Tcmetro Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 I didn't know where this should go, so I put it here. Anyways is there any transit in this part of Canada? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 I didn't know where this should go, so I put it here. Anyways is there any transit in this part of Canada?Whitehorse has a transit service, that at one time employeed a number of ex Calgary Transit Orion I's. I believe, the fleet now includes a number of Nova Bus LFS's.Whitehorse, I believe, also has a streetcar line. More of a tourist attraction than a part of the transit system.Yellowknife has a transit system. I believe it is/ was run by Cardinal Coach Lines. They at one time used school bus type vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT_BMT_IND Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Iqaluit had transit until 2005. Service was two routes, and the fleet consisted of one school bus. It was canceled due to low ridership (28 riders per day!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Iqaluit had transit until 2005. Service was two routes, and the fleet consisted of one school bus. It was canceled due to low ridership (28 riders per day!) I think it's more like Iqaluit had transit since in 2005. As you noted, the route was cancelled. I don't believe it was in service longer than a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Do they use Snow Tires? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj.surf.lfs Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Whitehorse has a transit service, that at one time employeed a number of ex Calgary Transit Orion I's. I believe, the fleet now includes a number of Nova Bus LFS's.Whitehorse, I believe, also has a streetcar line. More of a tourist attraction than a part of the transit system.Yellowknife has a transit system. I believe it is/ was run by Cardinal Coach Lines. They at one time used school bus type vehicles. I have a photo of the new Nova LFS in Whitehorse http://www.ygtransit.fotopic.net/p45287293.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT_BMT_IND Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Does anyone have fleet details/photos for Yellowknife transit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Whitehorse Transit. RTS Ex-Calgary Transit Orion 1 Yellowknife Transit 2485. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Whitehorse Transit.Ex-Calgary Transit Orion 1 - http://www.transport2000.ca/images/Whitehorse_Bus.gif That Orion I is not an Ex-Calgary Transit Orion I. Calgary's never had the two peice front doors and as well, did not have the slightly longer back end like the one shown in the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 Well it looks like that Whitehorse Transit has All Novas and 1 IC Corp bus. I checked the wep site and saw only novas and the International bus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general682002 Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Well it looks like that Whitehorse Transit has All Novas and 1 IC Corp bus.I checked the wep site and saw only novas and the International bus I wouldn't count on it unless someone has a better info. And, I don't understand why can they provide their own photo rather take someone's photo. http://www.whitehorse.ca/index.asp?Type=B_...F-BC5BB04EADE6} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted November 15, 2008 Board Admin Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Isn't that a Halifax Metro Transit bus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancouver Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 Well it looks like that Whitehorse Transit has All Novas and 1 IC Corp bus.I checked the wep site and saw only novas and the International bus When I met with a driver during a event this summer, they still have the Orion I in service. It is a mix of Novas and 1 other high floor, can't remember what that one is. They did get some new Novas this year, and they have LED signs (can't remember that much about them but I looked at a couple pictures of them). He actually drove the Orion daily because the drivers usually drives the same bus unless it breaks down, and preferred driving it over the Novas. They do have snow tires but don't find it a problem to drive them in the winter. And since the service is accessible but has high floor buses mixed in, you would call into the transit department to tell them you need a low floor on your route for a particular run. If a high floor is assigned to your route for the day, they would get a low floor off another run and ask the driver on that bus for to do your run, while the high floor driver covers the other run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifax_Route10 Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Isn't that a Halifax Metro Transit bus? Yes, that's funny that they couldn't take their own photo. http://www.halifax.ca/metrotransit/ALF.html#whatis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT_BMT_IND Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 I found another picture of a Yellowknife transit bus on the website of a tour operator. It is interesting seeing transit styled Thomas buses, you don't see too many of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC Transpo 8238 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 The only other Thomas buses that I know if that look like that are with the FDNY for MERV use.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YWGjets Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 The only other Thomas buses that I know if that look like that are with the FDNY for MERV use.. Cape Breton Transit in Sydney Nova Scotia may also have had one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted January 9, 2009 Board Admin Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Certainly more common in the school bus form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general682002 Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Cape Breton Transit in Sydney Nova Scotia may also have had one. They also have Orion buses too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seashore_518203 Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 Here are some Yellowknife Transit shots taken during a visit on April 29 and 30th. Yellowknife has 10 buses in the fleet which includes 2 cutaway buses that are only used in paratrans service. I was surprised to see the Bluebird TC2000 still in service as it was not included in the Yellowknife fleet survey in 2009 that was submitted to CUTA and used for the CTHF Street Side Guide. The high floor buses work well in this town. There are ruts and dips all over the roads due to the extreme temperatures experienced. First Transit staff feel that low floor buses would not work in Yellowknife as they would bottom out and after having driven a rental car on the city streets, I agree with them. As you can see by the interior shots, the seats are strictly school bench type. Also, the rear exhaust extension is homemade and was needed because of ice fog. They found that street level exhaust condensed immediately, froze and then would take a few seconds to disperse, restricting the vision of car drivers behind the buses. Thus, the exhaust was raised to the roof of the bus through the home made extension. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 Here are some Yellowknife Transit shots taken during a visit on April 29 and 30th. Yellowknife has 10 buses in the fleet which includes 2 cutaway buses that are only used in paratrans service. I was surprised to see the Bluebird TC2000 still in service as it was not included in the Yellowknife fleet survey in 2009 that was submitted to CUTA and used for the CTHF Street Side Guide.The high floor buses work well in this town. There are ruts and dips all over the roads due to the extreme temperatures experienced. First Transit staff feel that low floor buses would not work in Yellowknife as they would bottom out and after having driven a rental car on the city streets, I agree with them. As you can see by the interior shots, the seats are strictly school bench type. Also, the rear exhaust extension is homemade and was needed because of ice fog. They found that street level exhaust condensed immediately, froze and then would take a few seconds to disperse, restricting the vision of car drivers behind the buses. Thus, the exhaust was raised to the roof of the bus through the home made extension. Kevin I too am surprised to see the Blue Bird TC2000 #1650 still in operation. Two of her sisters were moved back to Calgary over 10 years ago and those were #'s 1651, and 1662. #1651 was actually written off just last year after a major crash with a minivan and then hitting a tree in Huntington Hills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 Here are a few photos from my collection of Yellowknife Transit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vehicle-image...57626336707823/ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidW Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Ridership rates fail to impressCity considering Internet bus-tracking system so commuters not left waiting in the cold Sara Wilson Northern News Services Published Tuesday, September 27, 2011 SOMBA K'E/YELLOWKNIFE According to the most recent data, one per cent of Yellowknife residents are choosing to leave their cars and bikes at home and let city transit take them where they need to go; a statistic city officials want to increase in the coming year. ... Read the full article in the Northern News Services Online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armorand Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 Read the full article in the Northern News Services Online. Yellowknife: 20,000 people right? Thats like, 200 who'd use the bus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 I too am surprised to see the Blue Bird TC2000 #1650 still in operation. Two of her sisters were moved back to Calgary over 10 years ago and those were #'s 1651, and 1662. #1651 was actually written off just last year after a major crash with a minivan and then hitting a tree in Huntington Hills. #1650 has now been transferred to Calgary and is now repainted back into School Bus colors and in use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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