Here's what's HIDDEN BELOW the SkyTrain! 

Has anyone messaged @GeoffMarshall yet? 😜

That was a fun tour with a few surprises. Vancouver is small enough to run into your sister by chance but big enough to have castles you never knew about before.

BC Pen a building that was once part of the British Columbia Penitentiary, which operated in New West for 102 years and was the first federal penitentiary west of Manitoba. It opened in 1878 and was decommissioned in 1980, it was infamous for several riots and hostage takings, most of which occurred in the 1970s.

Love the skytrain content! You always make public transit look awesome!

Michael is such a positive force in Vancouver. Keep up the good work!

I love that you randomly ran into your sister & had her join your adventure! :D

That seemed really fun. You and Jess always seem to really relish finding new hidden gems right in your own backyard.

There is something so absolutely wholesome about your channel. Makes me preps to be a fellow Canadian and fellow BCite. Loved your interaction at the food truck. Such awesome people.

Whenever I get slightly bored or tired of living in Raincouver, I just watch one of your videos and get excited about the city again

6:10 BC Penitentiary aka BC Pen. it closed May 10th 1980 ( 41 years ago tomorrow). My uncle spent time in there, and I have been to the graveyard (which is still in the area, although difficult to get permission to get into it now. The old main building (the part for sale), like most of the area, is HEAVILY HAUNTED, and has been for sale for decades.

Hi! We are soon to move to Vancouver and I have to be honest, I am scared about the prospect BUT watching your videos is sooo soothing and nice! It takes the fear away (most of it). This video is up there, one of my favourites!

That “Castle” is part of old BC penitentiary. They Knock down the old walls in the early 80s. There was a decent restaurant in there a few years ago.

My favorite part was running into your sister and the two of you sharing the day! More of that!!! ❤️

The City of Vancouver needs to pay this man. I know my post COVID vacation spots , thanks Mike!!

Great coverage of the Expo Line and what is under it, Mike. Many familiar locations came up in this clip and it was great to see Jess join you part of the way. During my first visit to Vancouver many years ago, I stayed in Downtown but commuted along the Expo line to hook up with a friend who lived in a condo on Carnarvon in New Westminster near the Columbia station, later saving on accommodation by being invited to stay there. Bucky the beaver hospitality! Got to visit the Edmonds Maintenance and Train Control Centre while I was there too. In recent years, we in Melbourne have acquired our own version of Skyrail by removing all the level crossings (grade crossings between rail and road) from Caulfield to Dandenong, raising the tracks in the air as appropriate and creating a linear park underneath, including a shared cycling/pedestrian path that links up with several other shared paths. Look forward to showing you when you get downunder (once our Government opens the borders, that is). Hopefully, I'll still be fit enough to cycle with you then. Add that to the list of things to do in Melbourne that I suggested many months ago. Looking forward to see what surprises you have for us in coming weeks.

Thanks again for your amazing content. I appreciate how authentic you are as well as all of the cool explorations you have achieved in Vancouver. Keep doing what you are doing because I don't want you to fall down the clickbait route that I've seen many other RU-vidrs take. Thank you so much for all of your hard work and dedication. Your channel is an asset to anyone that lives in the lower mainland or anyone else that's interested in learning more about the Vancouver region or several other places in BC. You are very respectable and I can't wait to see your upcoming videos.

Great tour! Really enjoy the endless variety of each posting! Thank you!

definitely going to pick up a crispy chicken sandwich from dos amigos!

I take the skytrain every day and I didn't even know there were so many wonderful places along the train line

I'm glad I subscribed! I love your positive energy and love all your videos ! Very enjoyable and makes one feel like they are on the trip.

Great video ! I missed watching last weekend. That food looks delicious. And the skytrain route looks quite interesting.

Thanks for a great zoom around the city, Michael! I found out the other day that my niece Heathers 12 year-old daughter Molly is currently obsessed with videos about Vancouver. I sent links to your videos a long time ago so I know she enjoys your channel. Heathers restaurant, The Wallflower, has had some recent fun tv and online publicity about their “sadio”, the world’s smallest patio. Their next-door neighbor, Pulp Fiction, is lending them space in front of his store for two more tables and now there’s a cool and silly sandwich board rivalry with Martins pizza as well. It’s so great to sort of be up-to-date with some of the goings on of Vancouver life from this distance.

Very cool video. Loved the views and the trivia. Well done. Thanks

Another awesome video Mike! I really enjoyed watching this one!

I love these two bike paths. I rode 20km on Central Valley Greenway today. Great, easy riding.

Mike, you make the best videos! Everytime I see one of your vids posted, I know it's going to be informative and entertaining! They're great!

As always....what a treat to get to visit with you! Take care and stay safe!

Going to Vancouver tomorrow, your videos have helped me find some great things to do around this beautiful city!

Love this channel and his enthusiasm towards trains and Vancouver!

I pass by so much of this everyday and had no idea! 😍 Great video!

Was thinking the other day that a collab with yourself and Geoff Marshall need to happen! Even know this video was 2 years ago... still would love to see this! But really enjoyed the video DownieLive and that food looks georgous

Thanks for the great videos always DownieLive!

Love seeing parts of the city & how the system works...very interesting & would love to hear more about the castle 🏰 video well done 👍

Me me Mike! Great video! Good tour of Vancouver! Another reason to visit. Thanks for taking us along!

Hey Michael! I just wanted to thank you for all of the videos that you did and have been doing. They're quite an experience I must say. I just moved from Brazil to Vancouver and it's been so fun trying to find the places you show in your videos in real life, especially the easter eggs on the parks haha. I hope to bump into you one day on the streets! Thank you and keep rocking!

it was cool running into you while you were filming this the other week! finally showed up in my youtube feed today!

This is the perfect content for me - public transport, hidden things in/around it, suprises - and of course then mentioning Geoff Marshall, just as I was thinking "this content seems right up his street, would love a DownieLive/Geoff collab"!

That food looked really good!!! Hilarious you ran into your sister Jess. This type of video could be fun in other cities too....when you can travel again.

Thanks for sharing all these adventures, Downie! I'm sharing your videos with my friends and coworkers out here in Quinte West, Onterrible... err... Ontario. You're helping me explain why I miss living in Metro Vancouver so much.

Loads of love from India 🇮🇳 ...Inspiration to go to Vancouver sometime and enjoy it and the Sky-Train too... you rock, Canada 🇨🇦

The entire world must thanks you for giving us such a nice footage!!!!!

Thanx Mike another great vid. Keep all the Awesomess coming. Im always up for a DownieLive vid😁😁😁

Mike, my little boy loves videos like this - actually we love it! 🇧🇷❤🇨🇦 He keeps looking around the city to identify everything you show in the videos! By the way, what a audiovisual quality, wow! 🔥❤

Lots of interesting facts about Vancouver's skytrain Mike. Thank you for sharing! Cheers from Chicago!

Ok. I've watched your videos for months and finally subscribed.

Thank you RU-vid suggestions. Really enjoy your videos….been consuming your content like a kid with candy! Great stuff. New sub.

The Saskatchewan railcar.. loved it

Another great video! Keep them coming buddy :)

Great trip Mike! Lots of fun, especially finding the food truck at the end.

I used to do the landscaping right beside the castle. We would stop there after work sometimes, neat little bar inside!

You always show sometime different or unique which mainly people don't know about appreciate your efforts.👍

Fantastic videos and one of new favorites. I loved the Churchill trip with your dad it was epic. Your channel gives me more ideas of things to do when we visit family out west. Keep up the great work.

I really enjoy seeing your videos! I am so glad I am subscribed!

Oh wow thanks for the shoutout! Loved the video and learned a lot :). - Uytae

Very entertaining and informative video on the Sky Train - thanks Mike and sister Jess!

Ayy, love the Uytae shoutout, highly recommend that creeks video and his whole channel (and his CBC Vancouver work too)

Awesome highlighting the hidden gems in Van!

Awesome job as always. You had me train geeking!! LOL Keep up the Great work as always...

Great video as always! Keep up the good work,will be ordering churros tonight LOL

Love your videos! Keep up the good work !👍

Holy cow! 223k subs!!!!! I started watching at around 2k so glad to see your channel grow and the content only gets better! Love from Sacramento California

Another great video, Mike! Thanks!

I was sad to find out they tore up a lot of the old BCER tramway tracks along the Expo Line but seeing that it was turned into a nice greenway makes me very happy. Great video as always!

Love these videos where you learn and explore about Vancouver! From Wisconsin and subscribed!

For a guy who STUPIDLY moved to Orlando, Florida from NYC in 1987 as opposed to following my heart and moving to where I REALLY wanted to live, in Toronto where I have family (I also have family in Ottawa and Windsor). My first visit to Canada was as an eleven year old in 1969 to Vancouver and I remember it vividly. Now that I'm retired, I'd love to finally move to Canada albeit torn between Toronto which I last visited in 2012 and quickly regretted my blunder when I saw just how much Toronto had grown and Vancouver. This video is giving me a look at how much Vancouver has grown too since 1969 when I was last there. I first found you via your LNER trip on the AZUMA which I loved. I've subscribed and am looking forward to more great content. This is the video I needed to see! THANKS!

Cheers from Down Under everyone . Another great vid Mike. Thanks for uploading.

Thanks for sharing downie always watching your vedio since I did discover your channel take care and God bless with your sister

Even though I haven't lived in Vancouver for years, your videos manage to still make it feel just like home.

Thank you for another awesome video. Love the SkyTrain videos. Been subscribed to the channel since I discovered it last year and never miss a video. Keep up the good content. From South Africa

Great video! I ride these paths often, great to hear and see it from your perspective! Maybe I'll see you on your bike sometimes, plenty of breweries and coffee shops to visit!

This was so cool! Didn’t know many of these places existed! Thanks for sharing the cool food truck gonna look them up.

Wow Dolten nd Larica doing good Job.Happy Nd Proud of you both.

Great to see this video about Vancouver, would love to visit some day

Love your vids!!! From New Brunswick Canada 🇨🇦

Thank you Downie❤

Vancouver is absolutely beautiful! Haven't been there in years, unfortunately. Great post! Thanks!

That’s some professional bike riding and vlogging 2:28 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💯 again another awesome video Mike 🤓✌🏽

🤩 cool day and cool movie !

Great blog keep up the great job thanks for sharing

This was a great informational video. Nice to see things that we just take for granted. The food looked really good. Thx

Totally cannot wait to see your future collaboration with Geoff Marshall!!

Glad you found Studio Brewing, I live right by there and hoped you would find it and the food truck along your way :)

Great video! and very informative. I learned a lot. Thank you!

Hellooo ... I saw ur video about train under and I love it.. I’m from the Philippines and it’s nice to see other places u truly brought in our home. Thank u for that. I love the food u ate.. keep safe and more videos.

What a really fun day! Excellent video! Good to see Jess! Big city, small world.

Yesss Looking great on the new bike!

Studio is right by our place, we love studio!! So glad you got to our neighbourhood, it’s a beautiful place.

I loved this! It took me a minute to watch it all but like always it was fabulous! Hope your week has been good! See ya soon!❤️

Awesome. This use to be part of my bike commute from Surrey where I live to UBC where I work.

December 3, 2020 on News 1130’s RU-vid channel they have a story on the New Westminster former Jail House being on sale. They titled it “Price for a prison: Former New Westminster jail up for sale”

The most beautiful scenic of The SkyTrain. What a surprise to have pure scenery below the SkyTrain in Canada. All I appreciated is the cleanliness and some field with the Greenery in the center of the below of the SkyTrain...💖

Fun! I look forward to your videos every week.

Pretty cool to see you go to new westminster especially Byrne creek trail.

Loved this video so much!! Hope we get to see a Canada line edition! 😊

YOU DESERVE ALL THE SUBS!!! your channel is so awesome😱

Hi! I just discovered your channel. At first i wasn't sure to watch because i thought i knew vancouver. But you have taught me that i didn't know that much at all. Lol! I'm so glad i did!! Thank you 😊

There's some wild lavender growing behind Bridgeport station. It smells really good. I discovered that on my way to my wedding at the Canada-US border last October. Yes, i took transit to my wedding. And a taxicab. 🚆🚌🚕💍❤

It's great that you showed New West some love! There are some real hidden gems here. You guys must have biked right by Steel & Oak, one of my fav breweries!

Cycling along BC Parkway and Central Valley Greenway is quite the experience! A little tiring when going uphill, but those downhill sections are super fun.

Castle-BC Penitentiary. As a kid, used to cycle by it on the way from Maillardville-Coquitlam to New Westminster. Great video. Thanks.