Greyhound Canada

USDOT #	MC/MX #	Full legal name
14166	MC-304126	Greyhound Canada Transportation ULC

Greyhound Canada, registered as Greyhound Canada Transportation Corp., provides intercity bus service throughout Canada. Greyhound has bought other smaller companies over the years. Some currently operate as subsidiaries such as Voyageur, Grey Goose, and PMCL. Others have simply been folded into Greyhound.

History

Incorporated as Greyhound Lines of Canada in 1957, the company united Western Canadian Greyhound Lines and Eastern Canadian Greyhound Lines which were Canadian subsidiaries of Greyhound Corporation.

In 1965, Greyhound purchased Brewster Transport, and in 1970, Greyhound purchased Canadian Coachways. Over two decades later, Greyhound would acquire other bus companies. 1992 saw the purchase of Gray Coach Lines from Stagecoach Group, and Grey Goose Bus Lines became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Laidlaw International, Inc. which integrated its Manitoba/N.W. Ontario operations with Greyhound Canada. In 1997, Greyhound purchased Voyageur Colonial Bus Lines after having purchased Ottawa and Toronto routes from the company four years prior.

In 1996, two companies, Brewster and Greyhound Canada Transportation Corp. (GCTC), were formed following a restructuring or Greyhound Lines of Canada. In 1997, Greyhound was purchased by Laidlaw Transportation Inc., which was then purchased by FirstGroup in 2007.

On September 3, 2009, Greyhound Canada announced that they provided notice to the Manitoba Highway Traffic Board and Ontario Highway Traffic Board that they would be ceasing operations in Manitoba and northwestern Ontario. Greyhound Canada cited major financial losses due mainly to existing government inter-city bus legislation and regulations as the reason for the termination of these services. Northwestern Ontario services will cease as of December 2, 2009, with Manitoba services ceasing in October 2009.

In October 2009, due to a promise of Manitoba government subsidies, Greyhound backed off its threat to pull its buses out of the province. In December 2009, Greyhound announced that they would keep bus service in northern Ontario, but reduce the numbers of trips made. Effective January 17, 2009, several daily trips were cut and other routes saw an end to Sunday bus service.

Greyhound Express service was launched in Alberta on November 14, 2011 following the deregulation of the motorcoach industry in the province. Fares are offered as low as $1 on Express corridors, and they offer perks such as newer (refurbished) buses with leatherette seating, electrical outlets, WiFi, and reserved seating. Greyhound Express was expanded to the Toronto-London-Windsor-Detroit-Chicago corridor in November 2012 as well as the Vancouver-Whistler and Vancouver-Kamloops corridors on March 21, 2013.

On July 9, 2018, Greyhound announced that they would be ending service in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and northern Ontario. The route between Vancouver and Seattle, operated by Greyhound USA, would remain. According to Greyhound Canada, bus service in rural parts of the country, and the west in particular, were no longer sustainable. Greyhound blamed declining ridership on competition with subsidized carriers, low-cost airlines, regulatory constraints, and growing car ownership. The cancellation occurred on October 31, 2018.

Fleet roster

Active

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
251		1996	MCI	102-DL3			Ex-Grey Goose Lines 251 250, 252 retired
600's		2011-12, 2014?	Prevost	X3-45			Transferred from First Group Calgary in Spring 2018 It is unknown exactly which ones and how many were transferred from First.
1113-1137		2000	MCI	102-DL3	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R	1126-1137 are Some units refurbished 2011-2014 Unrefurbished units retired
1138-1182		2001	MCI	D4500	Detroit Diesel Series 60	1138-1158, 1160-1161, 1163-1182 - Allison B500R 1159, 1162 - ZF AS Tronic	Some units refurbished 2011-2014 Unrefurbished units retired
1248, 1252		1999	Prevost	H3-45	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R	Ex-Hotard Coaches 1249-1251, 1253-1262 retired. Lettered for Jacco Tours
1263-1292		2006	MCI	D4505	Detroit Diesel Series 60	ZF AS Tronic
1293-1295		2002	Prevost	Le Mirage XL-II	Detroit Diesel Series 60		Ex-Indian Trails MI-058 to MI-060, purchased in April 2006.
1296-1302		2006	MCI	D4505	Caterpillar C13	ZF AS Tronic
1303-1312		2001	MCI	D4500	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R	Ex-Classic Coach, bought in December 2006.
1313-1314		2000	MCI	102-DL3	Detroit Diesel Series 60		Ex-Hotard Coaches
1315		2001	MCI	D4500	Detroit Diesel Series 60		Ex-Hotard Coaches
1316		2002	MCI	D4500	Detroit Diesel Series 60		Ex-Hotard Coaches
1317-1321		2000	MCI	102-DL3			Ex-Hotard Coaches 1319-1321 wrapped for Gray Line Sightseeing to Niagara Falls
1322		2001	MCI	D4500			Ex-Hotard Coaches
1327-1333		2006	MCI	D4505	Detroit Diesel Series 60		Ex-Hotard Coaches
6000-6371		1997-2000	MCI	102-DL3	Detroit Diesel S60	Allison B500	Refurbished by ABC Companies: received Wi-Fi, power plug-ins, leatherette passenger seating with extra legroom, and new livery. Units transferred from Greyhound USA after refurbishment.
8870-8873, 8875-8883, 8885-8888		2008	Prevost	X3-45	Detroit Diesel Series 60	ZF AS Tronic	Transferred from Greyhound USA in Fall 2014

Retired

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
G1		1950	Twin	38-S			Ex Canadian National Transportation 254.
G11-G14		1952	MCI	Courier 85X			Ex Western Canadian Greyhound Lines W802-W805.
G39		1954	MCI	Courier RE95D			Ex Western Canadian Greyhound Lines W917. To Mair's Charter Service 112.
G45-G49		6/1955	MCI	Courier RE95AD			Ex-Western Canadian Greyhound Lines W925-W929. To Pacific Stage Lines 6401-6405.
G66-G67		1956	MCI	Courier 95D			Ex Western Canadian Greyhound Lines W946-947.
G78		Dec. 1956	MCI	Courier RE97D			Ex Western Canadian Greyhound Lines W960 To Mair's Charter Service #?
G92		1957	MCI	Courier 96			Ex Western Canadian Greyhound Lines W974.
G101-G108		1958	MCI	Courier 96
G108		1958	Western Flyer	P-41R
G109-G114		1959	MCI	MC-1
G136-G137		1959	MCI	MC-1	Detroit Diesel 4V71	Spicer 4 speed manual	To Pacific Coach Lines 4303-4304. Ex-Pacific Stage Lines 4303-4304. Sold.
G147-G152		1960	MCI	MC-1
G153-G168		1961	MCI	MC-2
G169-G183		1962	MCI	MC-3
G184		1962	MCI	MCX-4
G185-G200		1963	MCI	MC-4
G203-G214, 215-220		1964	MCI	MCC-5
221-224		1964	MCI	MCC-5A	Detroit Diesel 8V71N
225-238		1965	MCI	MCC-5A	Detroit Diesel 8V71N
L224-L226	File:Greyhound L225.jpg	1987	MCI	102-A3	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Fuller T-11605D 5-speed manual	Ex-Grey Goose Lines, combo buses
236-237		1991	Prevost	H3-40	Detroit Diesel 8V92TA	6 speed manual	Ex-Grey Goose Lines 236-237
238-242		1992	Prevost	H3-40	Detroit Diesel 8V92TA	6 speed manual	Ex-Grey Goose Lines 238-242
243		1993	Prevost	H3-40	Detroit Diesel 8V92TA	6 speed manual	Ex-Grey Goose Lines 243
244-246		1994	MCI	102-DL3			Ex-Grey Goose Lines 244-246
250, 252		1996	MCI	102-DL3			Ex-Grey Goose Lines 250, 252
253-257		1997	MCI	102-DL3			Formerly lettered for Grey Goose Lines.
239-276		1966	MCI	MC-5A	Detroit Diesel 8V71N
277-320		1967	MCI	MC-5A	Detroit Diesel 8V71N
303 (2nd)			MCI	102-A3			Ex-Gray Line of Victoria
326-330, 332-335		1968	MCI	MC-7	Detroit Diesel 8V71N
336-350		1970	MCI	MC-6
344-347		1997	MCI	102-DL3			Formerly lettered for Grey Goose Lines.
351-362		1971	MCI	MC-7	Detroit Diesel 8V71N
388-407		1973	MCI	MC-7	Detroit Diesel 8V71N
408-417		1973	MCI	MC-8	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison HT-740
418-432		1974	MCI	MC-8	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison HT-740
433-463		1975	MCI	MC-8	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison HT-740
464-467, 472-498		1976	MCI	MC-8	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison HT-740
468-470		1975	MCI	MC-5B	Detroit Diesel 8V71N
471		1975	MCI	MCX-5	Detroit Diesel 8V71N
499-529		1977	MCI	MC-8	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison HT-740
530-535		1976	MCI	MC-5B	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	?
536-541		1977	MCI	MC-8	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison HT-740
542-564		1978	MCI	MC-8	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison HT-740
565-577		1978	MCI	MC-9	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison HT-740
578-599		1979	MCI	MC-9	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison HT-740
600-634		1980	MCI	MC-9	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison HT-740
635-674		1981	MCI	MC-9	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison HT-740
675-734	File:Greyhound 706.jpg	1982	MCI	MC-9	Detroit Diesel 8V71	Allison HT-740
735-754		1983	MCI	MC-9	Detroit Diesel 8V71	Allison HT-740
755-774		1984	MCI	MC-9	Detroit Diesel 8V71	Allison HT-740
L759		June 1982	MCI	MC-9	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison HT-740	Ex-Maverick Coach Lines 759, purchased in Dec. 1998. Exx-Ambassador Charter Express 982.
L760		Apr. 1984	MCI	MC-9	Detroit Diesel 8V71N		Ex-Maverick Coach Lines 760, purchased in Dec. 1998. Exx-Highland Coach Lines 200.
L770-L773		Dec. 1987	MCI	102-A3	Detroit Diesel 8V92TA	5-speed manual	Ex-Maverick Coach Lines 770-773, purchased in Dec. 1998. L770 to Thompson Valley Charters 623.
L774		Dec. 1982	MCI	MC-9	Detroit Diesel 8V92TA		Ex-Maverick Coach Lines 774, purchased in Dec. 1998. Exx-Crusader Coach Lines 901. Exxx-International Stage Lines 5900.
775-784		1984	MCI	96-A3	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Fuller T-11605D 5-speed manual
L775		Nov. 1988	MCI	102-A3	Detroit Diesel 8V92TA	5-speed manual	Ex-Maverick Coach Lines 775, purchased in Dec. 1998.
785-799	File:Greyhound 796.jpg	1985	MCI	96-A3	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Fuller T-11605D 5-speed manual
L793-L798		1988	MCI	102-A3	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA or 8V92TA?		Ex-Maverick Coach Lines 793 (1)-795 (1), 796-798, purchased in Dec. 1998.
L799		1985	MCI	102-A3	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA or 8V92TA?		Ex-Maverick Coach Lines 799, purchased in Dec. 1998.
800-829		1986	MCI	102-A3	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Fuller T-11605D 5-speed manual
L800		1988	MCI	102-A3	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA or 8V92TA?		Ex-Maverick Coach Lines 800, purchased in Dec. 1998.
830-839	File:Greyhound 835.jpg	1987	MCI	102-A3	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Fuller T-11605D 5-speed manual
840-864	File:Greyhound 840.jpg	1989	MCI	102-C3	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	7-speed manual	Some units were retrofitted with Caterpillar C12 engines in mid to late 1990's.
865-889		1989	MCI	MC-9 Special	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	7-speed manual
890-904	File:Greyhound897.jpg	1990	MCI	MC-9 Special	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	7-speed manual
905		1989	MCI	MC-9 Special	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	7-speed manual	Passenger/Freight Combo - seats 30 Only factory built combo unit for Greyhound Canada
906-916		1990	MCI	MC-9 Special	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	7-speed manual
917-946		1991	MCI	102-C3	Caterpillar 3176B	7-speed	Originally had Detroit Diesel 8V92TA engines.
947-956		1992	MCI	102-C3	Caterpillar 3176B	7-speed	Originally had Detroit Diesel 8V92TA engines.
957-969		1995	MCI	102-D3	Caterpillar 3176B	7-speed
970-977		1995	MCI	102-D3	Detroit Diesel Series 60	7-speed
978-990		1995	MCI	102-DL3	Detroit Diesel Series 60	7-speed
991-992		1995	Prevost	H3-45	Detroit Diesel Series 60	6-speed manual
993-995		1996	Prevost	H3-45	Detroit Diesel Series 60	7 speed manual
996-1002		1996	MCI	102-DL3	Caterpillar C10	7-speed
1003-1009		1997	MCI	102-DL3	Caterpillar C10	7-speed
1010-1012		1997	Prevost	H3-45	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R
1013-1017		1997	MCI	102-DL3	Caterpillar C12	Allison B500	Originally Brewster 234-238, transferred to Greyhound in 1998
1018-1062		1998	MCI	102-DL3	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R
1063-1077		1999	MCI	102-DL3	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R	1063-1065, 1069 & 1074 were lettered for Grey Goose Lines.
1078-1095		1999	MCI	102-EL3	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R	Originally delivered to Greyhound Canada with some delivered to Gray Line when new Most Greyhound units transferred to Gray Line in 2001
1096-1100		2000	MCI	102-DL3	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R	Ex-Gray Line of Victoria lease
1101-1112		2000	MCI	102-EL3	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R	Assigned to Gray Line when new. Most sold to Gray Line West around 2005
1183-1199		10/2001	MCI	G4500	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R
1200-1219		10/2002	MCI	G4500	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R
1220-1247		03/2003	MCI	G4500	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R
1249-1251, 1253-1262		1999	Prevost	H3-45	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R	Ex-Hotard Coaches 1248-1254 lettered for Voyageur
1323		1998	MCI	102-DL3	Detroit Diesel Series 60		Ex-Hotard Coaches
1324		1999	MCI	102-DL3			Ex-Hotard Coaches
1325		1999	MCI	102-DL3			Ex-Hotard Coaches
1326		2000	MCI	102-DL3			Ex-Hotard Coaches
1334		2001	MCI	D4500	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R	Originally numbered 1170
2550-2552		1991	MCI	102-B3	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA?	Allison?	Ex-Gray Coach Lines 2550-2552
2553-2554		1992	MCI	102-B3	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA?	Allison?	Ex-Gray Coach Lines 2553-2554
3400-3438		1997-1999	MCI	102-D3			Transferred from Greyhound USA, Carolina Trailways, and TNM&O in 2012.
4501-4506		1997	MCI	102-DL3			Acquired from Voyageur in 1998. Lettered for Voyageur
5601-5606		1998	Prevost	H3-45	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R	Acquired from Voyageur in 1998. Lettered for Voyageur Rear view of 5602
L6008-L6012		1998	MCI	102-DL3	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R	Purchased from Greyhound USA in August 2002. "L" added to original fleet number.
L6113-L6118, L6133-L6136		1999	MCI	102-DL3	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R	Purchased from Greyhound USA in August 2002. "L" added to original fleet number.
L6427-L6433, L6435		2000	MCI	102-DL3	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R	Purchased from Greyhound USA in August 2002. "L" added to original fleet number.
6543, 6545-6547		1990	MCI	102-C3			Ex-Gray Line of Victoria 6543 sold to Perimeter Transportation in 2007
6548-6552		1995	MCI	102-D3			Ex-Gray Line of Victoria.
6553		1995	MCI	102-DL3			Ex-Gray Line of Victoria.
7643-7644			MCI	102-C3			Ex-PMCL 643-644
7678-7681			MCI	102-D3	Caterpillar 3176B	Allison B500R	Ex-PMCL 678-681.
7698-7699			MCI	102-DL3			Ex-PMCL 698-699.
7700-7705			MCI	102-DL3			Ex-PMCL 700-705. 7700, 7701 lettered Gray Line. 7703 ex-Cha-Co 7703 (nee PMCL 703). 7704, 7705 lettered for Voyager.
7723			MCI	102-DL3			Ex-PMCL 723 Lettered for Voyageur
7725			MCI	102-DL3	Caterpillar	Allison B500R	Ex-PMCL 725.
7728		?	MCI	102-DL3	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R	Ex-PMCL 728.
7750-7752		1990	MCI	102-C3			Ex-PMCL 750-752.
7811		1991	MCI	102-C3			Ex-Cha-Co 7811. Lettered for Voyageur.
7861-7862		1996	MCI	102-D3			Ex-Cha-Co 7861-7862.
8001-8014		1998	MCI	MC-12	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B5005	Ex-Greyhound USA 3000-3017 (non-inclusive).
8015-8019, 8021-8022		1996	MCI	102-D3			Ex-Greyhound USA 30962-30969 (non-inclusive).
8023, 8025-8028		1993	MCI	102-C3			Ex-Greyhound USA 43931-43942 (non-inclusive).
8029-8033		1994	MCI	102-D3	Cummins M11	7-speed	Ex-Greyhound USA 43946-43950. White with Greyhound dog logo centred on the side.
8034-8051		1996	MCI	MC-12	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HT-740	Ex-Greyhound USA 2901-2918.
9767		?	MCI	102EL3			Ex-Cha-Co 767. Western Mustangs wrap (purple)
9801-9802		2000	MCI	102EL3			Ex-Cha-Co 9801-9802. 9802 currently wrapped for University of Western Ontario Mustangs.
9841-9842		1994	MCI	102-DL3			Ex-Cha-Co 9841-9842. Both white Cha-Co livery 9841 was retired in January 2011.
9851-9852		1995	MCI	102-DL3			Ex-Cha-Co 9851-9852. 9852 lettered for Voyageur. 9852 ran briefly under Voyageur (pictured).
9861		1996	MCI	102-DL3			Ex-Cha-Co 9861. Blue Cha-Co livery
9871-9873		1997	MCI	102-DL3			Ex-Cha-Co 9871-9873.
27265, 27307, 27351		2000	Prevost	Le Mirage XL-II			Ex-Acadian Lines 15001-15003, leased from Prevost from Aug 2008-2009.
27363, 27411, 27441		2001	Prevost	Le Mirage XL-II			27363 & 27441 Ex-Acadian Lines 15101 & 15103, leased from Prevost from Aug 2008-2009. 27411 Ex-Orleans Express 5102, leased from Prevost from Aug 2008-2009.

References

• CPTDB
• Personal notes & sightings