Southern Railway Vancouver Island

Southern Railway Vancouver Island - SVI

Route:: Victoria - Esquimalt - Nanaimo - Parksville - Courtenay, BC (139.7 miles); Parksville - Port Alberni, BC (37 miles) --- currently out of service
Headquarters:: Wellcox Yard, Nanaimo, BC
Junctions with other railroads:: CP: via barge between Nanaimo and Tilbury (Delta), BC
Radio frequencies:: unknown
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.; Service inaugurated by RailAmerica as E&N Railway on January 8, 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:: Washington Companies
Roster:

Unit	Bldr.	Model	B/N	F/N or O/N	B/D	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
110	EMD	GP9	21237	5472-6	7/1956	NP 280; BN 1897; MRL 1897; MRL 110; SRY 110, 2004; SVI 110, 2006; SRY 110, 2008	Jun 2006	Jun 2008
119	EMD	GP9	22743	5505-24	8/1957	NP 340; BN 1925; MRL 1925; MRL 119; SRY 119, 2004; SVI 119, 2006; SRY 119, 2008	Jun 2006	Jun 2008
124	EMD	GP9	24025	5561-6	1/1958	NP 356; BN 1935; MRL 124; SRY 124, 1999; SVI 124, 2008	Jun 2008	-
129	EMD	GP7u	9912	6080-2	6/1950	SLSF GP7 512; CNW 4376; MRL 129; SRY 129, 1999, SVI 129, 2008	Jun 2008	-

Explanations:

B/D: Builder's Date
B/N: Builder's Number
F/N: Frame Number
O/N: Order Number
Acq.: Year unit acquired
Ret.: Year unit retired

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Last updated: March 22, 2009