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Metro Makeover: Montreal's Subway System

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Craig Townsend
12 September 2005 - 10:00am

As Montreal's Metro pushes 40 years of age, a series of articles document the past and future changes.

"Most Montrealers will never catch a glimpse of a dramatic transformation taking place in the city's metro system...When Montreal's rubber-tire metro made its debut in 1966, it was fast, quiet - and a sophisticated addition to a city on the cusp of staging the world's fair...Coming to a metro station near you: metro cars with fewer seats, a more spacious look, and multi-pronged poles to spare you from those awkward moments of inadvertently touching hands with strangers."

Full Story: Metro Makeover
Source: The Montreal Gazette, September 11, 2005
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