E&N Port Alberni Subdivision Info

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Welcome to the Port Alberni Subdivision Information webpage!

Welcome! This website has been created for all those out there who love this division of the E&N railway enough to follow its operations and special events 

throughout the year. The Port Alberni Subdivision is a branch line off the Victoria Sub in Parksville and runs 39.0 miles from here to Port Alberni BC. The entire 

line is a very scenic rail journey and well worth experiencing! After leaving Parksville westbound, the railway travels through the areas of Errington, Coombs, 

Hilliers, and Whiskey Creek before passing through Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park and the Scenic ride along Cameron Lake with it's many trestles. 

Once past the lake, the railway is cut high above MacMillan Provincial Park (Cathedral Grove) gradually rising through the pass up and over the Alberni 

Summit. From here the line passes Summit and Loon Lakes, gradually descending for a winding ride down into the Alberni Valley. The subdivision has been 

known to have more unimagined scenery then the WP&YR in Alaska! From the right of way, there are many scenic views of lakes, rivers, mountains, and 

valleys as the the railway twists it's way through mountain passes, along and over many rivers and streams down into the Alberni Valley to arrive in Port 

Alberni BC. Currently the line is being made serviceable once again after being unused for 10 years (Not Abandoned!) There was never an official 

abandonment paper!! Make it clear as some think as soon as weeds grow on a railway it's abandoned. All E&N trackage was previously owned and operated 

by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR -reporting mark CP) and later RailAmerica. The Port Alberni Subdivision was the most westerly point on the CPR still 

having both a lot of Canadian and railway heritage and importance. All E&N trackage is now owned by Vancouver Islanders after being donated by CP. The 

railway is operated by Southern Railway of Vancouver Island (SVI) but managed by the Island Corridor Foundation (ICF). Alberni Pacific Railway (APR) have 

trackage rights on the Port Sub from the Port Alberni Station (MP 39.0) to the McLean Mill spur at MP 33.33. APR and the E&N Division of the Canadian 

Railroad Historical Association (CRHA) have been working together to remove brush, rock slides, and track repairs since May 2009. The E&N Division CRHA 

have formed a group known as the East End Track Gang (EETG) to maintain the east side of the Alberni Summit (MP 22.0) of the subdivision, while APR 

maintain the west side and their portion. Occasionally the EETG and APR work together on larger projects.  APR run a tourist steam train to McLean Mill 

National Historic Site (MP 39.0 - 33.33) durring the summer months and special events throughout the year. APR also have intentions of using the line for a 

future tourist train operation over the summit called the Arrowsmith Explorer. There is also a possibility that SVI will operate coal trains if the Raven Coal Mine 

in Courtenay decides to ship by rail to Port. Stay tuned for more info, pictures, and video as the ongoing project and maintenance progresses.

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Cheers,

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