Metro Makeover: Montreal's Subway System

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

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September 12, 2005, 10:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"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."

Thanks to Craig Townsend

FULL STORY: Metro Makeover

Sunday, September 11, 2005 in The Montreal Gazette

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