Island Railway

Is there a future for passenger rail on Vancouver Island? This investigative series by The Discourse looks at the railway corridor’s complicated history, the business case for its revival and ongoing efforts to determine who owns the land and how it should be used.

The Arbutus Canyon trestle on the E&N Railway near the Malahat has spent more than a decade sitting idle, pictured surrounded by forest.

Q&A: Island Corridor Foundation’s big pitch to revive Vancouver Island passenger rail

By Lauren Kaljur ● Nanaimo ● May 19, 2022

Island Corridor Foundation CEO Larry Stevenson explains why it’s time for First Nation, provincial and federal governments to come to a resolution regarding the land that was stolen to build the railway corridor.

Is there a future for passenger rail on Vancouver Island?

By Jesse Winter ● Nanaimo ● October 6, 2020

What you need to know as the future of the Southern Railway of Vancouver Island hangs in balance.

The complicated history of Vancouver Island’s railway corridor

By Jesse Winter ● Nanaimo ● October 6, 2020

‘The most studied piece of track in North America:’ Breaking down the business case for passenger rail on Vancouver Island

By Jesse Winter ● Nanaimo ● October 6, 2020