Vancouver Evergreen Line

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Here's a Bombardier pic of the end face:

Our team in Kingston bids farewell to the first #INNOVIA Metro 300 car bound for @TransLink SkyTrain #SpottheMarkIII
https://twitter.com/BombardierRail

 

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Lincoln Station from the Evergreen Facebook page:

Posted at SSP by SpongeG:

From facebook today - lincoln station in coquitlam

www.facebook.com/evergreenline

 

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From SSP:

There is a map here with the location of the TBM on the 21st:
http://www.evergreenline.gov.bc.ca/tunnel.htm
Not much more to go!

MKIII cars have arrived at the OMC:

Some from IG:

https://instagram.com/p/9LI5L3rgaa/ (not my photo)
Https://instagram.com/p/9L2T40kF2g/ (my photo)

As of 7:20pm the set has moved inside for installation of the bending section.

https://instagram.com/mimischap/

Looking at this old Bombardier MKII diagram (downloaded a while back from the Bombardier website)
you can tell which end of the "C" car would have had the cab (the end with the bigger window).

 

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From SSP:

Evergreen Line by Grant Mattice, on Flickr Taken on October 23, 2015


Lafarge/Douglas Station by Grant Mattice, on Flickr Taken on October 23, 2015


Lincoln Station by Grant Mattice, on Flickr Taken on October 23, 2015

 

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From SSP:

Here's a compile of my own shots passing OMC2 earlier today:

On an unrelated note, this hasn't been posted anywhere but before it got here, someone spotted the Mark III en-route on the Coquihalla just outside of Kamloops.... xD

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/3q26gj/to_the_guy_who_saw_the_skytrain_in_torontoits_in/

 

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Video approaching Lougheed Station showing new side platform:

Video from a few days ago approaching Lougheed showing the eyes on the LED sign, and the 3rd attempted placement of the LHZ-OB wayside signage along the curve.

 

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The TBM is making good progress - only 160m to go:

Location as of Nov 19:
http://www.evergreenline.gov.bc.ca/documents/InformationSheets/151119_TunnelBoringMachine-Map.pdf

About 160m to go

 

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The TBM "Alice" (with a 10 metre diameter for one tunnel housing both guideways) has broken through at the south end of the tunnel - and the opening date for the line has been set back farther - to "Early 2017" (originally Summer 2016, then Fall 2016, now Early 2017).

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/11/evergreen-line-tunnel-boring-complete-skytrain/

Official press release here:

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2015TRAN0165-001980

http://globalnews.ca/news/2365799/evergreen-line-opening-delayed-again-pushed-back-to-early-2017/

 

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From the Buzzer Blog:

http://buzzer.translink.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/070.jpg

http://buzzer.translink.ca/2015/11/evergreen-project-tunnel-boring-is-complete/


New pics at the Evergreen Line Flickr page:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/tranbc/sets/72157632226282626/

New info sheets for each station (nothing new?):

http://www.evergreenline.gov.bc.ca/infosheets.htm

 

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Pics around Lougheed Station by yellow Fever posted yesterday:

Lougheed section

IMG_8189 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_8188 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_8184 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_8183 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_8181 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_8180 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_8178 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_8177 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_8176 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

 

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A bunch of photos of the line and stations posted by Kenneth Chan of Vancity Buzz - here:
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/12/skytrain-evergreen-line-photos/

 

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Pics of Lafarge Lake Douglas Station by Yellow Fever posted Dec 12th:

The last station of the Evergreen line..

IMG_9517 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_9516 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_9513 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_9510 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_8254 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_9511 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_9514 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_9518 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_9519 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_9522 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

 

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Sneak peek at the new Mark III trains (4-car fully articulated)
from Koncept61 on r/Vancouver

http://imgur.com/a/uVS9g

From SSP - Evergreen Line storage yard:

Not sure if someone took a similar pic before I did, but here's an update on the vehicle maintenance facility at Falcon Drive:

(Pic taken by me this past weekend)

 

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Pics from SSP:

Took a walk near Moody Centre and Coquitlam Central last Sunday. All images were taken by me.

Moody Centre

Station entrance

Above EB track

Stair and escalator access to WCE platform. Elevator and emergency exit is on the other side.

Building west of Moody Centre, with two antenna(?) on top. Not sure what it does?

Looking eastward at switch 211, 212, 213. The building is at the back.

Looking westward at the same location. This is an emergency exit for WCE platform

Construction cam view of switch 208, 209, 210, with the emergency walkway on the far side.

Coquitlam Central

Switch 220, 221, 222 west of the station.

"CTB STOP" - never seen this sign anywhere else in the system, what does that mean?

Spur heading toward Poco. The LIM rail ends below where I was standing while taking this photo on the EB track. I guess that is as far as the train will go. I wonder if they are going to leave the end of guideway open like that...

Above Coquitlam Central station...Someone took a photo at this location a while ago I think.

Reuse a diagram I made years ago and put in the switch numbers:

Doesn't seems to be anything missing... It fit perfectly!

Note: I didn't actually see the sign for switch 221 - only the 220 and 222, so I assumed the one in the middle must be 221

 

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New video showing how rail is installed: