Transportation
In Richmond’s Steveston neighbourhood, this site preserves the history of the interurban streetcars that once linked Vancouver with Lulu Island communities. Service to Steveston began after a 1902 light-rail route was created, then expanded under the B.C. Electric Railway, which launched passenger service in 1905 and ran it until 1958. Its centerpiece is tram car 1220, built in 1912, acquired in 1913, and operated for 45 years before retirement. As one of only seven surviving cars from its class, it is a rare remnant of the region’s early electric transit and a tangible link to Steveston’s fishing and canning past.
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