Here are my photos of one of TransLink's current fleet of Hi-rail maintenance crew cars, which I spotted when it just happened to be parallel parked at the maintenance facility in Burnaby.
Its appearance is like a lifted kei-truck because the center has to stay above the Skytrain's unique LIM (linear induction motor) rail.
#trains #transit #Vancouver
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Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy.
Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone!
My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy. Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone! My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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@allen@rail.chat
Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy. Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone! My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy. Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone! My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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@allen@rail.chat
Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy. Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone! My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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Here's why I think Parliament chose to fund the NDP despite no official status...
I think it's because the Conservatives and BQ know that a two party-system would become a 1.75-party one in reality, giving the Liberals lasting power at their own expense. The Terrebonne and other byelections make that quite clear. We need a space for Canada's left flank. And an end to FPTP.
#cdnpoli #NDP #BlocQuebecois #Canada #Liberal @canadapolitics
I think it's because the Conservatives and BQ know that a two party-system would become a 1.75-party one in reality, giving the Liberals lasting power at their own expense. The Terrebonne and other byelections make that quite clear. We need a space for Canada's left flank. And an end to FPTP.
#cdnpoli #NDP #BlocQuebecois #Canada #Liberal @canadapolitics
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Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy. Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone! My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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@allen@rail.chat
Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy. Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone! My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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@TechConnectify
If you love subtle audio cues, Japanese train stations are going to blow your mind.
Someone made a 20-minute audio compilation of assistive cue recordings, and 3/4 of them are various bird sounds to signal the way out from a train platform.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGDLy29quy0
Another one I know of is in the JR East area: the (perceived) gender of the speaker denotes whether a recorded announcement is for the even number platform or odd.
#trains #accessibility #blind #transit #railway
If you love subtle audio cues, Japanese train stations are going to blow your mind.
Someone made a 20-minute audio compilation of assistive cue recordings, and 3/4 of them are various bird sounds to signal the way out from a train platform.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGDLy29quy0
Another one I know of is in the JR East area: the (perceived) gender of the speaker denotes whether a recorded announcement is for the even number platform or odd.
#trains #accessibility #blind #transit #railway
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Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy. Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone! My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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allen
@allen@rail.chat
Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy. Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone! My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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Apr 13, 2026
The maintenance-of-way equipment of the Canada Line was parked at Waterfront station last month. Here are some of my pictures of it. I have no clue what the model of shunting engine this could be.
#trains #Vancouver #Canada #transit #Maintenance
#trains #Vancouver #Canada #transit #Maintenance
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Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy. Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone! My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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@allen@rail.chat
Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy. Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone! My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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Apr 13, 2026
@reece
I imagine a livestream where you elaborate on what you already wrote in NextMetro or 5P, then take questions, will scratch that itch for both you and your followers as you did last year. Only if you want to, and you don't even need to set a fixed recurring schedule. Alternatively you could continue with the cameos, co-star, get interviewed by CityNews, write more Star op-eds or something like that if you're trying to find more places to get your opinions and ideas out there.
I imagine a livestream where you elaborate on what you already wrote in NextMetro or 5P, then take questions, will scratch that itch for both you and your followers as you did last year. Only if you want to, and you don't even need to set a fixed recurring schedule. Alternatively you could continue with the cameos, co-star, get interviewed by CityNews, write more Star op-eds or something like that if you're trying to find more places to get your opinions and ideas out there.
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@allen@rail.chat
Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy. Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone! My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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allen
@allen@rail.chat
Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy. Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone! My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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Apr 03, 2026
@bash2 Sounds like fun, enjoy! Portugal is part of my plans too!
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@allen@rail.chat
Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy. Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone! My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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allen
@allen@rail.chat
Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy. Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone! My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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@allen@rail.chat
Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy. Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone! My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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allen
@allen@rail.chat
Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy. Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone! My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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@mergesort
The Transit app has saved me from imagining phantom buses around the corner to my bus stop, or needing to constantly crane my neck out into the road!
The Transit app has saved me from imagining phantom buses around the corner to my bus stop, or needing to constantly crane my neck out into the road!
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@allen@rail.chat
Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy. Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone! My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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allen
@allen@rail.chat
Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy. Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone! My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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@lewd I've heard a lot of stuff, both good and bad out of China and their railways. Though a common refrain is that the highspeed stock is not too comfortable, I'll reserve my judgement on the ride and service quality until I try them out myself, probably in a couple years.
On the North America side of things, sometimes it's a case of "buy replacement infrastructure from China or wait several more years for your domestic or closer suppliers to clear their backlog, with prices likely to rise".
On the North America side of things, sometimes it's a case of "buy replacement infrastructure from China or wait several more years for your domestic or closer suppliers to clear their backlog, with prices likely to rise".
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Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy. Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone! My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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@allen@rail.chat
Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy. Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone! My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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@lewd
British Columbia's Chinese electric ferry order is a case in point. https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/06/10/bc-ferries-picks-chinese-shipyard-to-build-four-new-major-vessels/
British Columbia's Chinese electric ferry order is a case in point. https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/06/10/bc-ferries-picks-chinese-shipyard-to-build-four-new-major-vessels/
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@allen@rail.chat
Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy. Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone! My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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allen
@allen@rail.chat
Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy. Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone! My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
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Mar 13, 2026
@lewd
Sounds like a dream trip of a lifetime! Enjoy the ride!
Sounds like a dream trip of a lifetime! Enjoy the ride!
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