A special train departs Victoria behind the regularily scheduled VIA passenger train on Saturday Feb. 16 and will be running up to Courtenay, there will be some railroad officials on board along with local railfans, and others trying to save the E&N, several rallies will be held while on layover in Nanaimo and Courtenay. Thousands of people will be lining the tracks to help support Saving the E&N Railway.