January 25, 2017
Customer Alert: Canada Line maintenance on January 30, 2017
Canada Line at YVR. On Monday, January 30th between 11:40 p.m. and end of service, there will be no Canada Line service from YVR to any of the Sea…
January 10, 2017
An update on Joyce–Collingwood Station upgrades
If you are one of the thousands of riders passing through Joyce–Collingwood SkyTrain Station each day, you will have noticed some features of the…
December 16, 2016
VIDEO – 28 new SkyTrain cars ordered to improve rapid transit service in Metro Vancouver
Today is a historic day as pen was set to paper in a deal that will improve transit in our region! A $93 million order for 28 new SkyTrain Mark III…
December 13, 2016
Ivan Chan Photography explores the Evergreen Extension
Thanks to Ivan Chan Photography for all the great photos in this post! The Buzzer blog gladly receives emails from readers and transit riders…
December 6, 2016
More Evergreen Extension Moments from opening day on December 2, 2016
We had a blast opening up the Evergreen extension on Friday! If you missed it, check out these videos and images as well as our post on…
December 2, 2016
The Evergreen Extension is now open!!!!!
With the cutting of the ribbon the Evergreen Extension is open! It's official. The Evergreen extension is live! It's been a fantastic day so far.…
October 18, 2016
Graham Construction and Engineering LP wins award for Main Street Station Renovations
By now, you must have seen the gorgeous (and necessary!) upgrades at Main Street–Science World Station. Big, beautiful windows that also aid in…
March 15, 2011
Historic SkyTrain and bus illustrations from Ron Love
A very early imagined illustration of the SkyTrain station environment by Ron Love for the Vancouver Regional Rapid Transit project. The rendering of…
March 1, 2011
More SkyTrain historic photos and memorabilia!
Waiting for a ride to the SkyTrain yard at CP Rail's Mayfair Terminal in Coquitlam. March 1985 photo by Bob Webster, sent in by Alan M. I have…
February 21, 2011
1982 SkyTrain station concept drawings!
A 1982 conceptual drawing of Nanaimo Station by Manfred Stein for the firm Architektengruppe U-Bahn. Click for a MUCH larger version! Our recent…
February 17, 2011
SkyTrain historical video: Rapid Transit, Rapid Transition, a 1984 promotional video
The SkyTrain 25th anniversary celebration continues: here's another fantastic SkyTrain promotional video from 1984, again shot by local video…
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 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…
