The Incident At 152nd Street in Surrey

A week or so ago I was traveling on 152nd Street in Surrey, when I encountered a traffic light turning to amber then to red. I promptly stopped of course, but not the car in the right lane, which continued on at speed through the intersection and causing a collision. The accident looked somewhat nasty […]

A Tale of Two Letters

The SkyTrain lobby has entered the Surrey political arena with the all so predictable misinformation that is so common with the "metro lobby". Sadly much of their anti-LRT rhetoric is thirty years out of date.   Light rail system may be the wrong choice Published: October 31, 2011 1:00 PM I have a few important points […]

The SkyTrain/LRT debate – 20 Years Too Late!

On Sunday, November 13, will be a civic election debate in the Fleetwood Library in Surrey (BC) on the topic SkyTrain versus LRT, the sad fact is, the SkyTrain versus LRT debate has been dealt with over twenty years ago and light rail won! That local political wannabees are still trying to turn SkyTrain lead into […]

The Selling of the Evergreen Line

From the Bill good Show on CKNW radio…….. 9:00 -9:30 EVERGREEN LINE OPENS UP A WORLD OF BUSINESS POSSIBILITIES Transportation minister Blair Lekstrom recently announced that construction for the Evergreen Line is expected to start at the end of next summer. And there is a lot of planning that will go on between now and […]

STOP PRESS! A SNEAK PREVIEW OF TRANSlINK’S LIGHT RAIL PLANS FOR SURREY AND BROADWAY

TransLink has announced its vision for light rail in Surrey and along the Broadway Corridor. After months of searching. TransLink officials have jumped on board "green transit" with their Eco-friendly LRV and released  a picture of a Dutch "green" tram. "Now we have carbon neutral transit for the 21st century"; stated by a TransLink spokesperson at a […]

The Novice’s Guide to “Rail” Transit Or…………

…………..cutting through the BS about light rail, SkyTrain and BRT. The following is a guide plus definitions about “rail” transit for the November civic elections. ALM: Automatic Light metro, the fourthAi??marketing name given for the SkyTrain family of light-metros, when Lavalin briefly ownedAi??SkyTrain before gong bankrupt. ALRT (1): Advanced Light Rail Transit, the secondAi??marketing name […]

Those living in glass houses………….

On another blog, the author was ranting on and on about the various accidents that befell light rail operations around the world, while at the same time pretending that SkyTrain was accident free. Yes accidents to happen on light rail/streetcar systems, but they also happen on SkyTrain. The SkyTrain lobby should do well remembering the […]

Velo Rail – Touring France by bicycle on rail!

A new way to use old railway lines in FranceAi??- Velo Rail. I wonder if RftV could get one in operation, from Chilliwack to Yarrow, on the days the freight train doesn’t operate. For more information on a Velo Rail holiday, please visit…….. http://www.veloraildularzac.com/UK/Velorail_du_larzac_accueil.awp

Adios the Detroit “Mugger mover”?

It seems while the locals try to reinvent the SkyTrain light-metroAi??in Vancouver,Ai??the Detroit ICTS system is close to shutting its doors. If the Detroit “Mugger Mover” and the Toronto Scarborough go into the history books, it will mean the end of the firstAi??generation of the SkyTrain ICTS/ALRT light metro system,Ai??leaving only five SkyTrain type systems […]

Do you want to sit down on the Overground during rush hour or Rules for snagging a seat on SkyTrain.

It's Friday and it is a Pro-D Day (means the kids are home from school, while the teachers sup coffee and tell stories how horrible the children are)!   From brelson.com Do you want to sit down on the Overground during rush hour? Then prepare for war! A few days ago, on an Overground train […]