February 2, 2011
SkyTrain history: a little more Charles and Diana
Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales at Patterson Station in 1986. Aha --- I'm pleased to present a story from Ven Rao, one of the SkyTrain…
January 31, 2011
More SkyTrain history with Alan M: photos of Scott Road Station, 1990
The banner unrolled after the ribbon cutting. Photo by Alan M. What a bounty: Alan M has shared some great photos from the opening of Scott Road…
January 26, 2011
More historic SkyTrain photos from Alan M
A couple of interesting SkyTrain ads! Photo by Alan M. SkyTrain's 25th anniversary celebration continues online! After providing such a wonderful…
January 24, 2011
Donated: a 1929 Buzzer and some classic tickets!
Just want to point out something I got a while back: a 1929 Buzzer! It actually describes the discovery of an old document showing the state of…
January 21, 2011
SkyTrain historic photos: Princess Diana visits SkyTrain and more
Princess Diana and Prince Charles at Patterson Station. Photo dated May 6, 1986. Click for a much larger version! Prince Charles and Princess Diana…
January 19, 2011
SkyTrain history tidbits: memorabilia!
The certificate given out for riding the prebuild, Main Street SkyTrain demonstration line! Scan kindly provided by Rob Chew. SkyTrain tickets from…
January 12, 2011
Video: On Track, a SkyTrain project video from 1983!
At the end of December 2010, I posted the fantastic Going To Town 1985 SkyTrain documentary—well, since then, more classic SkyTrain video has come…
December 23, 2010
Video: Going To Town, the 1985 SkyTrain project documentary
The Going To Town article in the fall 1985 Vancouver Regional Rapid Transit Quarterly magazine. Click the picture to download the magazine PDF!…
December 21, 2010
1986 SkyTrain photos from Alan M
SkyTrain racing through the Expo 86 grounds. Photo by Alan M. Note: I'm still on holiday until Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011! This is a scheduled post.…
December 17, 2010
Friday fun guest post: It’s all about the numbers… on the bus, by Michael Taylor-Noonan
Our old and new trolleybuses at an event in 2007 --- you can clearly see their differing bus numbers! For this Friday fun post, Michael…
December 10, 2010
SkyTrain turns 25 years old on December 11, 2010!
SkyTrain bursts through a banner on its very first day in service: Dec 11, 1985! The caption from the Quarterly magazine: Premier Bill Bennett and…
December 7, 2010
Vintage Vancouver transit ads from 1958
Vancouver transit ads from 1958, found at the Vancouver Archives. (Item #CVA387-4, photographed by Graphic Industries Ltd for B.C. Electric.) I…
November 9, 2010
History tidbit: how to transfer buses in 1974
From 1974: the rules about how to transfer between buses in Vancouver! Michael Taylor-Noonan, editor of the Transit Museum Society newsletter, passed…
August 20, 2010
Canada Line turns one: photos from the opening, part 4
People in the lineup wave while waiting at Lansdowne Station. Taken August 17, 2009. As mentioned, in honour of Canada Line's one-year anniversary on…
August 19, 2010
Canada Line turns one: photos from the opening, part 3
The lineup at Oakridge-41st for the Canada Line opening. Taken August 17, 2009. As I've mentioned, in honour of Canada Line's one-year anniversary on…
