Shaun Posted August 6, 2013 Report Share Posted August 6, 2013 I noticed some US based buses that have a sleeping area for drivers right behind the drivers seat. Does this mean that they have two drivers who alternate for long trips? Or is it so that drivers dont need to stay in hotels over night? Personally i dont think it should count as proper rest, since you're still on the bus you should still be on the clock. Is this common practice in the US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
translink fan Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 Can you somehow get a picture of this? Maybe it could be considered as sleeper birth time on the log book? Although i do agree the driver should be away from the bus and be either at home or hotel to get proper and comfy rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airwolf Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 While i was in Aggasiz today i saw the Fraser Cascade charter MCI 102-DL3 and met the owner too. Nice guy! NICE!!!! I wonder if he still has his 102-A3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Can you somehow get a picture of this? Maybe it could be considered as sleeper birth time on the log book? Although i do agree the driver should be away from the bus and be either at home or hotel to get proper and comfy rest. Sorry i wasn't able to get a photo. But basically behind the drivers area there were no seats and there was a curtain where there would have been 3-4 rows of seats. I only saw it from the drivers side, but both of buses had the same configuration. I would think that the loss of revenue for those seats would cancel out any savings from not staying in a hotel. 3 rows would be 6 people, your bus can only carry 51 people instead of 57. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leylandvictory2 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Never leave your bus unattended or otherwise you will get something like this. On the brighter side, Academy has acquired new 2013 MCI J4500. Looks pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Looks like the bus wasn't fully painted anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2045 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Those buses must be doing the 9 Day Across Canada tour. Spotted brand new Prevost H3-45 operated by WORLDNET HOLIDAY parked at Richmond Centre this evening (probably waiting for passengers to finish dinner). This company is based out of San Francisco, CA, and the bus was most likely on their 6 day Vancouver tour. Quite likely this one #668, legals say Seven Happiness Tour & Charter Inc, Burlingame CA: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prevost Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Yup, that was the one! Thanks for the image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38 Highland Creek Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Caught a glimpse of an MCI 102A3 with a Vaughan Mills Shopping Shuttle livery. The bus numbered 4980 was spotted on Front St. West at Simcoe St. in downtown Toronto on July 26th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2045 Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Yup, that was the one! Thanks for the image. You're welcome. This is Bell Horizon 1144, a newer H3-45: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlo86 Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Didsbury MCI 102-EL3 was in Calgary yesterday afternoon at the Blackfoot Truck Stop and Bell-Horizon late model Prevost H3-45 #3124 was at the Glenmore Inn last night. Spotted it while driving my route 302 in the afternoon, so during my 1.5 hours break, I drove down in my vehicle to get photos only to find it gone 35 minutes after I last saw it. But then while driving my second peice of work on the 302, I spotted it returning to the Glenmore Inn, so I went back to get photos after I finished work this morning. Crappy dark shots though, sorry. Also, back in July during the Calgary Stampede, I spotted Bell-Horizon #2144, but I was unable to get photos of it. But I beleive, kevlo86 did get some, so we shall wait for him to return from vacation to show us. Nope I did not see that coach. You told me about it, but I never saw it. I posted most of the more interesting photos from the Calgary Stampede prior to me leaving on vacation. The only Bell Horizon coach I got was the same one you also got in Banff, AB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShermanOaks Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Engelheim, a small Saskatchewan carrier passing through Manitoba on a charter ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted August 11, 2013 Board Admin Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Wonder if that is an ex-McMynn unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Yes it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airwolf Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 So I was driving Greyhound Schedule 5022 from Vancouver BC to Osoyoos BC yesterday and came across these two Lloydminster based coaches in Princeton. They've been there since mid July but this was the first time that they parked in a spot that allowed me to photograph them durning my break in Princeton. Pictured are Columbine Coach Lines 1299 ( a Prevost H3-45) and Tibear Coaches 63 (a MCI 102-EL3) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck600 Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Since I've also seen that "Young Life" logo on a BC Bus & Charter Coach I decided to do a bit of Googling and discovered that the Young Life organisation has a big camp in the Princeton area. http://rockridgecanyon.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airwolf Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Yep. I've dropped off at the camp once WAY back in 2005. I was driving CBL 705 at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
translink fan Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Found the Fraser Cascade Charter H3-41 at the Abbotsford airshow yesterday. Nice looking coach. Hubometer reads just over 90,000 km's for an early 90's coach! DSC_4468 by Translink fan, on Flickr DSC_4469 by Translink fan, on Flickr DSC_4470 by Translink fan, on Flickr DSC_4570 by Translink fan, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted August 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Caught a photo of Tim Hortons MCI J4500 #B-0508 near Balzac, Alberta heading south on Highway #2 yesterday afternoon. This coach is normally based in Calgary, Alberta - http://www.flickr.com/photos/vehicle-images/9508718266/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted August 16, 2013 Board Admin Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 There was a white Autocar Preference H3-45 in Edmonton last night, parked at the Delta hotel on Gateway Blvd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Also i never heard of this company before: Pioneer Charter. Found they're 102-A3 in the Hound Boneyard. It's got 3 fleet numbers: 503, 64703, and 2879 That Gold colored MCI is actually not an MCI 102-A3, but in fact it is an MCI 102-C3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatcoinz Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Spotted Greyhound 6334 near the Alberta / B.C border and spotted Okanagan Bus lines or something similar #327 in Golden B.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
translink fan Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 on my way up to agassiz today i came across a nice looking courier 95 conversion! DSC_4722 by Translink fan, on Flickr DSC_4723 by Translink fan, on Flickr DSC_4732 by Translink fan, on Flickr And i also went by All Points Charters and got a glimpse of what the owner moved down from hope. DSC_4711 by Translink fan, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcooknell Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Found the Fraser Cascade Charter H3-41 at the Abbotsford airshow yesterday. Nice looking coach. Hubometer reads just over 90,000 km's for an early 90's coach! You do realize that when a hubodometer gets replaced it starts at or around 0? Just because there's 90,000 kms on that particular hubodometer, it does not mean that's all the coach has traveled in its lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
translink fan Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 You do realize that when a hubodometer gets replaced it starts at or around 0? Just because there's 90,000 kms on that particular hubodometer, it does not mean that's all the coach has traveled in its lifetime. Yeah sorry didn't realize it till after I saw the bus and wasn't thinking about it when the post was made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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