Despite promises, little progress on reviving dormant Vancouver Island railway While evolving government views around First Nations land claims have been part of the story of the Island Rail ...

Restoring passenger rail service on southeastern Vancouver Island would cost hundreds of millions of dollars depending on what level of service is chosen, according to a new report.

VIA Rail says there is no deal to restore passenger rail service on the Southern Railway of Vancouver Island, despite an announcement earlier today by the Island Corridor Foundation that it had ...

The B.C. government will spend $7.5 million to restore passenger rail service on Vancouver Island, Premier Christy Clark announced in Nanaimo on Tuesday morning. The commuter service along the old E&N ...

All 13 mayors of Vancouver Island’s Capital Regional District (CRD) have signed a letter calling on B.C.’s NDP government to put south-island rail on track. The mayors want a specific ...

With its passenger service shut down since last month and freight reduced to a 15 mph crawl on its deteriorated track, Vancouver Island’s 125-year-old rail service is fighting for its survival.

The province’s recently announced $7.5 million funding commitment will go halfway to restoring Vancouver Island’s E&N Railway, which has been fighting for its survival since the deteriorated ...

SHAWNIGAN LAKE, B.C. – The promise of big dollars from big trees on southern Vancouver Island at the turn of ... But times changed and the last train crossed the trestle in 1979.

Via Rail operated passenger service on the Island E&N line, from Victoria to Courtenay, until March 2011. The federal government appears unwilling to intervene in a dispute between Via Rail and ...