mcooknell Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Oh.. Ha.. Sorry, mis-read it... 2 reasons.... 1. To make needed parts more accessable... 2. The air drains out of the system, so the door will come open by itself over time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airwolf Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Usually we leave the engine door open on the dead buses incase we need to rob parts for whatever reason.... Had to "borrow" brake lights from a dead bus.... In retirement news... 905 and 2602 are listed to be retired at the end of the month, and according to the list I saw 1003 and 1004 are "POSSIBLE retires" It would be a shame to retire 905 sinces she's the most reliable coach in the fleet. Her only problem is the 30 passenger capacity because of the freight hold. I wonder if this is why I haven't seen either 1003 or 1004 in a while. I sure got to know 1004 in November, five trips in two weeks with her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcooknell Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 I downed 1004 last weekend for "stiff clutch" and "coolant leak" didn't notice if they sent her out... In somewhat of spottings news... My mom, who travels from Victoria to Ladysmith almost every weekend, said she rode 1013 up and "7227" coming down... Said "7227" had a door between the drivers area and the passenger compartment.... Would they have a US bus doing island runs?? I try to look up "GLC 7227" but nothing came up in the computer system.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted February 27, 2010 Board Admin Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 7227 is a Greyhound USA G4500. Not sure why they would have a US bus on those runs, maybe due to the Olympic demand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airwolf Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 I downed 1004 last weekend for "stiff clutch" and "coolant leak" didn't notice if they sent her out... In somewhat of spottings news... My mom, who travels from Victoria to Ladysmith almost every weekend, said she rode 1013 up and "7227" coming down... Said "7227" had a door between the drivers area and the passenger compartment.... Would they have a US bus doing island runs?? I try to look up "GLC 7227" but nothing came up in the computer system.... It is a US bus and it is working on the island right now. I saw her yesterday in Nanaimo just coming in from Victoria and setting up for the return trip to Victoria. I was told it got trapped after they sent a charter out a couple of days ago with what they thought was a 47 seater because of decals on the side. It turned out that the bus they sent only had 43 seats so they had to get creative. 7227 did the charter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stage driver Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 I was told it got trapped after they sent a charter out a couple of days ago with what they thought was a 47 seater because of decals on the side. It turned out that the bus they sent only had 43 seats so they had to get creative. 7227 did the charter. Anyone ever heard of actually counting the number of seats on board? I do as I pre-op the interior of a bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airwolf Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 I was told it got trapped after they sent a charter out a couple of days ago with what they thought was a 47 seater because of decals on the side. It turned out that the bus they sent only had 43 seats so they had to get creative. 7227 did the charter.Anyone ever heard of actually counting the number of seats on board? I do as I pre-op the interior of a bus. I was thinking the same thing. Wasn't sure weather I should say something or not. 7227 was back in Vancouver as of yesterday. I hear it may be getting returned to the US company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2044 Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 Spotted 962 in Toronro around 15:00. I think it was going to Sudbury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHATMATT Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 lots of 13xx D4500(x-hotard and classic coaches) and 12xx D4505 in the london-windsor runs the last month or 2(coming in to chatham anyway) with a sprinkle of 10xx DL3's just for fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE42LFA Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Fresh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airwolf Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Spotted 962 in Toronro around 15:00. I think it was going to Sudbury. I wondered why I haven't seen her in BC recently. 4 U.S. G's were out running on the Whistler/Pemberton routes on Monday. I was driving 7268. Also on the route were 7214, 7249, & 7259. I'm hearing rumours that 10 U.S G's are being transfered to Greyhound Canada for operation on the Whistler Corridor. Anyone know anything definitive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHATMATT Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 I wondered why I haven't seen her in BC recently.4 U.S. G's were out running on the Whistler/Pemberton routes on Monday. I was driving 7268. Also on the route were 7214, 7249, & 7259. I'm hearing rumours that 10 U.S G's are being transfered to Greyhound Canada for operation on the Whistler Corridor. Anyone know anything definitive? i cant say for b.c, but rumor down here in southern ontario is that they are looking a bringing up more U.S units north due to the fact that alot of the MC-12 are already toast(some drivers say they were toast when they got here but thats another story)....most drivers that start out in windsor have to wait for a bus to start there trip go to detroit to get a U.S bus....in london its not uncommon to see 5-6 units out of service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcooknell Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 According to the list of "road failures" there was a US G (forget the number) that broke down around Logan Lake.. And 1191 paid us a visit tonight... According to the repair history, last time it was in Alberta was when it was in the Edmonton Garage April 9/09... She's got a nasty dent in the RH roof above the drive axles all the way back. Anybody know how she got it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buswizard Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Anyone seen a Greyhound bus with a Lucky Streak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHATMATT Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Anyone seen a Greyhound bus with a Lucky Streak? Its a US Greyhound thing....has to do with trips to Atlantic City http://www.luckystreakbus.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 i cant say for b.c, but rumor down here in southern ontario is that they are looking a bringing up more U.S units north due to the fact that alot of the MC-12 are already toast(some drivers say they were toast when they got here but thats another story)....most drivers that start out in windsor have to wait for a bus to start there trip go to detroit to get a U.S bus....in london its not uncommon to see 5-6 units out of service. I see that there are about 5 MCI 12's in the Toronto Yard parked in the deadline. And then some D4500's that were parked facing Lakeshore got towed away. Refurbishment? Sold? Scrap? EX PMCL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC Transpo 8238 Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Greyhound 1318 in Kanata, sorry for the quality, photos were taken with my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Anyone seen a Greyhound bus with a Lucky Streak? I saw on in Montreal once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC Transpo 8238 Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 All spotted at the Ottawa Bus Station between 10:20-10:50 AM 8039 on a Ottawa-Toronto run Quicklink 7679 1315 (New Paint) 5604 (Painted in Voyageur lines) 1030 (Painted in Greyhound stripes) 1141 4505 (Painted in Voyageur lines) V2601 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC60102N Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 All spotted at the Ottawa Bus Station between 10:20-10:50 AM8039 on a Ottawa-Toronto run Quicklink 7679 1315 (New Paint) 5604 (Painted in Voyageur lines) 1030 (Painted in Greyhound stripes) 1141 4505 (Painted in Voyageur lines) V2601 Be specific please... The only thing Greyhound does consistently is doing everything inconsistently... "New Paint" can still mean old livery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC Transpo 8238 Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Sorry for not being more specific, 1315 has the scheme with the blue and red stripe running along the roof line, then the Greyhound letters spaced out over the side of the coach with the dog of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHATMATT Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 i sure he meant this one..this pic was taken this winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Greyhound 1309 in Ottawa today on the Transitway @ Lebreton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcooknell Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Only one worth mentioning... 8045 was at the shop last night... I say she's the best bus in the fleet.... Some drivers seem to disagree for some reason... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted March 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 8045 was at the shop last night... Interesting. Are there any other MC-12's left running with Greyhound Canada? Or is 8045 the only one left? I haven't seen one operating in a few months now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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