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Good Afternoon: Today on Tripper Tuesday, we head north of the border to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and Hamilton Street Railway Transit System. HSR has the distinction of being the only system in the United States and Canada to retain its name from its streetcar days and operate an all-bus system. My visit was during the extended Toronto stay in May 2010. Below are 20 photos from the four hours I was there. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride. The trip actually started in Burlington, which is served by HSR Route 11. Here is #0906 prior to departure in Downtown Burlington.  As you will see, HSR was then almost exclusively New Flyer. Pictured is #0711 on Route 4 in Downtown Hamilton.  HSR purchased two lots of New Flyer DE60LFRs for its 10-B service. The 10-B is an BRT-like express service that runs the entire length of their heaviest line, Route 1. 0612 is picking up passengers in this view, also in Downtown Hamilton. HSR also dabbed in CNG technology. Ther...

Good Evening and welcome aboard Metro Transit Archives After Dark: In Motion Tonight, I will showcase one of the most tricky actions of night photography: Motion shots. Mainly, the object of night photography is to get the bus or train and yourself as still as possible. Sometimes one or the other fails. When buses or trains move, it creates motion blurs and on occasion, the movement is small enough the photo remains mostly in tact. Below are 15 photos I've taken where motion helped (and a bit of post-production editing) made the photo just as good if it was remaining still. So sit back and enjoy the ride.                     Hope you enjoyed the ride. Next stop...Tripper Tuesday: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Good day, everyone and welcome aboard this latest installment of Throwback Thursday here at Metro Transit Archives. 2011 was a banner life in the history of Metro Transit Archives. Photographic equipment was updated and for the first time ever, a visit to Canada occurred. Here are 42 photos highlighting 2011 so sit back and enjoy the ride. Calgary, Alberta, Canada Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Toronto, Ontario, Canada Boston, Massachusetts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania West Falls Church, Virginia Baltimore, Maryland New York City, New York   Montreal, Quebec, Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Hull, Quebec, Canada Kipling Station Toronto, Ontario, Canada   Hamilton, Ontario, Canada York, Ontario, Canada Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Calgary Transit Light Rail  Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Vancouver, British C...