Photograph depicts the former Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway station in Port Alberni. A returning tourist train is also visible. The station opened on December 20, 1911 and was closed to passengers in 1957. It was used for truck and rail freight until 1988, and then officially closed. The city of Port Alberni purchased it in 1990 and restored it to its original condition.
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Act of means of transporting from one place to another
Act of means of providing water, power, sewage, etc. to communities
Facilities and infrastructures (eg. harbours, highways, airports, hydroelectric projects)
Vehicles, rolling stock, aircraft, equipment, ships and boats, ferries
Accidents (eg. highway crashes, derailments, air crashes, ship wrecks)
Rescue services (eg. towing, coast guard)
Businesses and corporations (eg. motor associations)
Professional organizations and unions
SEE ALSO: Agriculture; Business and Commerce; Industries; Military
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