Books on public transit

mr.x · #1 Posted **Nov 26, 2009, 4:33 AM**

I've been trying to find a good scholarly source on the old regional interurban for the past few days without any success. I was wondering if anyone had any sources? Thx.

Robynobotica · #2 Posted **Nov 26, 2009, 5:01 AM**

Have you searched the UBC Library?

http://webcat2.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=interurban&SL=Submit|13&Search_Code=GKEY^*&DB=local&CNT=20&HIST=1

That's a goldmine if there ever was one.

BC Studies is a particularly useful scholarly source, if you're seeking journals on anything BC-related:

http://www.bcstudies.com

But I'd just drop by the UBC Library (the 2nd floor of Koerner's... one level below ground, has a lot of related scholarly journals, such as BC Studies and other related gems). Or seek somebody from within the UBC Geography and History departments.

mattropolis · #3 Posted **Nov 26, 2009, 7:32 AM**

http://openlibrary.org/a/OL1057542A/Henry_Ewert

The story of the B.C. Electric Railway Company by Henry Ewert
Whitecap Books, 1986

This is the one you want.

metroXpress · #4 Posted **Nov 27, 2009, 11:58 PM**

Some good ones in VPL Central Branch:

http://ipac2.vpl.ca/ipac20/ipac.jsp?...urce=~!horizon

mr.x · #5 Posted **Nov 28, 2009, 12:06 AM**

lol, i've looked at 3 libraries...ubc, vpl, and burnaby. I actually already have that bc electric railway book signed out, it's helpful but it wasn't exactly what i was looking for.

thanks everyone!

DKaz · #6 Posted **Jan 22, 2010, 12:04 AM**

New Westminster Public Library had a lot of transit related stuff... when I was in elementary school and completely fascinated by transit I would stay in the library for hours and study all these. They had rapid transit reports from the 70s, which is where I learned that the Canada Line was almost 40 years in the making.

cabotp · #7 Posted **Jan 22, 2010, 10:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by DKaz

New Westminster Public Library had a lot of transit related stuff... when I was in elementary school and completely fascinated by transit I would stay in the library for hours and study all these. They had rapid transit reports from the 70s, which is where I learned that the Canada Line was almost 40 years in the making.

I think I remember reading some similar reports on the RAV Line from the 70's as well. And all of the debate of using Arbutus, Cambie, Granville. This was at the main VPL branch.