to Jangula, who serves as the mayor of Courtenay, a meeting of the Island Corridor Foundation last week brought up the topic of what […]

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Opinions mixed in Cowichan on E&N railway viability – Cowichan Valley Citizen

April 4, 2018 cwielerUncategorized

There’s been feedback aplenty on both sides of the E&N railway line restoration issue following the Citizen’s April 2 story “Group Wants Movement on Restoring Railway”. In it Jack Peake, chairman of the E&N Railway Roundtable, said the group is prepared to […]

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Province myopic on transit improvements – Times Colonist Feb 24, 2018

February 28, 2018 cwielerUncategorized

Re: “Gas-tax hike to fuel region transit boost,” Feb. 22.As an occasional bus commuter, I heartily approve of the gas-tax increase to expand our local bus service, which has suffered severe and counter-intuitive blows by cancelling the seniors’ discount fare and […]

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E&N can provide rail and trail – Times Colonist

February 19, 2018 cwielerUncategorized

Re: “E&N line’s real value is as a trail, not rail,” comment, Feb. 11. In support of the restoration of a 21st-century E&N Railway and all who travel on public transportation, the Island Corridor provides for trail and rail. The […]

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