Edmonton LRT 40th Anniversary

Last Sunday was the 40th anniversary for the Edmonton LRT. April 22nd 1978 was the opening of North America’s first modern LRT line, now part of the Capital Line in Edmonton, running 6.9 km from Central station in downtown to Belvedere in the northeast. This included a short tunnel section

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TTC Exhibit at the CNE – 1978

In 1978 the Canadian National Exhibition, also known as the Ex, turned 100 years old! That same year the Toronto Transit Commission had also released its new streetcar, the Canadian Light Rail Vehicle. GO Transit was also unveiling its new bi-level train coaches to replace the older single-deck cars. To celebrate these new

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