Fleet of Railcars
Make/Model | Description | Fleet size | Year built | Year retired | Notes |
built in New Westminster, British Columbia | Interurban car | 3 - only 1207 remains | 1905 | 1958 | ex-British Columbia Electric Railway |
St. Louis Car Company | Tram | 1 - 1231 | 1912 | 1959 | ex-British Columbia Electric Railway |
The fleet also includes an ex-Brussels La Brugeoise et Nivelles SA. PCC streetcar, painted red and cream.
The line's operator, the Transit Museum Society, also owns a large fleet of vintage buses and trolley coaches.
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