Today's Sightings

[Wayside Observer]

I saw a bus:

 

I don’t know what agency ATA is but apparently their bus died and had to be towed through Milton this morning.

Continuing the theme of dead buses, here’s one from Saturday somewhere in Hamilton:

 

[jdc319]

ATA Gillig  from Flint Michigan

[Articulated]

1 hour ago, Wayside Observer said:

I saw a bus:

 

I don’t know what agency ATA is but apparently their bus died and had to be towed through Milton this morning.

That bus is from Area Transportation Authority of North Central Pennsylvania. I've seen some of their Gillig buses undergoing midlife refurbishment at MTB in previous years, so that fits with the location.

[jdc319]

I stand corrected…not Flint Mi.

[Mar_AC_23]

Physical Sighting:

TTC 1366 on the route 116 Morningside

[Mar_AC_23]

Tracker Sighting:

TTC 3330 is on the route 49 Bloor West

[TTC Guy]

On 10/26/2021 at 10:32 PM, Shemar said:

Tracker Sighting:

TTC 3330 is on the route 49 Bloor West

It's definitely entered Queensway's active rotating fleet, especially after it being in service on the 501 today. Anyone know if it's gotten a airport paint like the OGs?

[Mar_AC_23]

1 hour ago, TTC Guy said:

It's definitely entered Queensway's active rotating fleet, especially after it being in service on the 501 today. Anyone know if it's gotten a airport paint like the OGs?

It hasn't been wrapped or repainted

[lifty4ever]

9149 is currently running on 335 Jane. The orion 7 hybrid meant to run probably had an issue so for some reason, the artic nova was deployed as it's replacement

[bus_7246]

There were a few out and about this morning:

TTC

1111 was on the 89 WESTON route bright and early this morning

8352 is on the 96A  W I L S O N

Also, there was an LFS diesel (I missed the number though) on the 35  J A N E  this morning as well

3633 made a later morning appearance on the 960D STEELES WEST EXPRESS

In the afternoon:

1140 is on the 46 MARTIN GROVE

1071 was on the 37A  ISLINGTON

1099 was on the 123  SHERWAY

[Ed T.]

7925 seen both in the morning and afternoon, wandering about south Etobicoke, signed TRAINING BUS.

After this, the trainees will no doubt be trained on similar hand-me-down equipment such as TCR 55 at Halton, and maybe taught how to hook a sleigh to a team of horses, as winter is coming.

As wikipedia says:

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When snowy conditions threatened, two horses would be assigned to each one-horse car. Work gangs would attempt to shovel the tracks clear of snow. If the tracks became unusable, horsecars were replaced by buses fitted with runners and by sleighs. Replacing larger horsecars required more buses and sleighs, and some of the conductors would become drivers; other conductors would act as fare collectors posted at busy locations.^[3]: 11

 

[Mar_AC_23]

Sighting from Monday, November 1st, 2021:

Spotted TTC ES-0 and 7961 at the Native Child and Family Services of Toronto building at the corner of Kingston Rd and Galloway Rd for the mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinic.

[Kobayashi]

Because the tracker is still down, I have no choice but to share my spottings.

TTC: 

#8514, #8612 | 16 McCOWAN
#1242 (A) | 21 BRIMLEY
#1228 (C), #1255 (C) | 86 SCARBOROUGH
#1655 | 116 MORNINGSIDE
#8617 (A), #8870 (A) | 905 EGLINTON EAST EXPRESS

[West Island Transit Fan]

TTC 7914 NIS on Wellesley at Bay this morning around 10:55.

1079 on the 60. 

[38 Highland Creek]

GO:

674 Pulling 10 Bi-Levels On LAKESHORE EAST (Trip 9120) To Oshawa without the help of a second engine

TTC:

3652 On 38A HIGHLAND CREEK To Rouge Hill GO Station

[Tramguy]

TTC:         32:  1078.           45:  1103, 1353.            52:  3706

 

 

 

[Ultimate]

Spotted a ton of Coach Canada and Megabus's on Kingston Rd and 401 for the GO Shuttles this weekend. 

[Mar_AC_23]

Visual Sighting from November 7th, 2021:

I spotted one of the Coach Canada buses being used for the GO shuttle at Kingston Rd and Morningside Avenue late last night.

[Mar_AC_23]

Visual Sighting:

Spotted TTC 9074 on the 985 Sheppard East Express at STC

[wil9402]

TTC 8129 on 107 this morning. The destination signs seem to have been stuck on Not In Service. Saw it sporting hand written front and side sign cards. I haven't seen those used since high floors all retired. 

 

[lifty4ever]

Saw an Orion 7 hybrid being towed back to Mount Dennis. Couldn't make out a number. Looks like yet another breakdown

[TTC7447]

On 11/12/2021 at 8:42 PM, wil9402 said:

TTC 8129 on 107 this morning. The destination signs seem to have been stuck on Not In Service. Saw it sporting hand written front and side sign cards. I haven't seen those used since high floors all retired. 

 

TTC 8763 on the 54A Lawrence East this evening also with a malfunctioning destination sign and sporting a hand written side sign card!

[Mar_AC_23]

2017 Coach Canada Prevost H3-45 313828 at Clarkson GO on the 18H Lakeshore West Shuttle

[Wayside Observer]

Alright, that’s it, vacation’s over, back to work.  And that means back to downtown Toronto.  Yay.  Hear the sound of one hand clapping?  

Downtown Toronto where part of Front St. is closed because of falling condo glass (nostalgia to 15+ years ago) and streetcars with fleet numbers like this (nostalgia to 25+ years ago):

I liked the previous 4601 better.  Especially with the paint job oddities that UTDC did on that one.  This one, boring, serves only as a reminder of what we used to have when things were more interesting.

[Ed T.]

TTC's most ancient hand-me-down 7909 seen eluding Bus Medic's clutches by doing a run on 37B ISLINGTON.