Tag: rail

  • Company looks to upgrade railway

    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 line that extends to Port Alberni if the Raven coal mine is approved by provincial…

  • Island rail proponents upbeat on revived E&N

    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 Via Rail, say Island proponents. “I’m feeling really good about it,” said Mary Ashley, co-chairwoman…

  • Alberni Port considers Containers and Short Sea Shipping

    A great Article from @PAPortAuthority on Short Sea Shipping opportunities for #alberni #VI appeared in the AV Times today. Check it out! So, what is a Container Trans Shipment and Short Sea Shipping Terminal? The basic premise of such an operation is to attract a significant percentage of the approximately 20 Million TEUs (twenty foot…