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  Topic: How Many??????
Rick

Replies: 7
Views: 17177

PostForum: General Bus Forum - All Bus Topics   Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 8:31 am   Subject: How Many??????
Gillig is a US manufacturer. Most of the others on the transit side are multi-national with final assembly completed in the US.

Most , if not all, small buses (body-on-chassis) are domestically pr ...
  Topic: (MA) Cost of rides for disabled soars at T
Rick

Replies: 1
Views: 9125

PostForum: Surface Transit - Eastern United States   Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:24 am   Subject: (MA) Cost of rides for disabled soars at T
Similar article in the New York Times a few weeks ago.
  Topic: 'Bus Nostalgia'
Rick

Replies: 690
Views: 1315866

PostForum: Transit Bus Manufacturers   Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:32 am   Subject: 'Bus Nostalgia'
Wow that's an odd one. Must have been chilly, too.

Judging by the placement of the mirrors the driver was sitting well back into the bus.
  Topic: 'CATEGORY - FUNNY BUSES'
Rick

Replies: 7
Views: 17488

PostForum: General Bus Forum - All Bus Topics   Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:31 am   Subject: 'CATEGORY - FUNNY BUSES'
I saw one of those in Newtown CT about a month ago. Really catches the eye.
  Topic: RTS Buses
Rick

Replies: 8
Views: 23752

PostForum: Transit Bus Manufacturers   Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:19 am   Subject: RTS Buses
add HART in Danbury, CT to that list.
  Topic: Who is your favorite bus manufacturer in North America?
Rick

Replies: 45
Views: 96378

PostForum: Transit Bus Manufacturers   Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:36 am   Subject: Who is your favorite bus manufacturer in North America?
Mechanics and drivers love the Orion's at our place. The Orion VII is especially coveted -- it has a kind of unique paint scheme. We ran some of our Orion I's for over 15 years.
  Topic: Who is your favorite bus manufacturer in North America?
Rick

Replies: 45
Views: 96378

PostForum: Transit Bus Manufacturers   Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:36 am   Subject: Who is your favorite bus manufacturer in North America?
You're right on with the RTS, timecruncher - I'd add that replacement parts such as panels and windshields are expensive and the wheelchair lifts are balky.

We've had good luck with Orion products ...
  Topic: Volvo Builds The World's Longest Bus
Rick

Replies: 11
Views: 21118

PostForum: Surface Transit - Everywhere Else   Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:46 am   Subject: Volvo Builds The World's Longest Bus
I think I saw that on an episode of speed racer when I was a kid.
  Topic: A Different Sight In The Skies Today
Rick

Replies: 6
Views: 15419

PostForum: General Transportation - All Other Modes   Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 7:22 am   Subject: A Different Sight In The Skies Today
Saw a B-17 in the skies over central CT yesterday on the way home - plane is it Oxford Airport this week with another bomber, a B-25 or a B-24, and a P-51.
  Topic: A Different Sight In The Skies Today
Rick

Replies: 6
Views: 15419

PostForum: General Transportation - All Other Modes   Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:59 am   Subject: A Different Sight In The Skies Today
Saw one last summer when I went out to buy groceries. There are a couple that fly around the country and stop at various airports over the course of the year. You can pay a couple hundred and get a ...
  Topic: The right size bus for the job.
Rick

Replies: 6
Views: 26547

PostForum: Bus Transportation Planning   Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:23 am   Subject: The right size bus for the job.
Here in Danbury, we use both full size and small buses in fixed route. The small buses are used at night and for rail feeder shuttles. They've worked fine in these roles.

As far as issues, the s ...
  Topic: Photos from HART (CT)
Rick

Replies: 2
Views: 11180

PostForum: Photographs, Bus Logs and Route Suggestion Ideas   Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:35 am   Subject: Photos from HART (CT)
The Orion I is used as a spare. It's the last of the 1989 Orions. This particular bus was used in a film called Reckless w/Mia Farrow that came out in the early 90's

We were going for an unclutte ...
  Topic: History of transit in Danbury CT
Rick

Replies: 3
Views: 12690

PostForum: Surface Transit - Eastern United States   Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:45 am   Subject: History of transit in Danbury CT
Thanks for the feedback. This was an interesting project for us.

Rick
  Topic: History of transit in Danbury CT
Rick

Replies: 3
Views: 12690

PostForum: Surface Transit - Eastern United States   Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 2:55 pm   Subject: History of transit in Danbury CT
see this link to a history of transit in Danbury.
http://www.hvceo.org/transport/HART12%20HARTHISTORY.php
 
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