Last week, my 10:10 colleague Leo Murray co-authored a new report on solar-powered trains with Nathaniel Bottrell, an electrical engineer at Imperial College. It’s exciting stuff. We think solar could power 20% of the Merseyrail network in Liverpool, as well […]
Officials from the Island Corridor Foundation met with the province’s new Transportation and Infrastructure Minister, Clair Trevena, Nov. 9 to discuss the long-anticipated railway project. There were growing concerns within the ICF, the non-profit organization that aims to restore rail […]
Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins sat “very disappointed” for most of Friday wondering how a study on how best to turn the E&N corridor from Langford to Victoria into a commuter route managed to get derailed. NDP Minister of Transportation Clair […]
The Island Corridor Foundation is back in the news again, with another revised proposal for the abandoned rail line on the Island. Actually, the ICF is likely to be continually mentioned from time to time until something is finally done. […]
Re: Rail Traffic An Overpriced Option (Courier, Nov. 23). Yes, it always comes down to the $$. With a short sighted view on the Island rail debate, this would be the case. What is needed is the long term vision […]
“Services such as intercity passenger service which provide opportunities to travel both north and south at convenient times using small consists of rail equipment. A commuter-style service in the western communities. And finally tourist trains serving the cruise ships in […]
“The ongoing efforts of the Island Corridor Foundation are admirable. But resurrecting a quaint and antiquated rail car service with tourist appeal is of little value as part of the long-term solution to commuter and cross community travel needs. A […]
ICF Releases Strategic Priorities and Operations Plan November 9, 2017 Nanaimo, BC – The Board of Directors of the Island Corridor Foundation is pleased to confirm the release of its new Strategic Priorities and Operations Plan. The release marks […]
New Release November 9th 2017 Island Rail Seeks Government Answers Officials of Southern Rail of Vancouver Island and the Island Corridor Foundation met with Claire Trevena, BC Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Thursday to present the […]
Railway key to sustainable growth My late father, who’d lived with his family on southern Vancouver Island since 1919, once told me that, during his life there had been four railways in the area; the woodburning steam railway between Victoria […]
