roamer Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 On 6/14/2019 at 5:12 PM, thatbusdude said: Does anyone know the year/make/model for these HRT trolleys that I photographed a while ago in VA Beach? I can't seem to find any information on them on the wiki or on Wikipedia. My understanding is that they were manufactured by a company called "Hometown Trolley" in Crandon, Wisconsin. The initial 14 units were delivered to Hampton Roads Transit starting in the spring of 2015 with the initiation of service in June of that year. Hometown Trolley website (hah! I didn't notice initially but it appears that the unit they feature on their homepage is the one in your photos) Judging from the appearance of the chassis which looks rather heavy-duty, I'd guess the model would be "The Streetcar" ...go to THIS page. . (hi captaintrolley! hope you're doing well ...ty) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roamer Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 After doing more research, the parent company of Hometown Trolley is actually "Hometown Manufacturing" that appears to have two divisions, 1) Hometown Trolley, and 2) Hometown Coach both headquartered in Crandon, Wisconsin and the company is registered as "Double K, Inc." --go HERE for Hometown Coach information Additionally, Hometown Trolley and Hometown Coach use mostly chassis made by FCCC. FCCC (Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation) is a subsidiary of Freightliner Trucks and are both under the corporate umbrella of Daimler. The use of the FCCC chassis interests me personally because I've owned several Class A motorhomes built on FCCC chassis. They are the prominent maker of the majority of Class A diesel-pusher motorhome chassis. It appears to me that "The Streetcar" model used by HRT is built on a FCCC XB-S straight-rail diesel pusher chassis. Here's an interesting article from an old edition of National Bus Trader magazine (busmag.com) that mentions the relationship: Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation -- Filling a Need for Higher Quality Mid-Size Buses . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb320 Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 I've been doing some research on HRT recently and here is some info on current bus orders: At the October 2018 Board Meeting, HRT approved the order of ten (10) 29ft Gillig LowFloor Diesel buses. At the November 2018 Board Meeting, HRT approved the order of eleven (11) 35ft Gillig LowFloor Diesel buses and the order of six (6) 40ft Gillig LowFloor Diesel buses. At the January 2019 Board Meeting, HRT approved the order of two (2) 40ft Gillig LowFloor Suburban buses. Here are some auction links to buses I have found. An interesting note about the 2000 & 2001 Phantoms are that the seats closest to the front of the bus are slanted forward slightly rather than being perpendicular to any side of the bus. I have never seen this seat application before. 1230 Auctioned in February 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples130/20011 1233 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1233 1235 (Description is Incorrect) - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples93/10003 1236 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1236 1237 Auctioned in December 2017 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples117/10036 1238 Auctioned in December 2017 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples117/10037 1240 (Description is Incorrect) - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples93/10002 1241 (Description is Incorrect) - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples93/10007 1243 (Description is Incorrect) - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples93/10004 1244 (Description is Incorrect) - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples93/10006 1247 (Description is Incorrect) - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples93/10001 1248 Auctioned in December 2017 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples117/10038 1250 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1250 1251 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1251 1252 (Description is Incorrect) - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples93/10005 1253 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1253 1254 Auctioned in February 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples130/20001 1255 (Description is Incorrect) - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples93/10008 1257 (Description is Incorrect) - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples93/10009 1258 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1258 1259 Auctioned in February 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples130/20008 1262 Auctioned in December 2017 -http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples117/10039 1263 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1263 1400 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1400 1401 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1401 1404 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1404 1405 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1405 1407 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1407 1409 Auctioned in February 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples130/20009 1410 Auctioned in February 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples130/20013 1512 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1512 1509 Auctioned in February 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples130/20005 1701 Auctioned in February 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples130/20003 1704 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1704 1706 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1706 1707 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1707 1708 Auctioned in February 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples130/20004 1712 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1712 1714 Auctioned in February 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples130/20010 1715 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1715 1709 Auctioned in February 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples130/20002 1801 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1801 1802 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1802 1803 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1803 1805 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1805 1806 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1806 1808 Auctioned in February 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples130/20006 1809 Auctioned in February 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples130/20012 1900 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1900 1902 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1902 1904 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1904 1906 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1906 1907 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/1907 4014 Auctioned in December 2018 - http://peoples.rasmuscatalog.com/cgi-bin/mmlist.cgi?peoples196/4014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatbusdude Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 Had no idea they retired all these. The only ones I was able to photograph were 1401 and 1405. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb320 Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 HRT recently auctioned off quite a few buses. https://rasmus.com/auctions/lIuExJBeUIX33eeh7Fdy 1401 1408 1511 1513 1515 1516 1601 1607 1608 1613 1700 1702 1705 1710 1713 1800 1807 1810 1905 4001 4004 4013 4018 4019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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