Yellow Pages

Technology has rendered the company's once popular "Let your fingers do the walking" ad obsolete.

We're on the phone

Of course, we are together! We just like to talk on our phones.

At Marine Drive

Snooze

What's better than a power snooze when travelling on a rainy day?

More to come?

Will this be a familiar sight throughout the Skytrain system?

No seat? No problem

She came aboard at either the Edmond or Royal Oak station. The cart wasn't full but all the seats were taken. She promptly put her metal carrying case down and sat on it. By the Joyce station couldn't resist pulling out my hand unit and snap this while standing right beside her.

Low hung

Thought back pockets on these type of pants are non-functional until I encountered this gal the other day on the Skytrain.

New train

The one big improvement of the new Skytrain carts is the displaying the destination on the train itself. The signs in the stations are so small that old folkies like me have a hard time reading it at a distance.

Touching up?

A little touching up? Something to do while waiting for the skytrain to arrive. Must admit it is better than stand and read the billboards.

New train

Caught the new addition to the Expo and Millennium Lines again the other day. It is less crowded and had a bit more time to take a photo of the exterior.

New cart

Finally got to ride on one of the new carts. It offers less seats but more standing room and facilitates better passenger movements.

Sorry for the poor photos. Will update once I manage to take some better ones.

Fast food

Hope he lives close to the Skytrain station. Otherwise it could be cold and soggy.

Sperling - Burnaby Lake

Stained glass windows at the Sperling - Burnaby Lake Station

Central Valley Greenway

The Central Valley Greenway, a bicycle route linking Vancouver, Burnaby and New Westminister, officially opened yesterday. These are photos of and from the overhead bridge on Sperling and Winston.

Sunday schedule

We know that on Sundays and holidays public transit starts its day at 7 AM. The Millennium Line doesn't have any train leaving its VCC Clark terminal until the first west bound train from the Lougheed Mall Station arrives. Consequently there is no east bound train until 7:30 or so. In the meantime east bound trains depart from Lougheed Mall Station on a regular basis. Translink has these empty trains waiting on the track between Production University Station and Lougheed Mall Station. My question is why not have earlier departures from the stations between VCC Clark and Lougheed Mall?

In the dark

These two Skytrain trains stopped in between stations in the early morning. My guess is Translink has a train by each station at the start of the day.

Leggie or jean?

Now I know what they mean by second skin or the clothing was poured on.

Fare checks

Me think the best way to check fare is to install turnstiles. Then riders can prepare for it. The current random method is a true pain in the your know what because it seems these checkers only show up during off-peak hours and do their dirty deed when a train is waiting. I think they take delight in causing people to miss and wait.

New station

Very surprising how much the Lansdowne Skytrain station will intrude onto No 3 Rd. Guess Translink and the mall couldn't come to a satisfactory financial agreement. What a shame! Traffic on No 3 will not get any better.

Canbie & Broadway

Need to come back here in a few months' time to see the station when it is completed.