Ontario Transit Funding Forum
The Ontario government, working in partnership with its federal and municipal partners, has made historic transit investments to ensure economic, environmental and social benefits for the public and business. However, a perfect storm has been brewing: customer demands for affordable fares and reliable service are at an all-time high while
Upcoming Presentation: The Trolley Coach in Canada
Join us for our next presentation on June 20, 2025 at 7:30PM Eastern! The June 2025 Electric Railroaders Association presentation by Charles Bogart and Angus McIntyre will examine the history of trolley coaches in Canada from a geographical perspective, starting from east to west. Maps will locate each city’s location
CUTA 2025 Vancouver Spring Summit & AGM
We’d like to extend a big thank you to everyone who visited our booth at the CUTA 2025 Vancouver Spring Summit & Annual General Meeting. It was a pleasure to connect with attendees from across the country and share highlights from British Columbia’s rich transportation history. Pictured: current Transit Museum
Vancouver bus transfers collection brings back nostalgic memories
In this NEWS 1130 video story, Rob Chew from British Columbia’s Transit Museum Society, one of our partner organizations, provides expert tips to Dennis Pilon, the owner of an impressive transfer collection dating back to the 1970s. TMS and some buses from their vintage fleet are also featured in this news clip. The
Windsor Streetcar #351 Restoration
Back in December of 2019 old Windsor streetcar #351 was restored to its former glory. Around $750,000 was spent on rebuilding the exterior and interior of the old streetcar to its 1926 look. Cars #351-354 were purchased by the Sandwich, Windsor, and Amherstburg Railway in 1926 from the Public Service of
BC Hydro Transit Bus No. 4612
The Transit Museum Society of British Columbia recently conducted a successful tour of suburban Metro Vancouver with vintage BC Hydro Transit Bus No. 4612, a 1964 General Motors TDH-4519 “fishbowl” model. Even though GM vehicles were heavily featured in BC Electric’s Victoria fleet, the Vancouver division mostly standardized on Twin Coach and Canadian Car
BC Electric streetcar #153 in North Vancouver Parade
Historic BC Electric streetcar #153 from 1908 came out of hiding recently and was in North Vancouver’s Canada Day parade. Click on the photos below to zoom in! It spent most of its career in North Vancouver until it was retired from service almost 40 years later in 1946.
Photos from the 70th Anniversary of Trolleybuses
On August 16, 2018, Translink celebrated the 70th year of operation in Vancouver. And for this occassion our affiliates at the Transit Museum Society, were able to supply a 1954 Canadian Car Brill T-44 trolleybus. We had members attended this event, and have graciously provided us with some photos to
Manitoba Transit Heritage Association’s Newest Addition
1954 General Motors “Old Look” bus # 188 in its new colours and livery. Having been manufactured in Detroit and then delivered to Los Angeles. Then worked its way from Los Angeles up to Sacramento, then onto Victoria, BC and into Regina, Saskatchewan. Finally, it found a new home
STM MR-63 81-502’s New Home at Exporail
We at the Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation, alongside with our partners at the Canadian Railroad Historical Association, are proud to announce a new addition to the collection at Exporail: a 1966 Societe Transport de Montreal Canadian Vickers MR-63 car! More specifically 81-502. These cars were retired from the STM fleet
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