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I do share your assessment that Loewy gets too much credit for designing the 4501. At that time, their was very little interstate completed, so most of the 184miles of PGH-COL was on old Rt 40. I secretly vowed to never let this happen again. All of these schedules had a “scenic” assigned because the were the only busses that were “plated’ coast to coast. About all I can add is this silly little thing from the 1954 roll-out: Love the SceniCrusiers! Different cylinder liners with bigger ports, high lift cams, and a higher operating engine speed were tried, but not considered satisfactory. Your email address will not be published. Great article, excellent piece on one of my childhood favorites. Since the Saskatchewan Transportation Company and Greyhound have shut down intercity transit service in Western Canada, access to mobility, freedom, community, family, health care, and other public services are at risk for millions of people across Canada. These Scenicruisers are beautiful buses, today’s highway cruisers may be better in most every way but they don’t have the same style. Greyhound shuts down bus service in Canada. The Scenicruiser was always my favorite, and always wanted to ride in one. The thing I remember most about driving for Greyhound though was the airline strike of 1966 .The pilots went on strike and the strike lasted the entire summer of 66. I worked as a mechanic for Greyhound from 1974 thru 1977. I rode the Hound all over new England in the 1960’s and still ride a bus occasionally , usually when I’m out of country , it’s always an interesting way to go , lots to look at and plenty to listen to if you’re a die hard GearHead like most here . GM even sent an unfinished 35′ PD-4151 bus shell to Greyhound, a starting point from which they created the 40′ dual rear-axle GX-2 Scenicruiser prototype. Brought back memories of my first Scenic Cruiser ride in around 1961 between Savannah, GA and Jacksonville, Fl. Better to let go of it and have it back on the road again than just letting it sit. I’m pretty sure the Brill deck and a half was a one of one built. more pictures and information (in italian) here : http://www.tramroma.com/autobusroma/rete_urb/autobus/rotabili/autrot_15.htm (scroll down a bit). What do I remember? Very cool event! At age 16 he wrote another book, The Neon Bible, which was published posthumously. (www.scenicruising.com) You will find some definite differences in it versus what you wrote Feb 2014. I just ordered your book from Amazon. But you have a lot of nice pictures; really a lot….I may not need to see another 4501 for a while . My last ride in a Scenicruiser was in the summer of 1977. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Greyhound Package Express is still operating, and can be a cost-effective way to ship large items across the country. New buses in our area were running the hotshot routes, New York to Seattle and Chicago to Seattle. The scenicruiser pulled down badly in the mountains and I was often in first gear especially when climbing the Sandia mountains just E of Albuquerque N.M. on old RT66 The scenicruiser was the hardest bus to drive I ever sat behind the wheel on. I did drive the Scenicruiser, it was still used in a limited capacity for passengers, usually as back ups for the express bus on the 10 hour routes, but mostly it was used for cargo. In addition, Greyhound is aware that government mandates reld to COVID-19 have resulted in restrictions in cross-border travel. By Dave O’Malley. For a 24 year old kid, driving for the “Hound” was a pretty good gig, lots of good memories. In 1964 Greyhound put the MCI bus in service it was also a 36 passenger bus and was even lighter then the 4106. He said ” San Antonio” and walked out of the room. Can someone explain why they went with the split-level design in the first place? – of course, I referenced your article in my book! I only rode on one once, and by that time it was a tired old bus (around ’71-’72 or so). I know because I drove them. Thanks for that, by its exhaust sound you would definitely think it was doing a drag race. This announcement has no impact on Greyhound … H.J. The biggest challenge was finding a suitable power plant that would both be able to propel the tall and heavy coach at decent speeds up long grades as well as be economical on the flats. Greyhound was pioneering new ground, and it it wasn’t smooth going. Here’s some unedited footage shot of the GX-1’s presentation. Iconic bus Withdrawal from Western Canada in 2018. I don’t remember this particular bus , but he bought the ACF Brill deck and a half from Trailway’s. He had a V12 DD – 750 hp? Este es el mejor número de teléfono de eBay, la espera actual en espera en tiempo real y las herramientas para saltar directamente a través de esas líneas telefónicas para llegar directamente a un agente eBay. Reminded me of Jackson Browne’s album Running on Empty (one of the best live albums ever, IMO, and definitely one of the most representative of the late 70’s rock scene) since, according to the liner notes, the song “Nothing But Time” was “recorded on a bus (a Continental Silver Eagle) somewhere in New Jersey–9/8/77”: “There ain’t nothing but time between this / Siiiil-ver Eagle and the / N-eeeew Jersey line”. They have been restoring Greyhound to it’s former glory, and quite successful. as I’m still breathing air and keep on buying lottery tickets, I can always ... a restored Greyhound bus of the same model that carried Riders south. TORONTO, May 13, 2021 /CNW/ -- Greyhound Canada has made the difficult decision to discontinue all operations on its remaining routes in Ontario and Quebec, and will permanently close all services in Canada effective today.. If you’re a bus nut, I highly recommend a visit to the Greyhound Bus Museum in Hibbing Minnesota! Love the pictures of the restored coaches. Clever. I have fond memories of my grandmother coming to spend Christmas with us after meeting her at the Greyhound station. That was a great trip & Greyhound was a great company back then. The 8v71s sounded more powerful, but didn’t “harmonize” like the two 471s did. He (and Orville Caesar) certainly designed GX-1, but even with GX-2, I’ve found more evidence that GM designers did more on the exterior than did Loewy. The CDC shut down sailing last year when several coronavirus outbreaks were tied to ships worldwide. The 1949 GX-2 was 40′ long, and almost all states had still had that 35′ maximum length restriction. After returning home from a 6 yr. tour of duty in the Army I got a job @ a small charter company in D.C. called Silver Star Bus Company. If it were only a few hundred miles they could get same day delivery. Great article – very well researched. The new paint job is sort of a retro look from the early years. I am far removed from the industry, however I have a strong interest in coaches from the 50’s and 60’s. Package tracking is a bit of a joke. I thought Trailways was a bit classier than Greyhound, especially judging by those magnificent Golden and Silver Eagles! As a result, Greyhound has canceled services between the U.S. and Canada. Is there an overdrive/underdrive mechanism incorporated into it? or. http://www.sc4geography.net/flxliner/ohio.rapid.transit.html. You have to remember all the buses were manufactured in the early 50s. The GX-1 also featured a primitive version of air suspension. I am one of the many who think buses are cool, but who cannot ID any of them – except this one. I skipped up the stairs to get my preferred seat in the rear. The decision comes a year after Greyhound Canada temporarily suspended all service due to a sharp decline in passengers and mounting travel ...Read MoreGoogle Alert - Quebec Province Travel Greyhound Canada to permanently cut all bus routes, shut down operations The ScenicCruiser was stylish but cramped especially on the back bench over the hot vibrating diesel engine. I had a yrs previous experience driving 4104,s and 4106,s for TNM&O lines who had the franchise from what is now I20 North to Amarillo which at that time was on RT 66and east and west from Wichita Falls Tex to Clovis and Roswell N.M. TNMO had a pool with Greyhound and Kerrville bus lines so we could run through schedules from San Antonio toDenver. The bus company said all remaining routes will cease operations from midnight on Thursday. Sort of a classic ocean liner. also would love to get off the bus. Before I got a chance to settle in the bus driver screamed, “Nigger GIT in der back!”. Since GM wouldn’t sell its diesels to its bus-making competitors–until forced to as a result of a 1956 anti-trust lawsuit–GM’s buses enjoyed a very distinct competitive advantage. It’s a promotional vehicle, obviously…, And it’s for sale, a lot of pictures here: Your package will get to its destination Greyhound station on some combination of buses going in the right direction, with enough free space in their cargo holds to take it. This pre-war Silverside design, built exclusively for Greyhound, and its many other variations became the dominant bus of the immediate post war era. The company's first route began in Hibbing, Minnesota, in 1914 and the company adopted the Greyhound name in 1929. Great story. If I successfully complete the training and am hired “will their be sufficient work to make the long training worthwhile? Greyhound Lines, Inc., usually shortened to Greyhound, is an intercity bus common carrier serving more than 3,800 destinations across North America. I must confess, I have somewhat of a Scenic obsession! I could see his sweaty red face exploding with anger in the rear view mirror so I turned to stone face blacks in the back. Pledge your support today! Greyhound Canada to temporarily shut down all bus routes as ridership plunges 95% Back to video Greyhound Canada says it made the decision after its ridership dropped by 95 per cent. I soon learned it was just as easy not to use the clutch. I drove the old scenicruiser thousands of miles. Yup, Greyhound still ships packages, I learned this a couple of years ago when a car part I bought was sent Greyhound, I had to go down to the depot to pick it up. Greyhound had a booklet for drivers listing the clearance of bridges, underpasses and tunnels. Seven hours from St. Louis to Kansas City is a bit much, even if it was an overnight trip – still beat the next morning, as I didn’t sleep well on the bus. I had been told that before, and not sure if its true, that the Olds Vista Cruiser Station Wagons unique rooftop design was inspired by these Scenicrusers, true? https://www.facebook.com/PoetLight/media_set?set=a.1016971963657.2605.1805870182&type=3. I would make sure we got on first so that we could sit in front of those glorious picture windows. I always found it odd that most or all Fageol interstate vehicles came equipped with a railroad type observation platform. Funny – the train station was a block away from the Greyhound depot and the train was cheaper: $1.57 R/T vs. $1.92 R/T! Plus similar exterior styling. I say irritating because the otherwise attractive and fun to drive New Flyers (that so many California agencies are buying) don’t come with this simple feature, often leaving the driver blind in darker areas of the city, especially when the transition is sudden. He, too, insisted, that there never was such a thing, but no longer. Great article! Credit to Motor Coach Age, September-October 1990, Yellow Coach and GM Buses: Conventional Buses, 1923-1937. Greyhound Canada is permanently cutting all bus routes across the country, shutting down the intercity bus carrier's operations in Canada after nearly a century of service. They have a cult-status now, the production of FTFs stopped in the mid-nineties. I just sold #661. While unloading the passengers the San Antonio dispatcher walked up to me and handed me a ticket envelope . I still have the Matchbox. Years ago a former FTF driver told me that he was stopped a lot by the local police, almost every day. The buyer backed out. Bolts and nuts that held this mess together were constantly vibrating loose. We have been encouraged to see government announcements in support of transit -- notably the $14.9 billion pledged towards capital projects over eight years but a budget that is focused on an equtiable post-pandemic recovery must focus on providing emergency funding for public transit. New units built in Pembina North Dakota were brought to our shop to be checked over and put in service. The rest are conversions or rough unfinished conversion projects. When I worked briefly for a construction equipment dealer in Seattle in 1958, we used Greyhound for shipping quite a bit, usually for parts too large or heavy to go via the postal service. I can still hear those poor gears grinding….and the clearly outmatched driver attempting to short shift to make the cogs blend more gently. Will upload photos when I can. Not in Canada? I can see how you picked your seat, great view from up there. We had a small rally at the Big Texan in Amarillo, TX in 2010 (10 Scenics) and at the Grand Canyon in 2011(5 Scenics). Keep corporations accountable by creating or signing an online petition at The PetitionSite. One restored PD4501-771, the other PD4501-1001 ( referenced in your article) the production prototype hand-built after the GX-2. I loved that bus…I like buses in general, but nothing is like the Scenicruiser. Also a Flxible Clipper, 1936 Federal 23′, jail bar Ford plus Bedford/Comair, AEC and other newer & route buses. I’ve never had a chance to look into his life story. I wanted to sit up front across from the driver for the best “scenic” view but that didn’t happen until after the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964. As for me, that seat right next to the bathroom would be ideal as long-distance travel is a bit challenging for me due to some “issues” that I won’t go into here! 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I’m assuming it was designed by GM, as their experience with automatic transmissions seems to come into play here somewhat, given that a planetary gearset is part of it. I worked in what was then District 9, San Diego to San Luis Obispo to Albuquerque to El Paso. Now it is a shell of it’s former self. I had never traveled that route before but we ran closed doors and drove directly to OK City. Get the latest coverage from SaltWire on the spread of COVID-19 in Atlantic Canada and the virus's impact on our communities. The parts book has the torque converter in it. Tom up there is one of the most knowledgeable scenicruiser guys I know, and his book is a must have for anyone with an interest in the scenicruiser. Nice job on the article. He designed the GX-1 dual-engine linkage as well as its air suspension which he helped GM enhance and design for the 4104 and the 4501. Sorry to be a bit critical, but it’s a shame to see misinformation being perpetuated in book form. I second, they let you crawl around the buses and sit in the driver seats, etc. The twin 4 cylinder engines were just underpowered and the transmission was awful. Currently own 2. My grandfather had a bus company in New Jersey back in the 1960’s. And you can see the open pit mines and see where Bob Zimmerman (Dylan) grew up. The MCI busses were manufactured in Canada but the company was owned by Greyhound. A two-speed auxiliary transmission helped a bit further. I used to ride with my dad on many of his trips. I suspect there must be some out there somewhere…I’d like to see how it was done too. Aha! Lots of good stuff about the Scenicruiser. BEEB BLASTED. (Hey, as long American used the big ACF’s as did Continental in its early days and Santa Fe favored the smaller ACF I suppose I should shell out some bucks and buy it. Paul, I know exactly what you’re talking about when you picked your favorite seat. just found this scenic discussion page. You could not believe how exhausted I became during the airline strike I actually lost over 20 lbs. I wouldn’t actually mind whether it turns out to be a model kit made of plastic (as long as it is of about the same size) since I’m a model kit builder myself. Stop by anytime you want a ride or drive an old bus. We broke down around Okla mile 100 on I-40, heading eastbound. Did they use a configuration of a rear-mounted lower deck over there? They were much newer buses so the linkage to the transmission was not worn out and they were much easier to shift. He needed to mobilize all power to make it up the steep, winding, gravel road that took us the last mile to the camp. eBay's Best Toll-Free/800 Customer Phone Number. Coming home on the train was a much more pleasant experience, and was THE way to go whenever we made that trip! As I never saw them in service here. Without rapid expansion of public transit, we cannot reduce our carbon emissions to mitigate the worst effects of climate change. ICC had ruled that states could not segreagte interstate passengers by race. This was a trick in itself as u did it by ear as we had no tach’s . I’m not even sure if there was an operator in Canada, that employed them. One was or the other, it seemed a questionable use of available space. Greyhound used the GX-2 to lobby for increasing that limit, a process that took several years. My brother I applaud you. I was 18, traveling by myself, having a great time, moving away to a distant place….I remember the one way ticket (to San Jose) was $48.00. The Matchbox model of the Scenicruiser was my first ever car purchase, when I was 3 years old and my father walked me to the news stand/cigar store near the train station in Hartsdale NY in 1968. in Mass., to attend summer camp. Still had a few SenicCruisers running out of our shop. Traffic was awful and the driver was unskilled, so the constant stop-start jerking made me motion sick. Greyhound had so much business that it was hard to run any sort of schedule. I too loved the old “Deck & A Half”. Making it a 36 hour shift where I had to drive around the clock posting guards and relieving guards with a loaded M-14 rifle at my side. But a two-speed clutch? Greyhound’s number was 0612. Also remember the seeming lack of any air movement inside the coach. That’s funny, at 0:22 you can see an International Loadstar, parked on the semi-trailer. Greyhound Canada to shut down temporarily all bus routes as ridership plunges Back to video. Makes me want to go and find my Tootsietoy model of a scenicruiser bus. I hired out to Greyhound in 1962 when I was 24 yr old . The model is quite large, being roughly 12″ long so it isn’t necessarily inexpensive but can be had for as little as about $35.00 via Ebay. It’s actually this tractor, with a Detroit Diesel under the hood. Without adequate public transportation, the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls will only get worse. Six-hundred mile round trip with a driver who knew how to drive it. TORONTO (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 13th May, 2021) North American bus carrier, Greyhound, is permanently shutting down its Canadian operations, effective immediately, the company said on Thursday. Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 615 president Darcy Pederson urged council not to, been 28 assaults on drivers. In 1945, GM and Consolidated Vultee were each given development contracts for a post-war bus, but by 1946 both cancelled their contracts due to too much other work. By the time its replacement arrived in 1940, the PD-3751 “Silversides” (CC here), GM’s ground-breaking two-stroke Detroit Diesel engine was in full production (Birth of the DD engine here). I got my rest in OK City and was sent to Amarillo over what had been old 66 but was then brand new I 40 I was ok with this . In addition to the length restrictions, there was another hurdle to jump with the GX-2, the same one that the GX-1 had failed to clear: a suitable power plant. The Greyhound buses of today just look like boring shoe boxes. That was the particular appeal of the bi-level arrangement, the only way to increase passenger seats within that limit. Love them so much, wrote a book about them last year with my good friend Fred Rayman. The 8V-71 was enough to really move this bus and the 4-speed Spicer transmission was a smooth item even though it required the double clutch method to shift. I have a picture in the book of that contraption attached to the GM 6-71 diesel used in GX-2! Used to hang out at the GH Depot in Seattle just to hear those dual 471s start up! If people really want a nice model of the PD4501 Scenicruiser, there is a 1/43rd scale model available from IXO models, and sold under various other retail names like Maquette (See pictures of the model below). I rode a Super Scenicruiser from Springfield, MO to Los Angeles (on my way to San Jose) in 1968. We could only get a couple of days off when “you ran out of hrs”. I have a rough idea of how it might have been designed but I am still interested in how a fluid drive coupling would have worked when connected to two separate engines mounted side by side. The GX-1 wasn’t any taller than the Scenicruiser or the Eagle buses; eight was limited by the clearance on the many bridges, underpasses and tunnels on the routes. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. I got my rest in Abilene and next morning drove to Dallas then to Houston . It came thru the shop for service about three months later and had 88,000 miles on it already. Great scene in a great movie. The MC5 coach was too short for the conventional drivetrain layout. I have a PD 4501 that had the twin engines There is nothing like it. My last bus ride was from Cincinnati to Chicago in 1998. 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