Vancouver Skytrain in 1999 - from Vancouver to Surrey and return

Vancouver's Skytrain in August 1999. From Vancouver to Surrey and then returning from Surrey to Vancouver (part of the return is fast forwarded and stations missing).
This is my 8 mm tape I videotaped myself with my camcorder in August 1999. A few small sections were shot in September 1998.

[@yerusalemabreha4578]

Omg i wanna cry. So much has changed since!

[@ttonyat]

In my collections of tapes I've recently found an almost uncut view of the skytrain from Surrey to Vancouver. Maybe I'll upload this in the future.

[@MissxVenomxPoison]

ttonyat I'd love to see it

[@transitkidjasonproductions]

In 1999, bc transit became translink

[@BrendanSith1997]

That's what TransLink was born.

[@ehtransit1306]

what? the part before the tunnel to burrard from waterfront was partly open back then? I wasn't alive back in the 90s and didn't ride the skytrain until I was 3.

[@MissxVenomxPoison]

Evan Hancock I used to ride it in the 90s from Surrey Central to Columbia and vice versa as a kid, along with my brother and my father

[@mcp12300]

Same situation here, I only learned about that recently by chance looking at old photos. I think it's one of thoughs things so mundane most people don't think to talk about it; except for us nerds. :P

[@ninein]

Now the tunnel is closed.

[@transitkidjasonproductions]

0:32 poor camera

[@hilldoggydogg635]

1999 wasn't that long ago, your camera must of been ancient

[@gencreeper6476]

BC in the 90s man. You'd take whatever camera you could afford

[@BrendanSith1997]

Even the 80s but petty soon the TransLink logo will be repainted after the end of the BC one in the 2000 So it did.

[@ivancurtis]

5:45 is weird realizing in the distance now are countless apartment highrises in olympic village.

[@justinm.1]

@35:27, 38:08 so weird seeing the 1995 Mark 1 in the red & blue striped livery 😆

[@joeystoney3678]

Call me nostalgic, but I'd love to have translink re-introduce the old Karen Kelm recordings for Expo line.

[@Kira1106]

You know, the old SkyTrain voice of Karen Kelm (1985- Late 2001)

[@MissxVenomxPoison]

Did she quit or get fired?

[@defunct8009]

Laureen Regan replaced her when they were recording the announcements for the Millennium Line.

[@burtsangalang8945]

Her announcements had more enthusiasm!

[@BrendanSith1997]

That's was Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace was born and so does Toy Story 2 when I was so younger.

[@DangerWrap]

New Westminster station change a lot too.

[@ninein]

27:33 Millennium Line Branch about to be built.

[@_KRose]

Eatons at Metrotown. Oh my god I totally forgot about that place.

[@minnymm2719]

Brentwood as well lol

[@BrendanSith1997]

They changed it into Metropolis.

[@dapenguin2]

Wow, people sure talked a lot more back then... I was 2 months old when most of this was filmed and everyone on the Skytrain just quietly stares at their phones now.

[@MachinimaCommentary1]

and the fucking skytrain smells like weed now cause it's just been legalized right? man time flies i was still in china like 3 years old back in 99. :P

[@MachinimaCommentary1]

that was the year runescape came out i remember starting playing runescape in 2004 and i still play it to this day. rs3 over 07 imo.

[@MachinimaCommentary1]

i still take the skytrain like everyday @ commercial-broadway, they moved the elevator farther right cause i remember there's no elevator on the platform.

[@staskrakov2782]

Did you record the TV?

[@minnymm2719]

Currently living near surrey central stn... wow haha it's feels weird...

[@Thesmartestman1000]

RIP my ears

[@elev20]

Waterfront- 1914 Burrard- 11 December 1985 Granville- 11 December 1985 Stadium Chinatown- 11 December 1985 Main Street Science World- 11 December 1985 Commercial Broadway- 11 December 1985 Nanaimo- 11 December 1985 29th Avenue- 11 December 1985 Joyce-Collingwood- 11 December 1985 Patterson- 11 December 1985 Metrotown- 11 December 1985 Royal Oak- 11 December 1985 Edmonds- 11 December 1985 22nd Street- 11 December 1985 New Westminster- 11 December 1985 Columbia- 14 February 1989 27:33 and 40:30 Millennium Line (under construction between skybridge , Scott Road and Columbia) Skybridge- 16 March 1990 Scott Road- 16 March 1990 Gateway- 28 March 1994 Surrey Central- 28 March 1994 King George- 28 March 1994 Waterfront switch 0:00 and 57:25 King George switch: 36:10 and 37:14 36:33 Buffer stop at King George Skytrain Station 57:40 Two buffer stop at Waterfront Skytrain Station

[@BrendanSith1997]

Soon they were going to be more skytrain station at Langley.

[@LESTERNIDOY]

I like the next station announcement from today better

[@spacemanspiff33]

Yeah but she sounds weird sometimes....i.e. coming into Bridgeport from Marine Dr....listen next time, I guarantee it makes you go ...wtf?

[@BrendanSith1997]

This is the last time you interfere with me.

[@BrendanSith1997]

We Gotta Stop Him NOW!

[@micahleicht6975]

20222023

[@nickyanderson1060]

49:26 d60lf 99 bline bus.

[@rosecherono9075]

1998 d60lf= real bus 2019 xde60= slow moving trash bus