May 13, 2020
From one Metro Vancouver institution to another: a retired bus operator on Army & Navy
Retired bus operator Angus McIntyre on his first day of work in 1969. After temporarily closing like other retailers in March to help slow the spread…
February 28, 2020
A gold medal for transit during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
February 28, 2020 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics' final day of competition and the closing ceremonies. Of…
August 17, 2019
Canada Line’s 10th anniversary: Transit from past to present
The Canada Line has officially turned 10 years old today! It seems like it was just yesterday when Metro Vancouver hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics…
April 11, 2019
The secret Mark II SkyTrain cars
When TransLink took over transit in 1999, the Millennium Line was announced by the provincial government and about to break ground. Construction…
April 8, 2019
The names of Metro Vancouver transit through the years
A staffer scrapes off the BC Transit logo from a a bus in preparation for TransLink's launch. Nearly 130 years ago, on June 25, 1890, transit burst…
February 7, 2019
Photos: all-door boarding at New Westminster Station in the late 1980s
A photo of a SkyTrain stopped on Platform 2 with the temporary structure on top of Platform 1. The upgraded Commercial–Broadway Station is now open…
November 22, 2018
Listen to all the Seth Rogen transit announcements
All good things must come to an end. As planned, we bid adieu to the Seth Rogen announcements on transit at the end of October this year. A big…
September 21, 2018
Seth Rogen announcements version 3.0 now on the system!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmISym9wzjE&t=0s&index=5&list=PL0nguxLLheorpOuo7k6rc1CmGc3i8iz8E Hey Vancouver! This is…you guessed it – your…
August 22, 2018
New Seth Rogen announcements are now on the system!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDPfcnxPXyA&list=PL0nguxLLheorpOuo7k6rc1CmGc3i8iz8E The idea to have Vancouver actor Seth Rogen as a guest voice on…
August 16, 2018
(PICTURES) The Vancouver trolleybus network turns 70 today!
August 16, 2018 marks the 70th anniversary of Vancouver's trolleybus network. Today marks the 70th anniversary of Vancouver's trolleybus network! The…
July 26, 2018
Seth Rogen – A Guest Voice on Transit
Want to know what would make public transit even more awesome? Seth Rogen! That’s right, the Vancouver-born actor, voice actor, comedian, writer,…
January 18, 2018
Did you know there’s a time capsule at New Westminster Station?
Premier Bill Bennett seals commemorative time capsule as Ontario Premier David Peterson andNew Westminster Mayor Tom Baker look on. Our Transit…
June 14, 2017
Happy 40th birthday SeaBus! #SeaBus40
Fit and fabulous at 40! Lordy, Lordy, look who's 40!! On June 17, 1977 the SeaBus (or Sea•Bus as it was known then) sailed into the Burrard inlet…
April 24, 2017
From Rails to Rubber: A look back at the region’s transition from streetcars to buses
April 20, 1955 Print Buzzer Today marks the 62nd year since the last streetcar ride in Vancouver! We're definitely a bus region nowadays whether they…
September 13, 2016
Some cool photos from a friend at TRAMS
Angus next to a 1957 GMC bus If you follow the blog, you've met Angus before and TRAMS is old hat – but oh, so awesome! However, if this is your…