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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Sun Jul 12 21:09:22 2009 Just a quick overnight trip, didn't go to any attractions. First few buses were parked in the rear parking lot of my hotel. Outfit called Discover USA tours. As I was leaving, saw the RTS loading pax in the front lot. Baby Gillig never budged from its spot. From the hotel room  MCI ???? (I haven't been able to keep up w/ the MCI model #s after the MC-12)  Closer view   RTS pulling in Tuesday afternoon    Seeing the number 9308 on the roof--I was thinking that maybe that was ex-Long Beach Transit 9308. But LBT 9308 was an RTS-08 (with the requisite ugly flat front end), and the bus pictured is obviously an -06. Anyone know the origin of this bus?   Lonely Baby Gillig. For those of you still in the 20th century (dial-up), I will put my Lynx pics in a separate post. |
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Posted by Ken S. on Sun Jul 12 21:21:57 2009, in response to Buses from a quick trip to Orlando area (56K=walking from Kissimmee to Sanford), posted by FYBklyn1959 on Sun Jul 12 21:09:22 2009. MCI is a J4500. |
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Re: Buses from a quick trip to Orlando area (56K=walking from Kissimmee to Sanford) |
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Posted by busfreak99 on Sun Jul 12 21:26:02 2009, in response to Re: Buses from a quick trip to Orlando area (56K=walking from Kissimmee to Sanford), posted by Ken S. on Sun Jul 12 21:21:57 2009. 9308 "Chiefs Express" is an Ex Kansas City ATA TMC bus. |
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Lynx buses; was: Re: Buses from a quick trip to Orlando area (56K=walking from Kissimmee to Sanford) |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Sun Jul 12 21:30:55 2009, in response to Buses from a quick trip to Orlando area (56K=walking from Kissimmee to Sanford), posted by FYBklyn1959 on Sun Jul 12 21:09:22 2009. I was driving when taking these, so I had to settle for what I could get stopped at a red light (as a result, I didn't get any pics of the very nice new downtown Lynx bus terminal. Maybe on a future visit, I'll take the bus downtown and be able to get better pics).Anyway...     There was a reserved lane for Lynx Lymmo buses on Rosalind (or was it Magnolia?) The traffic signals were timed so the bus got a few seconds jump on the parallel cars (running north on Rosalind/Magnolia). After the bus cleared the intersection, the signal went to "stop" for the bus lane, and the mixed use lanes turned green. This is needed so that cars can turn onto the intersecting streets w/out interfering w/ the buses. The cool part is that the bus signals are railroad type! Straight up and down ( | ) for proceed, diagonal ( / ) for caution and straigh across ( -- ) for stop. I'm sure this is to keep the idiot car drivers from going on the bus signals. Below is a closeup of the signal in caution mode:   That is the one great shot I got! Waiting to turn left, west of downtown (which is in "da hood"). I was trying to get back onto I-4 to return to Kissimmee, but one exit was blocked by construction. Finally after going around a couple times, I was able to get onto I-4 westbound. I didn't know it at the time, but I was close to the Lynx yard. I had been to the yard during the October 1999 Motor Bus Society trip, I didnt realize it was that close to downtown. I knew it was near the Citrus Bowl, and I saw the Citrus Bowl while I was driving around aimlessly, then I turned onto Anderson St and went right by it (again couldn't get pics, but I have a bunch from the 1999 event which I will scan and post...someday...) All the above were taken in or near downtown Orlando. The next few I took, I have no idea where I was. After finally getting on I-4 west, my goal was to get back to Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway (US 192), which is just across the line in Osceola County, where the hotel was located, and also the street that would take me to the Florida Turnpike to get back home. Well, surprise, the w/b I-4 doesn't have an exit at US 192! (even though I was able to get on I-4 e/b from 192). So I'm on the way to see Luch and OBS in Tampa, but I get off at the next exit. I figured I was further into Osceola County, so I'm driving around, trying to get back north to 192. Finally after a few minutes, I stop for directions at a 7-11. While I'm there, a Orange County Fire Rescue vehicle pulls in, and I'm thinking "what the hell is a Orange County FR doing in Osceola County). Well somehow, driving around, I ended up back in southern Orange County (dunno how I did that w/o crossing US 192, which is a big-ass arterial street, kinda hard to miss). Oh well, I was able to find 192 and get back home. Got these pics while at the 7/11. Think the buses were on line 8.   Got this last one earlier on International Drive, while driving to see some landmarks I saw during my 1999 MBS visit (some of those pics will be posted on OT Chat later) 
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Re: Buses from a quick trip to Orlando area (56K=walking from Kissimmee to Sanford) |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Sun Jul 12 21:32:30 2009, in response to Re: Buses from a quick trip to Orlando area (56K=walking from Kissimmee to Sanford), posted by busfreak99 on Sun Jul 12 21:26:02 2009. Thanks Ken and busfreak. I was thinking J4500, but wasn't sure.I woulda never guessed it was KCATA, as that agency is hardly ever covered here. |
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Re: Buses from a quick trip to Orlando area (56K=walking from Kissimmee to Sanford) |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Sun Jul 12 22:09:32 2009, in response to Buses from a quick trip to Orlando area (56K=walking from Kissimmee to Sanford), posted by FYBklyn1959 on Sun Jul 12 21:09:22 2009. OTChat pics |
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