I rode in a retired Trailways Eagle Model 10 that was being operated by Gray Line of Portland, Oregon, It was impeccably well-maintained!! Had 8V71N Detroit Diesel engine in it and ICE COLD air conditioning!! It was 92 degrees on that mid August day!!! The reclining seats were EXTREMELY comfortable!! There were footrests in front to rest your feet on and the restroom was exceptionally spotless and clean, That coach just GLIDED down I-5!! That Torsilastic suspension sure is GREAT!!!
I remember as a kid/adolescent, picking up and sending Grandma off to Rocky Mt. NC from Port Authority NY. And seeing these Ginormous Silver Eagle buses. I thought WOW! these are so cool! Oh! and don't forget the savory aroma of diesel fuel in the station!
I miss Trailways eagles I would ride them on weekends from New Haven CT to Camden NJ a excellent ride and very fast buses I like the clocks they had in them they would past the greyhounds buses like they were standing still it was. A good bus company I miss them very much
i couldn't wait for every summer to arrive. mom and i would take a Trailways bus to tennessee or Michigan. i enjoyed those rides along with the stops we made at the bus resturants of course mom paid the food bill oh every summer at the bus station i always got me a friction sound toy bus. i loved my childhood.
Although I'm a big fan of the Eagle 01, I remember the 05's and they were, indeed, classic beauties! Along with the 01, the 05's seemed to be everywhere back in the 70s and 80s! To me they were more attractive than Greyhound's MC-7 and MC-8 models.
In my first year in college I worked for Continental Trailways in 1971. The Golden Eagle would come from Dallas, stop in Ft. Worth at the station I worked in, then it was non-stop service from Ft. Worth out on Hwy. 377 to Stephenville drop down on Hwy. 281 and into San Antonio. That coach service had s stewardess (what they were called at the time) on board serving drinks and snacks. She was a beautiful coach to see coming into the station.
+werksdesign " That coach service had s stewardess (what they were called at the time)" So what are they called now? :) I still use the term stewardess (or is it hostess?)
I miss trailways. buses they would leave Greyhound in the dust they were on time I would ride from new Haven CT to Camden NJ and back I miss that torshon ride I wish the eagles would come back Walter
I have been riding Trailways since I was a kid until they went out business and when they did I was just so hurt. Because they was my baby. And I was riding her I would say there goes my baby. I would just loves her. You will be miss girl.
AN ICONIC LEGEND THE HIGHLIGHTNING BOLT GOLDEN EAGLE CONTINENTAL TRAILWAYS EAGLE 05.THE ONLY KNOWN VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE HIGHLIGHTNING BOLT WOW AMAZING VIDEO. RIP HIGHLIGHTNING BOLT.
@ swollario thanx for seeing that too. I feel that also Trailways could make much profit off new Eagles lol. Motorcoaches arent the same anymore. Eagles define American motorcoaches IMO.
Beautiful...just beautiful. Style, strength, character.
I rode in a retired Trailways Eagle Model 10 that was being operated by Gray Line of Portland, Oregon, It was impeccably well-maintained!! Had 8V71N Detroit Diesel engine in it and ICE COLD air conditioning!! It was 92 degrees on that mid August day!!! The reclining seats were EXTREMELY comfortable!! There were footrests in front to rest your feet on and the restroom was exceptionally spotless and clean, That coach just GLIDED down I-5!! That Torsilastic suspension sure is GREAT!!!
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME AMAZING FABULOUS AN THANKYOU FOR SHARING BUDDY !!! I Really MISS Trailway buses..
My first bus ride was on the 5 star Golden Eagle with the hostess from Los Angles to Fresno CA in the early 70's it was a great time.
Sure is nice to see a Golden Eagle in motion again.
Great G.E. this bus is part of history this is the way people traveled on Continental!
I remember as a kid/adolescent, picking up and sending Grandma off to Rocky Mt. NC from Port Authority NY. And seeing these Ginormous Silver Eagle buses. I thought WOW! these are so cool! Oh! and don't forget the savory aroma of diesel fuel in the station!
I miss Trailways eagles I would ride them on weekends from New Haven CT to Camden NJ a excellent ride and very fast buses I like the clocks they had in them they would past the greyhounds buses like they were standing still it was. A good bus company I miss them very much
i couldn't wait for every summer to arrive. mom and i would take a Trailways bus to tennessee or Michigan. i enjoyed those rides along with the stops we made at the bus resturants of course mom paid the food bill oh every summer at the bus station i always got me a friction sound toy bus. i loved my childhood.
The Eagle 05 was a superb to ride both as driver and passenger.
Although I'm a big fan of the Eagle 01, I remember the 05's and they were, indeed, classic beauties! Along with the 01, the 05's seemed to be everywhere back in the 70s and 80s! To me they were more attractive than Greyhound's MC-7 and MC-8 models.
I wish they would make silver and golden eagles again....
This bus would put Prevosts MCIs to shame!
In my first year in college I worked for Continental Trailways in 1971. The Golden Eagle would come from Dallas, stop in Ft. Worth at the station I worked in, then it was non-stop service from Ft. Worth out on Hwy. 377 to Stephenville drop down on Hwy. 281 and into San Antonio. That coach service had s stewardess (what they were called at the time) on board serving drinks and snacks. She was a beautiful coach to see coming into the station.
+werksdesign " That coach service had s stewardess (what they were called at the time)" So what are they called now? :) I still use the term stewardess (or is it hostess?)
I miss trailways. buses they would leave Greyhound in the dust they were on time I would ride from new Haven CT to Camden NJ and back I miss that torshon ride I wish the eagles would come back Walter
I have been riding Trailways since I was a kid until they went out business and when they did I was just so hurt. Because they was my baby. And I was riding her I would say there goes my baby. I would just loves her. You will be miss girl.
AN ICONIC LEGEND THE HIGHLIGHTNING BOLT GOLDEN EAGLE CONTINENTAL TRAILWAYS EAGLE 05.THE ONLY KNOWN VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE HIGHLIGHTNING BOLT WOW AMAZING VIDEO. RIP HIGHLIGHTNING BOLT.
+MrDjDaredevil I('d apply for a job ANYTIME ANYWHERE to drive one of these things (NO modern buses for me :D)/
@RTic83 , You are not by yourself on that 1 !!!
@ swollario thanx for seeing that too. I feel that also Trailways could make much profit off new Eagles lol. Motorcoaches arent the same anymore. Eagles define American motorcoaches IMO.
LA EMPRESA AUN EXISTE?
+jimmy Full Yes , Bus Museum in Hershey, PA www.busmuseum.org
Pero aun fabrican estas grandiosas maquinas?
+jimmy Full autobus del aguila ya no se hacen
.bonitos autobuses una leyenda no como los de ahora feos.camiones