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I remember riding 9014B0 on the 200 and seeing it many times on that route :lol:. Therefore, we can say it was with CITVR

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OMG, I just found a picture of 9014 on the 200 and it seems to have an old Metropolitain Sud rollsign or one from the STRSM 7-5XX series (not sure which one) http://mnebuspage.fotopic.net/p54231729.html

Double OMG, I also found a picture of 9018 with the most recent RTL rollsign. http://mnebuspage.fotopic.net/p57346245.html

Also, according to this picture, 9013 was probably running with CITVR

http://mnebuspage.fotopic.net/p57346244.html

I never saw those buses on CITVR routes. They were probably running with CITBL. Starting at 2:40 on this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5NgOMZ8evY...feature=related, you can see 9030B2.

The photo of 9013B0 was taken at the "Busfan Corner" a.k.a. St Jacques & Mansfield on June 25, 1996. It was going to Otterburn Park (card sign below driver). 9014B0 was taken at Metro Longueuil on June 26, 1996. 9018B1 was taken at the Boisbrand Garage on June 18.1999. These buses were T8H5307A's ex Queens-Steinway Transit (NY). Ex STRSM 8-2xx buses 9027B2, 9029B2, 9030B2 were all parked at the Bosibrand Garage on June 18, 1999. I'll have to go down to the basement at some point and find my notes. If memory serves, the number current scheme for the transit buses started in 1999 with the delivery of RTS buses 600309-up. The other buses were renumbered in 2000.

Hope this helps!

Cheers!

Boston Bob

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The photo of 9013B0 was taken at the "Busfan Corner" a.k.a. St Jacques & Mansfield on June 25, 1996. It was going to Otterburn Park (card sign below driver). 9014B0 was taken at Metro Longueuil on June 26, 1996. 9018B1 was taken at the Boisbrand Garage on June 18.1999. These buses were T8H5307A's ex Queens-Steinway Transit (NY). Ex STRSM 8-2xx buses 9027B2, 9029B2, 9030B2 were all parked at the Bosibrand Garage on June 18, 1999. I'll have to go down to the basement at some point and find my notes. If memory serves, the number current scheme for the transit buses started in 1999 with the delivery of RTS buses 600309-up. The other buses were renumbered in 2000.

Hope this helps!

Cheers!

Boston Bob

Thanks for the infos Bob and Tristan! :lol:

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Oh man, this is great. According to your information can we supposed this?

673217 - Ex Auger 651

674217 - Ex Auger 650

675217 - Ex Limocar CITVR 9796

676217 - Ex Limocar CITVR 9797

677217 - Ex Limocar CITVR 9798

678217 - Ex Limocar CITVR 9799

I have photos of Limocar 9773 and 9774. Could these be the ex Auger units?

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I have photos of Limocar 9773 and 9774. Could these be the ex Auger units?

I completely forgot about those. I don't know what to think anymore, I always tough Limocar received these buses as new. I guess the only way to find out would be with the serial numbers.

I would like to see the pictures.

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So CITSO is now down to one classic left!

It's been a week tomorrow that I haven't seen 847 in service.

I also must add that the Prevost XL that is replacing its departures has a different driver. So I would like to assume if I may that the driver in question is on vacation for a week or so, and will return back to his bus #847 when he returns.

Or the driver retired and they retired the bus with him.

Or the driver changed his route and took 847 with him, and runs at times I keep missing.

On another topic, I saw CIT Roussillon Bus #687223 for the first time today. Quite an interesting looking bus I must say.

CITR_687223_113009_01.jpg

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Big time thanks Bob!

On another note, and kellergraham will back me up - that nasty Champion was at TCV tonight after PM rush. And tristan has seen this bus at Terminus Longueuil as well. So much for the theory that the bus would stay local in Roussillon.

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Hopefully these came through. My first time uploading. Limocar 9773, 9774, 9797

Enjoy!

Baab

Great pictures, I remember riding 9773 and/or 9774 back in 1998 or 1999. The interior was very similar to 9796 to 9799, the only difference I remember is the patterns and colors on the fabrics of the seats.

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On another note, and kellergraham will back me up - that nasty Champion was at TCV tonight after PM rush. And tristan has seen this bus at Terminus Longueuil as well. So much for the theory that the bus would stay local in Roussillon.

It was back at Terminus Longueuil today on route 210. The bus number was 688223. They put a license plate from 1979 on it.

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9944 (ex-CIT Roussillon, exx-CITSV according to tristan) on the 700 at PM rush at Terminus schLongueuil... completely whitewashed... but with rollsign. I couldn't see the exposure as it was between blank and something else.

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9944 (ex-CIT Roussillon, exx-CITSV according to tristan) on the 700 at PM rush at Terminus schLongueuil... completely whitewashed... but with rollsign. I couldn't see the exposure as it was between blank and something else.

So it was back running a CITSV trip? Inkteresting!

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  • 2 weeks later...

Hooray! And according to a recent sighting, so is RTCR 29005 :D!

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Here are some random CIT sightings for today.

CITSV

700: 2583, 2578 (Both Dupont Cartiers)

?: 9944 ('99 Nova RTS. Might have been on 700 or 705, but the roll sign was inert, and I didn't see a pancarte)

HS: 2471, 2582 (Both Dupont Cartiers)

CITVR

200: 374309 ('99 Nova LFS, ex-Walt DIsney World), 666301 ('91 MCI Classic)

HS: 658301 ('91 MCI Classic)

Nice to see that CITVR still has a few suburban '91 Classics in service :).

St. Julie

500: 49402 (Transcar Classic)

250: 32502 (Nova RTS)

CITCRC

20: 29701 (Nova RTS; roll sign was set to Montreal)

CIT Rousillion

210: 687223 (Weird-looking Champion bus. How do they display the route number & destination on this thing? The front looks like that of an RV.)

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Monday, December 21, 2009

CIT Laurentides (shared with SMS)

624-21-5 On Route 27

639-21-0 On Route 9

649-21-0 On Route 21

674-21-7 On Route 23

677-21-7 On Route 11

682-21-3 On Route 52

With this post -- a suggestion and a question:

Why don't we start posting all day-to-day CIT/OMIT sightings in this thread.

If most agree, we should then rename this thread the "CIT Sightings Thread"

What do you think?

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