August 17, 2009 – opening day for the Canada Line. Unfortunately for me, it was on Monday. Fortunately for TransLink, they planned it on a Monday. The line ups were crazy even for a Monday. Imagine if they did the fare free day on the weekend. I don’t remember the Millennium Line’s fare-free day being so busy. I couldn’t get off work until 5pm. My … Continue reading A short ride on Opening Day
Haha…I am over a month behind on my post here. I’ve been sitting on tons of photos. The summer gives a lot of opportunity to take pictures, but it’s a pain to sort, organize, and post-process them. Plus, the recent heat wave didn’t help because I did not want to sit in front of my computer trying to work through a blog post. It wasn’t … Continue reading The very late Oakridge Station open house post
I’m surprised I didn’t come across this video earlier. The video is from May 2009 and is a time-lapse (albeit in reverse) of a run along the Canada Line from Waterfront Station all the way to the airport. The video actually stops short of YVR station, which is a shame. However, it gives you an idea of how the line will feel like if you … Continue reading Canada Line preview – time lapse video
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