Rudolph the red-nosed bus: TransLink bus decked out with Christmas lights (PHOTOS)
Every year, TransLink partakes in the Christmas spirit by decorating two of its buses as Rudolph, the red-nose reindeer.
But this year, the public transit authority is going one big step further by covering the exterior of a 40-ft-long, two-door bus with bright and colourful Christmas lights.
The front of the bus has antlers, eyes, and a giant red nose that illuminates (adios, bike rack!).
It’s hard to miss from a distance away, especially at nighttime.
And if you manage to get onboard it, there are even some light decorations inside the bus.
According to TransLink, the so-called Reindeer Bus (Bus No. 9543) is operating on Vancouver-based routes throughout the holiday season. The bus does not run on any specific dedicated route; expect it to alternate on certain routes in the city.
Another bus operating in Port Coquitlam is also traveling around with the Christmas cheer, but it is a smaller community shuttle bus with only a red nose and antlers.
TransLink says the tradition of dressing up two buses for the Christmas season began more than 30 years ago.