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E&N Railway

E&N Railway - ENR

Route:
Victoria - Esquimalt - Nanaimo - Parksville - Courtenay, BC (139.7 miles)
Parksville - Port Alberni, BC (37 miles)
Headquarters:
Wellcox Yard, Nanaimo, BC
Junctions with other railroads:
CP: via barge between Nanaimo and Tilbury (Delta), BC
Radio frequencies:
160.185
History:
Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway incorporated on September 27, 1883.
Railroad sold to CPR in 1905.
Renamed E&N Railfreight in 1996.
Port Alberni to Nanaimo section sold to (rest of line leased by) RailAmerica on September 22, 1998.
Units 1001, 1002, 2796, 2813, & 3809 arrived at SRY (New Westminster) for service in late 1998.
GP38 2813 arrived at Wellcox Yard on January 4, 1999.
Service inaugurated on January 8, 1999.
GP38s 2796 & 3809 arrived at Wellcox Yard on January 11, 1999.
GP10 1001 arrived at Wellcox Yard on January xx, 1999.
Service to Port Alberni suspended during 2001.
Nov 29, 2001 - RailAmerica announced that freight service would end on Dec 31, 2001, with passenger service ending in March 2002.
Freight and passenger service extended month by month while a plan to save the railway was formulated.
By late 2002, negotiations between the Vancouver Island Railway Coalition, RailAmerica and CPR ensured that service would continue.
Mar 7, 2003 - Vancouver Island Railway announced its plans to take over operations by July 2003. These plans did not materialize.
Feb 2006 - Island Corridor Foundation acquired CP-owned portion (Victoria-Nanaimo & Parksville-Courtenay) of ENR.
Mar 2006 - Island Corridor Foundation acquired RailAmerica-owned portion (Nanaimo-Parksville-Port Alberni) of ENR.
Operations taken over by Southern Railway Vancouver Island (SRVI) on July 1, 2006. First day of service was July 4, 2006.
Ownership:
RailAmerica, acquired by Island Corridor Foundation in 2006.
Roster:



The Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway
Donald F. MacLachlan

Logging by Rail: The British Columbia Story
Robert D. Turner

Sawlogs on Steel Rails
George A. McKnight

Vancouver Island Railroads
Robert D. Turner

V & S: The Victoria and Sidney Railway 1892-1919
Darryl E. Muralt

Unit Bldr. Model B/N F/N or O/N B/D History Acq. Ret. Notes
344 EMD GP38 35447 7202-4 11/1969 PC GP38 7818; CR 7818; PLE 2050; CRLX 344; CSCD 344, 1996; ENR 344, 1999; ENR 3870, 2000 1999 2000  
1001 EMD GP10 21009 5447-23 3/1956 NYC 5996; PC 7396; CR GP9 7396; CR GP10 7553; MNN 1001; ENR 1001, 1999; CSCD 1001, 2002 1999 2002  
(1002) EMD GP10 20986 5417-25 2/1956 NYC 5973; NYC 7373; PC 7373; CR GP9 7373; CR GP10 7531; MNN 1002; (ENR 1002), 1999; CSCD 1002, 1999 - n/a rejected before delivery, 1999
2099 EMD GP20 26573 7597-1 2/1961 CBQ 902; BN 2038; MNVA 321; MCTA 321; DMVW 321; RLK 1751, 1997; Lakeland & Waterways Ry 2099, 1999; ENR 2099, 1999 1999 2006 currently stored on SRVI
2796 EMD GP38 36044 7240-44 2/1970 SOU 2796; NS 2796; MNN 2796; ENR 2796, 1999; ENR 3876, 2000; PSAP 3876, 2002 1999 2000  
2813 EMD GP38 36061 7240-61 3/1970 SOU 2813; NS 2813; MNN 2813; ENR 2813, 1999; ENR 3877, 2000; PSAP 3877, 2002 1999 2000  
3809 EMD GP38 35407 7191-104 9/1969 PC GP38 7778; CR 7778; PLE 2031; KRR 3809; MNN 3809; ENR 3809, 1999 1999 2006 currently stored on SRVI
3870 EMD GP38 35447 7202-4 11/1969 PC GP38 7818; CR 7818; PLE 2050; CRLX 344; CSCD 344, 1996; ENR 344, 1999; ENR 3870, 2000 2000 2006 currently stored on SRVI
3876 EMD GP38 36044 7240-44 2/1970 SOU 2796; NS 2796; MNN 2796; ENR 2796, 1999; ENR 3876, 2000; PSAP 3876, 2002 2000 2002  
3877 EMD GP38 36061 7240-61 3/1970 SOU 2813; NS 2813; MNN 2813; ENR 2813, 1999; ENR 3877, 2000; PSAP 3877, 2002 2000 2002  

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Last updated: July 20, 2006

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