• Nanaimo Region Rail Trail (NNRT)

    Nanaimo’s E&N cycling and pedestrian trail is now the focus of a new partnership. The Nanaimo Region Rail Trail is interested in completing the trail through to the south end of the city and looking to connect it to a larger island trail network in the future.  

  • Fundraising campaign launched for rail trail

    The charity behind a regional rail trail aims to clear a major financial hurdle with the launch of a new fundraising campaign this week. The newly formed Nanaimo Regional Rail Trail Partnership is looking to build momentum for a seamless connector along the E&N railway, with the launch of a new website and fundraising effort…

  • Working on the train gang in Alberni

    Each summer in the Alberni Valley, more than 13,000 tourists line up on the boardwalk outside the Alberni Train Station awaiting their first glimpse of steam from Locomotive No. 7. The 1929 Baldwin steam engine will take them on a rail adventure to McL…