Calgary recently got some new LFS busses without rear windows.The registry numbers now go up to 8200. What I'm not sure of is that I think we also got 2 new xcelsiors as well.
One thing that Calgary has had the ability to do for so many years.. is offer the same kind of service without the technology. Or because of the lack of technology, and lack of shelters, they were able to expand the service much larger for it's available funds. Considering Calgary had 3 lines and we only had like 600,000 people back in the 80s when most were built. Now we just need to expand the BRT to be just as big.
The fishbowls were used during rush hour times and school service. We needed the buses at the time. With the fishbowls gone now, we only have the classics as the only high floor buses.
In U.S, the federal rule is 12 years or 500000 which ever comes first. No wonder where broke. This policy could causes the manufactures to use cheaper materials. Why do thing's right, when money grows on trees in Washington.
![[Calgary Transit] 2001 New Flyer D40LF on BRT Route 301 Leaving North Pointe](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ImG-Q5e7akY/mqdefault.jpg)
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Love the sounds from those old fishbowls!
0:19 look at the reaction of the lady when she gets splashed by the New Look!
BEAUTIFUL!! You caught the one and only remaining NFI D40 that CT has!
The buses look like they are from the 70's-80's.Cool Video!
The roar of #7879 @ 5:34-36 was the best part of this vid!!
@Nabinut we// i /ike the old busses better than the newer ones
I am amazed! I fell in love with the Fishbowl all over again. I wish we had people here in Memphis who cared about history.
8:32 omg that Detroit diesel engine!
That first clip the new look almost splashed that lady lol
I drove transit for 30years, how did I survive picking up all those crazy people
look at the lady trying to not get sprayed with water at the beginning of the video
Calgary recently got some new LFS busses without rear windows.The registry numbers now go up to 8200. What I'm not sure of is that I think we also got 2 new xcelsiors as well.
One thing that Calgary has had the ability to do for so many years.. is offer the same kind of service without the technology. Or because of the lack of technology, and lack of shelters, they were able to expand the service much larger for it's available funds. Considering Calgary had 3 lines and we only had like 600,000 people back in the 80s when most were built.
Now we just need to expand the BRT to be just as big.
The GM Fishbowl buses were retired in Montreal in the late 1990s, are they still rolling around out there in the Prairies?
Correction the last fishbowls in Montreal were retired in '02.
The fishbowls were used during rush hour times and school service. We needed the buses at the time. With the fishbowls gone now, we only have the classics as the only high floor buses.
All our fishbowls were retired this year. But one was preserved by calgary transit
In U.S, the federal rule is 12 years or 500000 which ever comes first. No wonder where broke. This policy could causes the manufactures to use cheaper materials. Why do thing's right, when money grows on trees in Washington.
@Nabinut but here in toronto we have totally gotten rid of the fishbowl buses...
Seems that Calgary was the only city that had more New looks than Classics.
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Indeed I remember when I was littler riding the gm new looks it was so comfortable. Including the MCI Classics
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Calgary also recently took a delivery of 4 XD60's
Excellant footage!
What program did you use to make this?
I miss the fish bowls in Boston...
What year are the fishbowls?
1977-1982 but all were retired in 2014.
wht does calgary stil have the fishbowe/ buses? aha
Still running GM fish bowl when they use low floor buses
@Nabinut - Heh! Sweet that's cool!
did you see that lady at 00.24
4:58, should've got that Classic.
They still have fish blows
I love MCIs
1977-1982...
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lol I came from tranzit xd
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