December 11, 2020
Marking the 35th anniversary of SkyTrain
Dec. 11 marks the 35th anniversary of SkyTrain. Let’s look at some of its major milestones over the last 35-plus years! 1️⃣9️⃣8️⃣2️⃣ The “pre-build…
October 30, 2020
Reflecting at West Coast Express’s 25th anniversary on Nov. 1, 2020
West Coast Express is a commuter rail service that has been serving the region since Nov. 1, 1995 with more than 2.6 million boardings per year.…
July 20, 2020
15 years of the low-floor trolleybus in Metro Vancouver
Trolleybuses have been a part of Metro Vancouver’s transportation network for more than 70 years! The very first was a Canadian Car Brill T-44 ,…
By Allen Tung
June 26, 2020
June 27 marks 130 years of public transit in Metro Vancouver
Laying the line for streetcars at Granville and Robson, Vancouver (Photo: City of Vancouver Archives) Metro Vancouver’s first public transit vehicle…
By Allen Tung
June 2, 2020
The print Buzzer turns 104 years old!
?The print Buzzer is turning 104 today? The first publication of the Buzzer was released on June 2, 1916. Throughout the years, the print Buzzer has…
By Anh P
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…
By Allen Tung
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…
By Mohak Sood
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…
By Helen
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…
By Allen Tung
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…
By Allen Tung
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…
By Allen Tung
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…
By Allen Tung
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…
By Allen Tung
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…
By Allen Tung