Alan Philip, Author at Friends of Rails to Trails

The end of the line for Island railway

The Chief of the Snaw-Naw-As First Nation, states that “there is no business case to re-invest in the corridor.”

Op-ed makes the case that a good transit system would be much better, and cheaper, than trying to resurrect trains.

Watch a video of Ocie Elliott singing about their walk along the tracks from Victoria to Nanaimo.

FORT-VI has started a petition to preserve the old E&N corridor by converting it to a multi-use trail like the Galloping Goose.

The demand is growing for active transportation.

Watch news about Saanich’s plan to allow popup businesses on the Galloping Goose and Lochside Trails.

Premier John Horgan doubts that train service on the E&N corridor is achievable, even in the well-populated Langford to Victoria section.

The fact that we don’t have more trains — never mind high-speed ones — is no mystery at all

Let’s not waste money to prop up a failed Victorian railway.

While the business case appears to present an appealing case for rail, a deeper look reveals many disparities and omissions.