the British Columbia Electric Railway ran electric trains until the '40s when tire rubber made buses so attractive that they swapped reliable climate-conscious trains for buses fighting the light and traffic and smelling the place up.
The trains were mixed-use on the same train, with light freight in the back. They ran from the north shore to Chilliwack, pretty much. We’ve yet to replicate that.
the British Columbia Electric Railway ran electric trains until the '40s when tire rubber made buses so attractive that they swapped reliable climate-conscious trains for buses fighting the light and traffic and smelling the place up.
The trains were mixed-use on the same train, with light freight in the back. They ran from the north shore to Chilliwack, pretty much. We’ve yet to replicate that.