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Good bye to the Phantom?

 
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ralph kramden



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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:08 pm    Post subject: Good bye to the Phantom? Reply with quote
I heard a rumor the other day that Gillig has phased out the Phantom. Does anybody know if this is true? If they did, who got the last order?
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RailBus63
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, Gillig has discontinued the Phantom (it is no longer shown on the 'Products' page on their website). Reportedly, the last Phantoms went to Bloomington, IN.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 8:52 am    Post subject: Discontinuance of the Phantom Reply with quote
Does that mean that the parts supply to maintain these buses is going to dry up, forcing the retirement of Phantoms that are still in operation? Rochester, NY has a number of these buses and I believe Buffalo does too.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 1:31 pm    Post subject: Re: Discontinuance of the Phantom Reply with quote
Dieseljim wrote:
Does that mean that the parts supply to maintain these buses is going to dry up, forcing the retirement of Phantoms that are still in operation? Rochester, NY has a number of these buses and I believe Buffalo does too.


No, the parts will be available for many years to come. The Flxible Metro stoped production in 1995 and parts for those buses are still readily available.
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