The Greyhound Group: September 2012

Metro Bus Driver's inter-act with the general public

Ramon Farfan - 2012 International Bus Rodeo Winner

Today, September 26th, marks the official day that Greyhound and Peter Pan Bus Lines relocate all Washington, DC service to Union Station. Here a few photos from the ribbon cutting ceremony! — DC Service Relocates to Union Station (3 photos)

- John D Porcari, Dept. Secretary of Transportation
- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Myron Watkins, Vice President of Customer
Experience, Greyhound

- Beverley Swaim-Staley, President and CEO, Union
Station Redevelopment Corporation
- Congressman John Mica
- Eric Jenkins, District Manager, Greyhound

(from l to r):
- John D Porcari, Dept. Secretary of Transportation
- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Myron Watkins, Vice President of Customer
Experience, Greyhound
- Beverley Swaim-Staley, President and CEO, Union
Station Redevelopment Corporation
- Congressman John Mica
- Eric Jenkins, District Manager, Greyhound

Ronald McDonald House
Please Support Your Local Ronald McDonald House
Courtesy by The Greyhound Group
The Children's Family House of B.C.

Wyatt Olsen shared an event: Technical Tune-Up October 23-26.

Technical Tune-Up

Motor Coach Industries

Register now for MCI's final Technical Tune-up of 2012. This module offers a hands-on learning environment which will cover new technologies, current coach problems, troubleshooting, and making the appropriate repairs on all current-production MCI motor coach models, for these systems:
A/C Compressors; ACTIA/MUX Introduction; Brakes & Hubs; Electrical I and II; Engine Exhaust Aftertreatment Systems 2007/2010; Kneeling Systems; Suspension; Tag Axle Steering; Tire Safety & Maintenance
Learn more at http://bit.ly/techTuneUp.

October 23-26

October 23 at Louisville, KY

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This is an old Greyhound unit. NJT bought batch when they were in tight need of equpment fast and Greyhound was unloading used MC7 as fast as they could get rid of them. I believe it was around the lat 70s r early 80s. Ron Sussman
One thing not noted in the great rundown of the NJT MC7 history is that someone said it had a 592? fleet number.Â The first MC7s in the Greyhound fleet were 5900 series Southern GL, 3000 series Eastern (No Southern Eastern merger as yet) and 7000 Central.
> This particular bus as I see it was in the second batch to go to Southern as the first group had the skirt covering the tag wheel.Â When the skirt was lifted up for tire maintenance there was a key hole shaped hole in the body panel above the wheel well that a cable attached to the skirt panel hooked into and this bus does not have it, which tells me it came thru the way you see it.Â Also on the first batch that had the skirt when it was finally removed as a bad idea the trim around the dual rear wheels was removed on both wheels, this unit still has trim.Â Just another bit of mean nothing trivia.Â Ron Sussman