What Should We Do with the E&N Railway?

Описание: In this video I talk about 4 different options for the future of the E&N Railway, today also known as the Island Rail Corridor.

CHAPTERS
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00:00 Introduction
02:50 History
08:45 Option 1: Rail Revival
18:47 Option 2: Rails to Trails
22:26 Option 3: Rails with Trails
24:07 Option 4: Redevelopment
26:20 Conclusion

Although the idea of restoring train service is amazing, I make the case that in practical terms, converting to one continuous trail is actually the better option.

WEB LINKS
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Friends of Rails to Trails - Vancouver Island
https://fortvi.ca

Island Corridor Foundation
https://www.islandrail.ca

Restore Island Rail
https://restoreislandrail.com

CVRD - The Island Rail Corridor
https://www.planyourcowichan.ca/islan...

Low Light Mike
   / @lowlightmike  

Canadian Railroad Historical Association
https://islandrail.wixsite.com/encrha

Southern Railway of Vancouver Island (SVI)
https://www.sryraillink.com/vancouver...

Canadian Rail Atlas
https://rac.jmaponline.net/canadianra...

Change.org - Save the Vancouver Island Rail Corridor
https://www.change.org/p/preserve-the...

BOOKS
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Vancouver Island Railroads by Robert D. Turner (First edition 1973, Second edition 1997)
The Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway, The Dunsmuir Years 1884 -1905 by Donald F. MacLachlan (1986)
The Canadian Pacific's & Nanaimo Railway, the CPR Steam Years, 1905-1949 by Robert D. Turner and Donald F. MacLachlan (2012)
Vancouver Island's Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway. The CPR, VIA Rail and Shortline Years, 1949-2013 by Robert D. Turner and Donald F. MacLachlan (2013)

MUSIC CREDITS
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Panoramic Arrival - Asher Fulero
Lace Tablecloths - The Mini Vandals
Across Seas And Lands - Asher Fulero
Impossible Sacrifice - Asher Fulero
Forest Lullabye - Asher Fulero
Swans In Flight - Asher Fulero