The ghost buses of Sandon, B.C. A piece of the history of urban transit, hidden away in the Kootenay mountains. — via drivingdotca vintagevehicle autonews localnews
An hour and a half from Nelson, B.C., in the heart of the Kootenay mountains, I climb the creaking steps, walk to the back, and take a seat on a green vinyl bench. This machine has long ceased its motion; it is weatherbeaten and immobile, a shipwreck on wheels. But you can still sense it. That long ago gentle rocking motion as the bus pulled away from the stop. The hiss of tires on rain-slicked streets and neon signs flashing past.
A massive steam locomotive doesn’t look out of place in this old-timey frontier down, but a bunch of postwar buses do. They cluster together like pupating caterpillars, all flaking paint and slightly battered bodywork. And yet, they are also all shockingly complete. The names on the destination indicator are familiar to any Vancouver resident: the 16 Renfrew bus, the number 20 running along Arbutus.
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