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.
TransLink’s 2017 Christmas bus. (TransLink)
TransLink’s 2017 Christmas bus. (TransLink)
TransLink’s 2017 Christmas bus. (TransLink)
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