Completion

As the Canada Line is now open, and as construction has completed, this blog has also run its natural course. The photography presented in this blog (780 posts containing 22,000 photos) will be kept online as a historical archive of the construction of the Canada Line.

Below are some starting points for your exploration through the construction of the line:

Early 2006: The pilings for the Middle Arm Bridge are started on Sea Island



Mid 2006: The dedication ceremony for Sweet Leilani, the Tunnel Boring Machine used to tunnel under False Creek and Downtown Vancouver



Early 2007: Snow falls as the Launching Truss nears YVR Station



Mid 2007: A KLM jet passes over as the Launching Truss walks across the South Arm Bridge



Mid 2007: A double rainbow over the Canada Line's Operations and Maintenance Centre



Late 2007: The Canada Line trains are unveiled in the Great Hall of the Operations and Maintenance Centre



Early 2008: The rail tunnel curves under False Creek



Late 2008: Nine two-car train sets sit at the Operations and Maintenance Centre



Early 2009: A rare four-car train at Richmond-Brighouse Station



Mid 2009: The North Arm Bridge from the air



Late 2009: The Canada Line opens