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Observation Car No. 124, 1950

City of Vancouver Archives, Trans P122. 1950 Observation Car No. 124 When observation car No. 124 made its final run, hundreds of people lined the route to wave farewell to the Vancouver institution.

 City of Vancouver Archives, Trans P122.City of Vancouver Archives, Trans P122.

1950

Observation Car No. 124

When observation car No. 124 made its final run, hundreds of people lined the route to wave farewell to the Vancouver institution. Known as the “rubberneck wagons,” the two open-air cars were in service for 41 years. They used to stop at street corners, where gangs of children would sing and dance for the sightseers in return for a shower of coins. But the real attraction was Teddy Lyons and his fellow conductor Dick Gardiner, who kept his riders amused with a string of magic tricks.

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