Aug 22, 1964: The Southern California Rapid Transit District (aka the RTD) was established. @lametrolibrary.bsky.social: metroprimaryresources.info/this-date-in... #transithistory

Still have a few of our old RTD #maps, including this colorful 1979 map:

PCC #4561 at Bathurst Station. Hope you enjoyed the PCC posting for most of this week, should we do CLRV posting for all of next week?

📷 Richard Glaze
⌚ August 29, 1980

#TTC #TransitToronto #TTCStreetcar #TorontoPCC #OldToronto #TorontoHistory #TransitHistory #PCCStreetcar #Bathurst

Canada
Small card big city story 🚇
Montréal’s L’occasionnelle transit card was made for occasional riders, visitors & quick trips across the city’s connected transport network. Simple and smart
#Montreal #Canada #TransitHistory #STM #ARTM #Collectibles #TransportCard #UrbanHistory #VintageFinds

Trolley Bus at Ossington and Dundas.

📸 William J. Madden
⏰ September 2, 1983

#TTC #TakeTheTTC #TrolleyBus #PublicTransit #Toronto #OldTTC #TorontoHistory #TorontoLife #OldTransit #TransitHistory

🚇 Classic CTA Rollsign Tees drop 🚇

All 8 lines (yes, both Green branches too 😉😊) with their final rollsigns before LEDs.

👕 5 shirt colors each line.

Which line’s yours, Chicago?

#Chicago #CTA #LTrain #TransitHistory #GraphicTees

With congestion pricing now in effect in lower Manhattan, it's worth remembering another proposal to relieve congestion in New York City: Alfred Beach's pneumatic-tube subway.

#newyork #transportation #subways #gildedage #ushistory #newyorkers #NYCHistory #TransitHistory #VintageTech

TTC GM "New Look" bus #7733 heads southbound on Vaughan passing Maplewood in 90 VAUGHAN service.

⏰ June 1972
📸 Richard Glaze

#TTC #TransitToronto #TTCBus #Bus #PublicTransit #TransitHistory #TakeTheTTC #OldTTC

NYC’s 1977 blackout changed transit forever. Today, CLRTHRU uses real-time data to keep you moving. Join the beta, link in bio! #SmartCity #UrbanMobility #TransitHistory

There's something so timeless about the TTC crest on these vintage train cars. A nice reminder of how far the city's transit has come. #TTC #Toronto #VintageTransit #TransitHistory

From Queensboro Plaza to Court Square, the 7 train links daily lives across LIC. Which station holds your strongest neighborhood memory? #DutchKills #LIC #LongIslandCity #Queens #NYC #TransitHistory

Untapped Cities explores a vintage sign at the closed City Hall subway station.
#NYCSubway #CityHallStation #NYCHistory #VintageSigns #AbandonedNYC #TransitHistory

A short history of waiting for the #MBTA #RedLine in more than one way ...

Be sure to check out all of our #publictransit coverage at horizonmass.news and at BINJ partner outlets ... #BostonTransit #MassachusettsTransit #TransitHistory #TransitAwareness #CommuterLife

A short history of waiting for the #MBTA #RedLine in more than one way ...

Be sure to check out all of our #publictransit coverage at horizonmass.news and at BINJ partner outlets ... #BostonTransit #MassachusettsTransit #TransitHistory #TransitAwareness #CommuterLife