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| Author: | robertmacdowell [ Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Vancouver's historic line |
http://www.straight.com/article-282071/ ... rban-trams It looks like they've had some adventures over the years. They originally set up on an old freight branch on the south side of False Creek between Granville bridge and Science World. However their east end was cut back for much of several summers, to set up for the Vancouver Grand Prix. Then they permanently lost their east end east of Cambie St. because the area was redeveloped for the Olympic Village. On the upside, their Cambie Street stop is right above the Olympic Village station on the light rail Canada line, and their line was overhauled to provide modern LRV service between there and their west end. Interestingly, on their west end, their right-of-way is interrupted by a solitary building: a Starbucks. If it weren't, their line would connect to a 6-mile north-south line that connects Granville Island to a neighborhood called Marpole. That track is unused. The line went across the bridge to Lulu Island, coming near the transfer station at the fork of the Canada line. Seems like quite an interesting opportunity for railway preservation. |
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