busfreak99 Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Clinton Iowa! The city of 26,000 recently took delivery of 2 2009 Gillig 35ft BRT buses 0941-0942. These buses replace 2 30 year old model RTS buses in the fleet. The city has 2 30ft and 1 35ft gillig brt's on order to be delivered sometime next year. Photos Courtsey of Clinton MTA James Roach busfreak99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Clinton Iowa!The city of 26,000 recently took delivery of 2 2009 Gillig 35ft BRT buses 0941-0942. These buses replace 2 30 yeard old model RTS buses in the fleet. The city has 2 30ft and 1 35ft gillig brt's on order to be delivered sometime next year. Photos Courtsey of Clinton MTA James Roach busfreak99 What is with the tail pipe? do you have pics of the RTS`s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busfreak99 Posted July 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 What is with the tail pipe? do you have pics of the RTS`s Its some sort of filter on the tailpipe which is standard on all gillig buses since 2007 I believe. Here are some pics of buses in clinton,rts' are retired now they run Orion II's and Gilligs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ztonyg Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Interesting how these buses have the BRT front end but a standard Gillig rear end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. McConnell Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Interesting how these buses have the BRT front end but a standard Gillig rear end. I think it's similar to Minneapolis/St. Paul's specifications, with the two-piece front windshield and standard Gillig rear end. But Clinton seems to have opted for frameless windows, while Minneapolis/St. Paul did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Its some sort of filter on the tailpipe which is standard on all gillig buses since 2007 I believe. Here are some pics of buses in clinton,rts' are retired now they run Orion II's and Gilligs. VERY Nice GMC RTS! Looks like a first Generation with a retrofitted back end cap because I believe that bus was originally one of the sloped backed models from 1977-1979 era? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busfreak99 Posted July 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 VERY Nice GMC RTS! Looks like a first Generation with a retrofitted back end cap because I believe that bus was originally one of the sloped backed models from 1977-1979 era? 1977-1980 403 is a 1980 Model it outlasted 415 a 1981model in 2007 after the engine gave out. Clinton then turned to Cedar Rapids for 2 1978 35ft RTS' 1 for fixed route and one for parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris H Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Clinton's MTA fleet reminds me of Owensboro, Ky's OTS fleet, They have mainly Orion IIs and two Gillig BRT 30ft models. OTS's Gilligs have the regular BRT rear end though. Any word on what they are going to do with those GMCs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busfreak99 Posted July 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Clinton's MTA fleet reminds me of Owensboro, Ky's OTS fleet, They have mainly Orion IIs and two Gillig BRT 30ft models. OTS's Gilligs have the regular BRT rear end though.Any word on what they are going to do with those GMCs? Off to the City Auction sometime in the fall, would you happen to have pics of the Owensboro Gilligs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris H Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Off to the City Auction sometime in the fall, would you happen to have pics of the Owensboro Gilligs? I heard Cedar Rapids got 4 Gillig Low Floors in April, will those replace the older GMC RTS or the or the Thomas SLF? I remember visiting Cedar Rapids back in the Spring to see their new 'used' 1992 TMC RTS buses and those Low Floors hadn't arrived yet. Here are pics of the Owensboro Gillig BRT I look in March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busfreak99 Posted July 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 I heard Cedar Rapids got 4 Gillig Low Floors in April, will those replace the older RTS or the or the Thomas SLF? I remember visiting Cedar Rapids back in the Spring to see their new 'used' 1992 TMC RTS buses and those Low Floors hadn't arrived yet. Here are pics of the Owensboro Gillig BRT I look in March. Yeah Cedar Rapids got 4 35ft lf's replacing older RTS' . Attached are pics of the new gilligs. Note: the pictured buses are freshly delivered and have not been decaled for Cedar Rapids yet. I like the owensboro wave scheme kinda looks like wilmington north carolinas scheme. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general682002 Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Here are pics of the Owensboro Gillig BRT I look in March. Nice Orion II with rooftop heater and removed rear sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyer_e901 Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 I like the wavy/lighthouse scheme on the new Gilligs. Nice front end on the BRT, but someone needs to redesign the back end. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SacramentoOperator Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Clinton Iowa!The city of 26,000 recently took delivery of 2 2009 Gillig 35ft BRT buses 0941-0942. These buses replace 2 30 yeard old model RTS buses in the fleet. The city has 2 30ft and 1 35ft gillig brt's on order to be delivered sometime next year. Photos Courtsey of Clinton MTA James Roach busfreak99 I saw one of these yesterday in Roseville (Northern California Suburb) getting off of Interstate 80. The head sign said Commuter, so I assume it's assigned to Commuter duties to and from Downtown Sacramento. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBL Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 What is with the tail pipe? do you have pics of the RTS`s Maybe it doubles as a giant speaker to make announcements! Now for the dumb question...for some reason, I thought Gillig was out of the bus business. Where did I/would I have heard that? Or am I thinking of a different manufacturer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted July 28, 2009 Board Admin Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 You're probably thinking of a different manufacturer. (Millennium Transit Services?) Gillig is still going strong, despite having only the US market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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