• Business case for rail has been accepted

    Business case for rail has been accepted MARY ASHLEY AND JUDITH SAYERS / THE STAR FEBRUARY 13, 2014 Re: Ding-dong (Star, Feb. 6). The Island Corridor Foundation and representatives of Southern Rail Vancouver Island recently met with the Qualicum Beach and Parksville councils concerning the corridor and potential rail service. It is apparent that members of…

  • 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…