More of Vancouver's Old Flyer Trolleybuses in Action

Training Wheels: It was incongruous to spot a training run so late in the E901 era.  It was March 6, 2008 -- only a month before Farewell Runs and retirement.

Outcome of Race Not Moot: Articulated R8067 should defeat Flyer 2867 every time, including uphill.  The diesels have enough pickup to throw a careless standee onto his backside, as I can attest personally.

Going to Gastown: We see 2870 turning off Seymour onto Cordova with a New Flyer behind her.

This just happens: I nicknamed 2946 "Cab In Front" after this shot.  RR enthusiasts will recognize the joke.

The Broad Side of an E901: 2870 was caught across from the Steamworks brewery on Cordova Street in Gastown.  From this angle, the E901 looks long and blocky.  Quite shapeless really.

A Vancouver Blizzard: The 2743 about to cross the CP's Arbutus Line tracks on a raw December morning in 2007.  The E901's systems were gradually made weathertight and finally outgrew an unfortunate penchant for quitting on snowy days. A larger version of this photo is here.

Farewell to E901 Night: I waited hours to make this shot of the "Farewell" convoy turning off Granville Bridge.  It was April 26, 2008, and this was the first of the two Farewell runs;  the other was on the 27th, the following Sunday afternoon.  The unit illustrated, 2805 in BC Transit paint, accompanied the blue-and-gold 2704 on both Farewell runs, while little 2040 came out only on the Sunday.  My main memory of the night was seeing a TB on Broadway split the Granville left-turn switch, and pull current from diverging wires until the poles came off at 30 MPH.  That hadda hurt.

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