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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 11:54 pm Post subject:

A few interesting bits from: Grady Hall Morgan's "MEMOIRS OF A GREYHOUND BUS DRIVER"............

".......the training program would take six weeks to make us bus drivers. We had class work one day, and would go out driving the next day. The classroom work consisted of learning to handle tickets, and also making out our daily reports......"

"........we also learned how to keep a daily log of our time while we were on and off duty, driving or not, everything had to be logged for the twenty-four hour period each day......."

"........on the days we students drove, there would be five trainees on each bus. One trainee would drive the bus from the San Francisco depot and we would go to Fresno, our southernmost division point. We would pull through all the Greyhound depots on the way, and there would be driver changes quite often........"

"NYO"

["2314"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2025 12:01 am Post subject:

Further:

".......we trainees had been on this job for about a month, and were beginning to feel like we were old timers, handling the buses. We took a different model bus out each day, so that we would become familiar with all of the buses in our fleet......."

".......now that were were comfortable with driving the buses and handling paperwork, we were all given an itinerary so that we could actually operate a regular schedule under supervision, with real passengers..............."

"NYO"

["STUDENT DRIVER"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 12:15 am Post subject:

From "HOUNDS OF THE ROAD" (Carlton Jackson)............

"..........Greyhound's bankruptcy ended in October, 1991, 16 months after it began. During that time, the bus line grew considerably........."

"........the company's debt was re-financed, and it accelerated Greyhound de Mexico (founded in the 1960s) to cash in on the growing Hispanic market in Southern California; a new computer system was installed for reservations and schedules (replacing the old 'Russell's Guide', though re-instating it later for schedules)........"

"NYO"

["SAN DIEGO"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2025 11:44 am Post subject:

See also:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyhound_Mexico

["GMC"]

["MCI"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2025 12:06 pm Post subject:

"Hound" preservation on the West Coast............

https://pacbus.org/related-info/bus-builders/motor-coach-industries/

["WESTERN GREYHOUND LINES"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2025 12:13 pm Post subject:

Just came across this interesting article..........

https://shunauto.com/article/how-many-gallons-of-gas-does-a-greyhound-bus-hold

["AMERICRUISER"]

Cyberider · Joined: 27 Apr 2007 Posts: 930 Location: Tempe, AZ

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2025 2:18 pm Post subject:

Cyberider:

And THAT'S an UNDERSTATEMENT! Wink

Too bad they do not have at least one ACF-BRILL C-44 suburban; but, then again, BRILLS were not at all that common on the West Coast, as they were on the East Coast.

GREYHOUND, TRAILWAYS, and many other companies operated ACF-BRILL IC-41s through the 1950s; some companies used them into the 1960s.

Several New Jersey companies were still rostering the big, tough C-44s when I was growing up.....man, I can STILL hear that deep bass growl today! Very Happy

"NYO"

["ACF-BRILL"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2025 10:32 am Post subject:

GREAT photos* (historical and contemporary) of truly CLASSIC buses!!!!!!!!! Wink

Enjoy!

"NYO"

*Also, AWESOME photos of a MONUMENTAL restoration project!

https://vintagemachinerylovers.com/2017/03/09/silversides-a-shining-example-of-american-spirit/

["ATLANTIC GREYHOUND LINES"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2025 10:52 pm Post subject:

Talk about a RARE find!!!! Shocked

https://barnfinds.com/old-school-motor-coach-1931-mack-greyhound-bus/

["EASTERN GREYHOUND LINES"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2025 10:58 pm Post subject:

Too bad that more historic GREYHOUND depots could not have been as fortunate to also have such a wonderful "happy ending"! Very Happy

https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/71805

["EXPRESS"]

Cyberider · Joined: 27 Apr 2007 Posts: 930 Location: Tempe, AZ

Nice!

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2025 9:54 am Post subject:

traildriver · Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 2593 Location: South Florida

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 8:47 pm Post subject:

reaildriver:

You are welcome....glad you enjoyed the pics and article! Wink

It made me think of the part in Jim Lehrer's "A BUS OF MY OWN", where he describes "fiddling" with the gearshift on his just-bought 1946 "Clipper", having no idea which gear position was which.....an INTERESTING "maiden run" for sure! Wink

I truly have great respect for those individuals who purchase vintage buses and spend great sums of money (and, also, years) bringing them back to their former glory.....indeed, a labor of love! Very Happy

"NYO"

["GREYHOUND LINES"]