August 17, 2009
Canada Line opening: Langara and Oakridge
I went down to visit Langara and Oakridge stations from about 3 to 4pm. Lineups are relatively short here: everyone seems to be getting on the…
July 31, 2009
The Albion Ferry sails for the last time
The Albion Ferry's service years, written on the Maple Ridge dock. It's the end of an era: the Albion Ferry sailed for the last time today, bringing…
July 23, 2009
Dunsmuir tunnel work is finished early this summer
Well look at that --- the Dunsmuir tunnel project finished up its summer work two days early, completing on Tuesday of this week! This means there…
July 15, 2009
The Central Park Line: the very first interurban in greater Vancouver
A map of the Central Park Line, outlined on a 1936 Wrigley's transit map supplied by the Burnaby Village Museum. Today, I’m pleased to present a…
June 18, 2009
Buzzer in Chicago: Six hours, 10 trains, 11 trips—looping the loop in Chicago!
The map of our 6h train tour around Chicago. Click to see it in detail. What do transportation professionals do for fun? A six-hour train trip on…
April 24, 2009
One more set of photos from Lansdowne Station
A quick follow up to the earlier post about Lansdowne Station. Terry Muirhead has sent along a set of photos from the Canada Line open house too.…
April 23, 2009
Register your vehicle now for electronic tolling on the Golden Ears Bridge
Just in case you haven't heard, the Golden Ears Bridge opened up its Quickpass Customer Service Centre last week, and will now be taking…
March 13, 2009
Friday fun poll: do you hang onto the bars or the straps?
Earlier this week, I asked where you like to sit on the SeaBus. After 58 votes, facing forward was the clear winner -- 81 per cent liked facing…
December 8, 2008
Our 2009 budget and capital plan
The 2009 budget will support many major initiatives that are reaching completion, such as the 48 new SkyTrain cars set to arrive next year. Our 2009…
December 5, 2008
More about the December 29 bus service improvements
This is our biggest service improvement yet: 14.7 million extra trips were added to the Metro Vancouver region! While you can find the full list of…
December 5, 2008
Christmas parade reroutes this weekend
The Canada Line float from last year's Rogers Santa Claus Parade. This year, there will be a Canada Line float and a TransLink bus in the parade! No…
November 7, 2008
The trolleys of Mendoza, Argentina
Jorge sent along a photo of a German trolley shipped to Mendoza in 1989. Taken by Osvaldo Manoli, of the Argentinian friends of trams association. So…
October 9, 2008
All about the TransLink deficit and our second quarterly report
You may have already heard it in news reports this morning, but yes: TransLink is currently running a deficit. This made the news because yesterday,…
