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Guadalupe Mexico Parade - Saturday December 21, 2024
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While at the Zoo in Guadalupe Valley last night, we heard that the Zoo was asked to participate in the local parade that travels from the town close by, passes the Zoo entrance, and ends up in the next town down the road. We arrived downtown and found a great parking space just as the parade was starting. This was a great parade with many participants. It reminded me of when I grew up, and a lo...
Riding the Dog with Greyhound - Part 2
Просмотров 367Месяц назад
This video discusses when Greyhound bought out Trailways. They show a Nigeria Greyhound 4104 bus. Greyhound Van Lines were very popular then. The boss of Greyhound owned a Scenicruiser. The arrival of the MC-8. They were trendy buses and made Greyhound even more popular. The MC-5 and MC-7 were still popular, but all GM buses would be removed from Greyhound service. In 1925, Greyhound advertised...
Riding the Dog with Greyhound - Part 1
Просмотров 3282 месяца назад
Greyhound buses used to be the only way for many people to travel from town to town. See several Greyhound terminals and travelers back in the day The Bus Driver is sometimes the only person passengers see from Greyhound for days as drivers switch out on different parts of the route. Smoking was not allowed on buses at this time. Hollywood used buses for many of its popular movies. This video s...
The Eagle Palooza Rally 2024
Просмотров 833 месяца назад
This was our first Eagle exclusive rally at our generous host site, All Access Coach (AAC) Leasing, in Gallatin, Tennessee. Eric Blankenship and Jim Borelli, owners of AAC, not only helped us every step of the way, but they also gave all the attendees tours of their maintenance facility and interior shop and gave away shirts, caps, coffee mugs, and other AAC swag. We had 30 Eagles signed up, wi...
The History of Greyhound Bus Lines - Part 4
Просмотров 2864 месяца назад
See the different places Greyhound buses used to travel and where they stopped. See female Bus Attendants in action back when they had them pointing out natural features along the way. See how Native Americans lived back in the day. See what Downtown Memphis looked like in the 40s with horses and buggies still moving around the streets. See Cowboys rounding up cattle in the Wild West. See what ...
The History of Greyhound Bus Lines - Part 3
Просмотров 1805 месяцев назад
Greyhound Buses were a very popular way to travel after the war, as not many people had cars like they do now. See if you can identify the buses in this video. Travel America with this guy as he toured the country on Greyhound buses, visiting his old military buddies. Learn how fishbones turn the grass blue in Kentucky. Be one of the first to ride on the controlled access Pennsylvania Turnpike ...
The History of Greyhound Bus Lines - Part 2
Просмотров 4095 месяцев назад
Believe it or not, people used to get dressed up to travel on buses, unlike today. Learn how and why travel changed when buses replaced Stage Coaches. Learn about the Pony Express Mail System and what they were replaced with. Experience the unique journey of Tex Ridder as he rides a Greyhound bus between gigs. Learn how Lake Michigan saved thousands of people after Mrs. O’Leary’s cow kicked ove...
The History of Greyhound Bus Lines - Part 1
Просмотров 7646 месяцев назад
In 1968, Greyhound started building their own MCI MC-6 wide-body bus in Winnipeg, Canada. They called the MC-6 the High, Wide, and Handsome Superbus. They manufactured all of the stainless-steel body panels in this factory in Winnipeg. They assembled the body shells on tilting fixtures to position them so they are easier to work on. Each MCI bus is a testament to durability, with a significant ...
History of Greyhound Buses and Terminals - Part 4
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.7 месяцев назад
See bus terminals from back in 1937 and the buses that visited them. Some buses had air conditioning back then. Almost everyone wore hats. That was the style. Norfolk, Virginia, had one of the nicest Greyhound stations. Most buses loaded street side until the art-deco stations were built. Greyhound and Trailways shared the same stations in some cities in the south back in the day. This is a vid...
History of Greyhound Buses and Terminals - Part 3
Просмотров 2 тыс.7 месяцев назад
See many of the Greyhound Terminals that were in use back in the 1940s all over the U.S. Many postcards had Greyhound Stations on them. 90% of bus accidents happen when backing up, so many bus terminals were built as drive-through stations. Yellow Coaches were popular in the early days. Some neon signs show greyhound dogs prancing or trotting. Many Greyhound bus stations had a unique art deco-c...
History of Greyhound Buses and Terminals - Part 2
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.8 месяцев назад
If you are into Vintage Buses and the History of Bus Terminals, you may be interested in learning how passenger bus service started and how these machines are built ruggedly so they can travel millions of miles over their lifetime. Remember the U-shaped booths in the Greyhound lunch counters where the wait staff, walked into the U and served you? Remember Capital Greyhound in the Big Apple? Run...
History of Greyhound Buses and Terminals - Part 1
Просмотров 6 тыс.8 месяцев назад
In the beginning, lavatories had a sign on them that said “Do not use while in Station”. They also had them in trains. Can you guess why? See some of the earliest Greyhound passenger buses and terminals. Grand Rapids, Michigan, was the birthplace of Greyhound. See their original route map. You’ll never guess what kind of dog the owner of Greyhound had. 😊 Armrests in the original buses folded do...
Eagle the Story - The building of an Eagle.
Просмотров 7379 месяцев назад
Eagle the Story - The building of an Eagle.
Eagle Goes to Taiwan
Просмотров 8009 месяцев назад
This is a promotional video about the benefits of using Eagle buses in Taiwan. In 1987 Eagle International based out of Dallas, TX decides to go global 32 million people chose Greyhound Lines each year back in its heyday to over 10,000 destinations in the U.S. and their buses travel 53 million miles yearly See Eagles being built in the Brownsville, TX factory Eagles excelled in Ride, A/C, and F...
Eagle - The Movie
Просмотров 7109 месяцев назад
Eagle - The Movie
Gary Nickerson leaving the January 2024 BCI Quartzsite Rally in his GM bus.
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Gary Nickerson leaving the January 2024 BCI Quartzsite Rally in his GM bus.
Buck Boldings 1989 Model 15 Eagle leaving the BCI Rally in January.
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Buck Boldings 1989 Model 15 Eagle leaving the BCI Rally in January.
Daniel Bowers and Paulette in their Eagle, leaving the January 2024 BCI Quartzsite Rally.
Просмотров 24110 месяцев назад
Daniel Bowers and Paulette in their Eagle, leaving the January 2024 BCI Quartzsite Rally.
Steve and Lone Nunnally GM bus leaving the BCI 2024 Quartzsite rally.
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Steve and Lone Nunnally GM bus leaving the BCI 2024 Quartzsite rally.
Jerry Cheal in his Golden Eagle with a Series 60 Detroit Diesel and B500 transmission
Просмотров 59810 месяцев назад
Jerry Cheal in his Golden Eagle with a Series 60 Detroit Diesel and B500 transmission
Luis and Rosa leaving the Bus Conversion Road Travelers Rally in Quartzsite Rally in January 2024.
Просмотров 23710 месяцев назад
Luis and Rosa leaving the Bus Conversion Road Travelers Rally in Quartzsite Rally in January 2024.
Robert and Marie Pimentel leaving the 2024 BCI Quartzsite Rally in their 1962 GM-4106.
Просмотров 78811 месяцев назад
Robert and Marie Pimentel leaving the 2024 BCI Quartzsite Rally in their 1962 GM-4106.
Harry and Joni GM bus leaving the 2024 Quartzsite BCI Rally in their PD-4107.
Просмотров 46911 месяцев назад
Harry and Joni GM bus leaving the 2024 Quartzsite BCI Rally in their PD-4107.
Art and Cindy Wales leaving the 2024 Quartzsite BCI Rally in their Eagle.
Просмотров 25311 месяцев назад
Art and Cindy Wales leaving the 2024 Quartzsite BCI Rally in their Eagle.
Pam and Tony Saraceni leaving the 2024 January BCI Rally in Quartzsite
Просмотров 55311 месяцев назад
Pam and Tony Saraceni leaving the 2024 January BCI Rally in Quartzsite
History of General Motors - Yellow Coach - Part 5 of 5 (VTS 01 5)
Просмотров 42911 месяцев назад
History of General Motors - Yellow Coach - Part 5 of 5 (VTS 01 5)
20 Arco Turn off
Просмотров 7411 месяцев назад
20 Arco Turn off
Driving Thru Tecate to head to Ensenada
Просмотров 5411 месяцев назад
Driving Thru Tecate to head to Ensenada
History of General Motors - Yellow Coach - Part 4 of 5 (VTS 01 4)
Просмотров 82011 месяцев назад
History of General Motors - Yellow Coach - Part 4 of 5 (VTS 01 4)

Комментарии

  • @BTNomad
    @BTNomad 22 дня назад

    That was so much fun!

  • @jrtej9575
    @jrtej9575 Месяц назад

    Sad to see Greyhound go so far down from those days.

  • @thegodblogger3812
    @thegodblogger3812 Месяц назад

    Greyhound was a class act at least through the end of the 1980s. Convenient schedules. Professional drivers. Accommodating customer service. Seamless connections. Safe travel. Truly a bygone era of motorcoach transportation.

  • @THECLARENCES
    @THECLARENCES 2 месяца назад

    Love! xoxo The Clarences

  • @THECLARENCES
    @THECLARENCES 2 месяца назад

    Love! xoxo The Clarences

  • @thegodblogger3812
    @thegodblogger3812 3 месяца назад

    This was from a documentary around 1985 on PBS. Greyhound was already in a steady decline from its heyday, but was still very viable. If the stats are remembered correctly, ridership fell from 92MM to 54MM from 1969 to 1979. Nowadays, Greyhound is barely a shadow of its former self. It no longer serves the American Northwest--Minneapolis and Fargo through Billings, Butte, and Spokane to Seattle; nor even Chicago to Omaha; Salt Lake to Reno and San Francisco; basically nowhere north of Sacramento into Portland and Seattle; and so many other wide swaths and paths. By my rough figuring Greyhound is presently barely 25% of its pre-pandemic routes and passenger counts. So damned sorry to see it that way.

  • @tammygouletschrader8785
    @tammygouletschrader8785 3 месяца назад

    Love this. My adoptive father Paul Goulet was a bus driver for Trailways in downtown Chicago

  • @Bus4025
    @Bus4025 3 месяца назад

    Hi all, I am not a member (yet) on FB,, but a big fan of the "Golden Eagle". I ride Trailways as a kid and loved it. I always wanted to drive one and always had influences on my career choice. In your video you forgot to show the toys. It would have been fantastic to see some of those beautiful machines. If you would, please do another video showing off the Eagles. 😉 THANKS!!

  • @denisseremigio2053
    @denisseremigio2053 3 месяца назад

    Son una chingoneria esos buses💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

  • @denisseremigio2053
    @denisseremigio2053 3 месяца назад

    Saludos a todos de México lindo y querido

  • @TheCraziesFamily
    @TheCraziesFamily 3 месяца назад

    I love Garys Bus

  • @konbini_Goblin
    @konbini_Goblin 3 месяца назад

    Great video 💯

  • @TripleB23
    @TripleB23 3 месяца назад

    An idea for yet another bus history video for America could be the big companies and how they came and went... Eagle and now Van Hool have both sadly gone. MCI and Prevost are the kings now... Setra, Mercedes, and Temsa, Gillig, and Freightliner and Bluebird. What brought them to the bus world, who brought what to the bus world in that mix of names. Eagles to this very day are still used in the entertainment industry. Van Hool isnt seen as much as Prevost in that sector though. MCI is fairly common though, Merle Haggard had an MCI.

  • @TripleB23
    @TripleB23 3 месяца назад

    An idea for another bus video... related to bus history- when were glass windows introduced? Why/when did American busses move engines to the rear and why? When did air ride come along? When did the trolley pulled by horses get replaced in America by electric trolleys... then diesel busses. Your video seems to focus more on transit busses. Not many videos focus solely on long distance busses.

  • @Bus4025
    @Bus4025 4 месяца назад

    Bob, I don't know you, BUT you made a comment about emulating the Operator. You and I, I'm sure, are generations apart, but my being a kid I did the same, and now I'm the Operator. Thanks for such a fantastic video!! Also, the MC9 brings my memory to this video. That's the first bus and time I rode.

  • @user-jr1gt1xx4e
    @user-jr1gt1xx4e 4 месяца назад

    Welldone

  • @eightknots425
    @eightknots425 4 месяца назад

    I drove for central lines 32 yrs Best bus going...

  • @stephenparsons6011
    @stephenparsons6011 5 месяцев назад

    Dad drove for Greyhound 1952-1955. He talked about the first Scenic Cruiser and the luxury of the motorcoach.

  • @MichaelReynolds-w1c
    @MichaelReynolds-w1c 6 месяцев назад

    Best bus out and fun to drive

  • @calvincrews3885
    @calvincrews3885 6 месяцев назад

    Back then buses like the MCI MC1-5 and MC7 challenger and others were only 96 inch wide and the MC6 were perfect America wasn’t ready until 1982 which buses had to be 102 inches wide because people needed more room to walk back and forth the MCI MC6 did pay the way for the 102A3 B3 C3 and 102D3 and DL3 ElL3 and more and more to come from Motor Coach Industries

  • @Chesterbarnes1
    @Chesterbarnes1 6 месяцев назад

    If Harry was so smart why didn't the MCI 6, have the approval of Congress first so that it had permission to run on U. S. highways. Somebody drop the ball, and did not smooth the way in Washington D. C. The MCI 6 was amazing and could have been successful.

  • @diegoaccord
    @diegoaccord 6 месяцев назад

    When he said "I wish they would lose the pepsi livery" I wonder how he would feel about the shadow livery. Be care what you wish for.

  • @calvincrews3885
    @calvincrews3885 7 месяцев назад

    I remember riding a Greyhound MCI MC12 with my sisters and my nana going to Jacksonville FL from New York City Port Authority Bus Terminal while in Richmond VA bus 2255 was the bus we got off and back on to Jacksonville and on our way back to Atlantic City Municipal Bus Terminal on Arctic and Arkansas Avenue by switching buses from the bus was supposed to get to New York City but it didn’t continue so we had to switch buses mostly MCI MC9 crusader 2 coaches to Atlantic City after switching buses in Washington DC in 1996

  • @stevetessier8532
    @stevetessier8532 7 месяцев назад

    Your videos are most enjoyable...Many Thanks for your hard work..!

  • @thegodblogger3812
    @thegodblogger3812 7 месяцев назад

    Love the Greyhound history 🎉

  • @billmcdonald0256
    @billmcdonald0256 7 месяцев назад

    🇨🇦 Hi 👋 Robert thank you for the Lovely memories 😊 as a boy I enjoy going to the Union Greyhound bus depot in downtown Edmonton to enjoy the different types of busses Canadian Coachways service ran from there..Seen the people going to the far north & south to Calgary A highlight for me was to listen to the Dispatch read off all the destinations of next departure bus on the PA ! WoW

  • @karlnorgaard9447
    @karlnorgaard9447 7 месяцев назад

    I put on a lot of miles in Greyhound busses. My Mom sent me all over Alberta and BC.

  • @wasy35
    @wasy35 7 месяцев назад

    I loved the Greyound from San Francisco to the Redwood forest.

  • @thegodblogger3812
    @thegodblogger3812 7 месяцев назад

    Rode through San Antonio and Tucson in 1972 and 1977. Tucson's depot by then had a 10-slip sawtooth loading platform. Tucson has moved again to something much smaller with I think 3 slips. San Antonio for now is still standing--a 9 bus pull-through.

  • @thegodblogger3812
    @thegodblogger3812 8 месяцев назад

    I wanted to be a Greyhound driver when I was a youngster back in the 60s and 70s.

  • @nicholaswhitakerii7808
    @nicholaswhitakerii7808 8 месяцев назад

    This brings back so many memories. Thank you. My father was a Greyhound bus driver for almost 50 years. Originally out of NY he transferred to Atlanta and retired in 2020. Ive actually been to many of these stations with him as a child. Great times.

  • @calvincrews3885
    @calvincrews3885 8 месяцев назад

    I remember going back to Atlantic City from Tallahassee FL we had to switch buses in Washington DC and it was the last time switching buses to Atlantic City along the way most of us had to stand on the bus when it had to pick up more passengers all the way to Municipal bus terminal on Arctic and Arkansas avenue before they demolished it in 1997 along with the maintenance facility in Atlantic City that’s my favorite memories

  • @thegodblogger3812
    @thegodblogger3812 8 месяцев назад

    The 2nd updated Washington D.C. terminal pic was actually Cleveland Oh.

  • @winstonslone2797
    @winstonslone2797 8 месяцев назад

    Took a greyhound from west palm beach Florida to Colombia South Carolina in 1999. In one word, cess pit, there were 2 fights on the bus. A stabbing in the Jacksonville station and passengers were just unruly. And I was a wild 18 year old at the time. That's saying a lot. I stick to driving or Amtrak these days

  • @eyestoenvy
    @eyestoenvy 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you for this, thoroughly enjoyed. I'm a frequent bus traveler throughout the north east and have seen a few of Greyhound's terminals first hand. The likes of the Port Authority, DC Union Station, Boston's South Station, Binghamton NY's, Providence RI's, Albany NY's, Buffalo NY's, Atlantic City NJ's, Philadelphia's, Burlington VT, just to name a few. Some of them being seedy, others being acceptable. Definitely is a blessing to have a place to use a REAL restroom where you can address your needs and freshen properly before, during, and after any trip. I live in NYC and so I'm forced to use the Port Authority Bus Terminal which I dread. Even as a veteran traveler I get lost in there at times depending on the subway & entrance used. The signs are confusing, the never ending construction an eyesore, and the disrepair is like cancer rot on what was once something nice. The homelessness, open drug use, and aggressive panhandling ruin the trip before it even starts. That being said, given a choice between Greyhound and a simple sidewalk based carrier like Megabus or even a Chinatown Bus for a trip to Boston or DC, I'd choose the barebones sidewalk operation instead. Even at the cost of being exposed to the elements. Why? I dont know for sure, but I just enjoy their service vs Greyhounds, & the cost. The additional cost for Greyhound, though you technically have access to more, is just not worth it when you take into consideration the aforementioned. Thanks for the clip, please keep them coming.

    • @alangray9117
      @alangray9117 8 месяцев назад

      That's what I ran into at the Greyhound terminal in Houston. I stepped out the door for air and immediately some guy was trying to sell me crack. Yeah Greyhound terminals are great alright. It's not much better here in Kansas City. I took a three day trip from Texas to Kansas City. Not only what I mentioned but between crying little kids and the guys just out of jail with their cardboard boxes making me nervous af, it was a miserable. It's not what it once was.

  • @jaminova_1969
    @jaminova_1969 8 месяцев назад

    Much nicer than the Port Authority in NYC! What about the UPS building on 12th Ave? I was told it was a former Greyhound depot.

    • @mrzoltanonwinter2218
      @mrzoltanonwinter2218 8 месяцев назад

      ANYTHING is nicer than the Port Authority in NYC...talk about seedy!

  • @rapman5791
    @rapman5791 8 месяцев назад

    Lynn Lynn the city of sin You never go out the way you went in

  • @NES2728
    @NES2728 8 месяцев назад

    I did not ride Greyhound much but I watched them a lot, especially on family car trips from Worcester to visit relatives in NYC and DC in the late 50s/early 60s. On holiday weekends there was an almost constant procession of Greyhound buses on the new highways like I-84 as the scheduled trips were operated in multiple "sections". This is when the Silversides appeared in quantity. They also chartered buses from lots of other companies, big and small; I remember Worcester Bus Co. PD4106s and, even a Johnson Bus Co. fishbowl in Greyhound service. No reservations were required, or offered. They just handled everybody that showed up, even at intermediate stations like Worcester!

  • @frederickbooth7970
    @frederickbooth7970 8 месяцев назад

    Hey! You showed the old Portland Or. station that I traveled out of for years to visit my brother in Eugene Or. & later when he moved to Olympia Wa. Also made many trips to Manzanita Or. where my parents lived when I lived in downtown Portland. Almost every week caught the 5:30 pm Friday bus which then arrived at Manzanita at 8:30 pm. Was attending Portland State University in those years. Have helped the drivers many times to get the bus running at the end of the line in Manzanita when due to rundown batteries it would not start unless 2 people worked on the bus at the same time. 1 holding down the accelerator pedal while the driver would use the emergency start switch in the engine compartment. The bus would sit from Friday night until 9:30 am Monday. Almost all the busses in the early 1980`s on that line were the old MC7`s with 4 speeds. Greyhound preferred the MC7`s on that run because of all the short but steep hills & curvy roads.

  • @frederickbooth7970
    @frederickbooth7970 8 месяцев назад

    I used to do the opposite of the cowboy! I went from a Greyhound to a horse to ride our family horse, Turk, the rest of the way to our house. We kept Turk on Hwy 101 in Oregon & the driver would let me off at wide section of the hwy, which I would then cross over to an old barn where I would get on Turk for the rest of the trip with my clothes & books from studying at university.

  • @oluhamilton2121
    @oluhamilton2121 8 месяцев назад

    I am assuming seating was segregated as well, eh?

  • @Kevinskywest1
    @Kevinskywest1 8 месяцев назад

    Great part of our history .Thanks for saving such vital history I drove an Eagle in 1985

  • @Kevinskywest1
    @Kevinskywest1 8 месяцев назад

    First bus I drove for West Valley Charter was a 1985 Eagle Model 10.. Great bus with so many amenities...

  • @Kevinskywest1
    @Kevinskywest1 8 месяцев назад

    Great part of our bus history Thanks for showing this

  • @johnmilner6484
    @johnmilner6484 8 месяцев назад

    Interesting..I always heard that Greyhound started in Hibbing Minnesota

    • @busconversionmagazine5472
      @busconversionmagazine5472 8 месяцев назад

      You are correct. It did start in Hibbing.

    • @catlaut3826
      @catlaut3826 3 месяца назад

      My grandfather drove for Greyhound when it first started. He had the Eveleth, MN to Minneapolis route. He drove his whole life until he retired. I tried to send a picture but I couldn’t.

  • @deewilson3239
    @deewilson3239 8 месяцев назад

    Excellent thank you

  • @henrychubbs2823
    @henrychubbs2823 8 месяцев назад

    The ghost voice in the background is very detrimental.

    • @busconversionmagazine5472
      @busconversionmagazine5472 8 месяцев назад

      Yes, I don't know why this particular is such a low quality. I am sorry about that.

    • @henrychubbs2823
      @henrychubbs2823 8 месяцев назад

      @@busconversionmagazine5472 It's not the sound quality. There is a second duplicate commentary which is a few seconds off your main commentary. There is more than one video with the ghost voice. I know since I've watched about seven of your videos. You tackle a topic that I can't find elsewhere.

    • @busconversionmagazine5472
      @busconversionmagazine5472 8 месяцев назад

      @@henrychubbs2823 These are old videos and I don't have the time, money, or equipment to edit these videos to improve the quality. However if you are offering to do that, I would be glad to see an improved version.

    • @henrychubbs2823
      @henrychubbs2823 8 месяцев назад

      @@busconversionmagazine5472 I was just clarifying my point. No offense was intended. You have tackled a topic that no one else did and I appreciate that.

  • @romecottrell6444
    @romecottrell6444 8 месяцев назад

    Everyone have sometime in their lives have ride on a Greyhound Bus 🚌 , now today it's much different than it was years ago 😮.

  • @michaelarmstrong5065
    @michaelarmstrong5065 8 месяцев назад

    Believe me a different ride today with surly drivers and noisy crowds