Transit in British Columbia - The First Hundred Years

Description: Transit in British Columbia – The First Hundred Years is about streetcars in Victoria and the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. The arrival of electric streetcars to the provincial capital Victoria, was announced by the Victoria Colonist on February 22, 1890. It was the proud beginning of 100 years of public transit west of the Rockies. Transit in British Columbia – The First hundred Years is an illustrated history of transit in the province and was published to mark its centennial. The book describes the transit vehicles and pays tribute to the people who operated them. It traces the evolution of transit from the pioneer companies which laid the first streetcar tracks, to the BC Electric Company. BC Electric Company owned the system for many years and then it became Metro Transit Operating Company and finally BC Transit. The book tells the colorful story of the first hundred years in words and pictures. Here are some facts: . Did you know that the first true interurban train in North America ran in British Columbia? . Did you know that Vancouver had the second largest fleet of trolley coaches on the continent? . Did you know that SeaBus was the first sea-going transit service of its type in the world? All these accomplishments, and many more are celebrated and explained in Transit in British Columbia. Through the book you can climb on board and take a fascinating excursion into the past. You will learn how the clanking trams of pioneer days have evolved into the ultramodern raid transit vehicles of today. Transit in British Columbia – The First Hundred Years is illustrated with hundreds of photographs in black and white and in color. Many of these photographs have never appeared in print. The book includes detailed maps that show the routes of the streetcars in Victoria and the Lower Mainland. This book was written to appeal to anyone who recalls riding the old electric streetcars, or who has a general interest in the history of British Columbia. And historians, rail enthusiasts and the public alike will also delight in the pictures and information in this book.

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Location: Glencoe, Illinois

End Time: 2025-01-22T23:06:02.000Z

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