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Posted by The Flxible Neofan on Fri Sep 25 00:40:38 2009 Let's start small with the cutaways: Cap Cod Regional Transit Authority Dorado Aerotechs in Hyannis  Tempe Orbit buses at Tempe Transit Center  Ride On 5108(Wheaton Station)  rushbus 127 at Trevose Station, Bucks County, PA Now to the EZ Riders, my least favorite Dorado model:  CT Transit 9900  Valley Metro 4160 on Priest Drive (more Valley Metro pics coming soon!) Onward to the Transmark REs!  SEPTA 4550 (now running out of Frontier District) on the Ardmore Private Busway  Capital Area Transit 2120 by Harrisburg Train Station  Las Vegas City Ride 2935 at the soon-to-be-gone Downtown Transportation Center  Cap Cod Breeze in Hyannis, Massachusetts Upgrading to the Axess (I really like this bus):  Phoenix International Airport 663 at Washington and 44th Streets Soon to be built by El Dorado in partnership with Alexander-Dennis:  Las Vegas RTC 248 at Southern Strip Transfer Terminal (this bus was not built by El Dorado, however). And, of course, there are more models that I haven't managed to snap a picture of! El Dorado has to be one of the most diverse bus manufacturers out there, meeting a variety of transportation needs. It's kinda like how Orion was back in the day. It's just too bad that agencies tend to not purchase Dorados - at least outside of the cutaways. |
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Re: Many PHOTOS: The many faces of El Dorado |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Fri Sep 25 00:42:26 2009, in response to Many PHOTOS: The many faces of El Dorado, posted by The Flxible Neofan on Fri Sep 25 00:40:38 2009. I wonder if it's because ElDorado National doesn't market itself to those companies (except of course, with the double-deckers). |
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Re: Many PHOTOS: The many faces of El Dorado |
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Posted by RailBus63 on Fri Sep 25 09:36:04 2009, in response to Many PHOTOS: The many faces of El Dorado, posted by The Flxible Neofan on Fri Sep 25 00:40:38 2009. I actually don't mind the EZ Rider - I like it better than the silly-looking Opus. |
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Re: Many PHOTOS: The many faces of El Dorado |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Fri Sep 25 15:29:59 2009, in response to Many PHOTOS: The many faces of El Dorado, posted by The Flxible Neofan on Fri Sep 25 00:40:38 2009. Re: the first pic, that combo (Aerotech passenger compartment mated w/ Ford E-450 Super Duty diesel chassis) is the standard vehicle of choice here in Broward County for the Community Bus Services. (the way that works, most cities in Broward County run community routes using mostly cutaways that supplement the fixed route service provided by BCt. In the past, the cities ran the whole deal, buying buses, setting routes, running the routes etc., but in recent years, BCt has taken over the management functions (even buying the buses, so the buses now have county license tags, where they used to have city tags). I think the cities actually provide the drivers (either in-house or via a contractor). A couple of cities have different buses (one city in the northern part of the county has Goshens (I think), while the city of Miramar a few years ago purchased a couple of BlueBird CS. After one burned to a crisp, they went back to Aerotechs for their next order LOL (the surviving BB is still running). |
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Re: Many PHOTOS: The many faces of El Dorado |
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Posted by RTS_book on Fri Sep 25 20:26:42 2009, in response to Re: Many PHOTOS: The many faces of El Dorado, posted by RailBus63 on Fri Sep 25 09:36:04 2009. I'm the inverse - Opus just looks, sounds, and feels like a real bus in comparison... |
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Re: Many PHOTOS: The many faces of El Dorado |
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Posted by The Flxible Neofan on Fri Sep 25 20:42:43 2009, in response to Re: Many PHOTOS: The many faces of El Dorado, posted by RTS_book on Fri Sep 25 20:26:42 2009. I must agree with you. I feel the Opus is a more solid bus than the EZ Rider. However, I have yet to pass judgement on the EZ Rider II. Depending on whether or not Princeton University allows the public on its Tiger Transit service, I may ride one soon. |
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