Calgary Transit 1980 GM Fishbowl

[@DragonGodOFAndy]

I miss this bus! Soft and awesome seats! A lot of memories growing up riding these to school and with my parents to go to work!

[@89cgil]

This is fantastic Love that 2 stroke Detroit Diesel sound… brings back a lot of memories.

[@abodysite]

It appears to be filmed in late 2007. Yes, as of August 2009 there's still many of these buses around in Calgary. You might see one every second day or so, but they're around. Sort of like Checker Cabs eh?

[@burbank]

Well said. I cannot agree with you more. These old fishbowls were common in New York City and Boston and I took them as a kid well into my teens. I miss them.

[@farleyhorse7677]

wow, does this ever bring back memories. Sounds I'll never forget as I rode the route 54 Edgemont throughout many of my school years, usually in one of these GMC busses!

[@busrailfan]

@Kaynos - Yes. Calgary still has 105 Fishbowls in operation. They only come out during the peak hours normally though. We still have 117 MCI Classics as well.

[@MysticMTL]

Montreal retired them all back in 2002, but a few of them were spared before that thankfully. We have 4 in our collection and a private collector has one other. I see this Calgary bus has quite a few modern bus features, like the destination box in the rear, the stop request in the front and the plastic wall behind the driver. Montreal left them almost original from when they first got them. But I like you kept the cushiony seats. Very New Lookish! The sound is a bit deeper than ours was though.

[@AlbertaGamer]

There are some hard-core bus fanatics on this site. Some of you even have favorite engines and engine noises! One advantage of these buses is that they don't seem to get stuck in snow as easily as those low-floor buses.

[@craigusselman546]

Its so rare to see these old blue ct buses now i grew up on these funny to see the oldest buses in a newer community like Arbour Lake ironic.

[@rafitaramirez2022]

De estos camiones añísimos atrás salían del paradero del metro Indios Verdes para varios ramales: -San Cristóbal Ecatepec -Santa Clara -Zumpango -Santa María Tulpetlác -Villa de las Flores -Coacalco -Unidad Morelos y Prados de Ecatepec en el municipio de Tultitlán -Tizayuca -Tultepec -Tecámac -San Juan Teotihuacan -San Martín de las Pirámides -Apan -Tlaxco Había otros camiones que salían del metro Deportivo 18 de Marzo(antes metro Basílica)de la empresa CAIMCAYA y cubrían los siguientes ramales: -Campestre Guadalupana -San Felipe de Jesús en la Gustavo A. Madero -Plazas de Aragón -Impulsora -Valle de Aragón 1ra. y 2da. Sección -Los Polígonos, en el municipio de Ecatepec Pero lamentablemente se convirtieron en microbuses que nada más llegan al metro Impulsora de la línea B del Metro

[@busrailfan]

@qwandiddy - Well, Calgary still has 104 Fishbowls remaining in service and they are still fixing some of them up with rebuilt engines and body work. How long they will be around for is hard to know. 40 Nova LFS forty footers are to start arriving next month and 30 for next year. It is unknown how many are for replacement or expansion of any sort at this time.

[@rafitaramirez2022]

Hasta en Calgary circulan los "chimecos", es la denominación que en los municipios de Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl y Chimalhuacán en el Estado de México les dicen a los camiones de pasajeros antiguos como este tipo, de hecho en los años 60's este transporte en la ciudad de México le decían "Vitrina" o "Chatos", allá estos autobuses les cambiaron el motor y le pusieron uno marca Cummings 155 que era de los más ruidosos

[@trainluvr]

nice little ride. Interior lights should be off, but i guess its the law to run headlights on in Canada.

[@B58PMCSA]

These great old buses are so much better than all that plastic modern crap theyre pumping out these days. Great video :)

[@tkandme3]

OMG they run those? Fucking amazing. Piece of history.

[@mb200roy]

awsome sound. specialy the hillclimb piece.

I have to move to Canada to kick it with these real buses like New Looks like this and MCI Classics, they're my favorites. I miss these buses in Chicago and New York City

[@bustitution]

This is beautiful

[@ChristopherTindall]

It sure would be nice if Calgary Transit kept these buses! I don't know if you've ever taken the 301 in the winter, but the heating in the new buses is almost non-existent. In these old buses you almost roast (which is a h*ll of a lot better than freezing! Every so often one of these will show up for the 301, and then I know it's going to be a great day.

[@AllianceB95]

DD 6V92 ? Sounds fantatic!

[@busrailfan]

Actually the last Fishbowls were built in 1986 for Santa Monica.

[@busprowler]

wonderful!

[@metroktransit]

This fishbowl sounds nices when it's slow.

[@LennoxAlexanderFrancisJr]

Now, that's my sound. Why didn't I hear it on the back-in-the-day MTA Blitz?

[@newyorkfan16]

Sounds Like a LACMTA 1981 GMC RTS-04:)

[@shaneinkster]

in 1997 Saskatoon retired the fishbowl buses from 1964-1976 we still fave the ones from 1977-1982 idk when thos are going to die we also retired our flyer D900-10240's thos are not in site

[@AlbertaGamer]

Oh yeah - and some of these buses, if I recall, let you ring the bell repeatedly until the driver yells at you. :-)

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

@ford9572 Only buses you'd find a 3-71 would be some very short Old Looks.

[@LennoxAlexanderFrancisJr]

ClassicTVMan1981X. Them fishbowls need that 4-stroke AT with that turbo.

[@Loco-motix]

Great Stuff! 5*

[@ford9572]

Well maybe some Canadian Fishbowls were powered by modified 3-71s, I'm not sure.

[@burbank]

When was this filmed? I guess they retired all the buses in Calgary by now? Did the passengers mind you filming this?

[@LennoxAlexanderFrancisJr]

@MrPotman2009 LOL! Now you're talking. I'd add some HKS t51R PTS Turbos, too

[@nhlives]

should have gotten the girl in the black to take her top off! No, seriously - great video - love the fishbowl's noisesQ

[@TheGreatSovietUnion2]

Regular service?

[@ford9572]

@hallosuxforlife, Sorry to tell you this, But I don't think GM ever used 3-71s on the New Look Fishbowls, I seriously doubt that a 3-71 would have enough torque to move a 40 foot Fishbowl, GM first used 6V71s then 8V71s and then 6V92s I have book on them and there's no mention in there of any Fishbowl being powered by a 3-71, Sorry to bust your balls there Buddy!!

[@DieselDemon18]

ok ima total newb when it comes to the whole fishbowl design....whats it all about?...i only watched this vid to hear the detroit diesel engine lol

[@LennoxAlexanderFrancisJr]

Just add that turbo, and it'll fly.

[@NeroinAZ]

I remember these buses in San DIego in the 1980's and early 90's before they replaced them with gilli's, nabi's and new fliers

[@mandala_monk]

not a cell phone in sight..

[@shaneinkster]

don't tape your bus rides it feels like i'm riding the bus but i'm in my own living room

[@halosux4life]

GOOD OLE 3-71s

[@MrPotman2009]

IF I HAD THE MONEY I WOULD BUY A COUPLE OF GM FISHBOWL TRANSIT BUSES 1959 1970 1980

[@Steve-vl5mg]

That is not a 1980 GM that is a mid 60's 70's at best in 1978/80 GM started making the RTS buses

[@lesliemiros6743]

Steve Dwyer GMC was still making these buses All The way up until 1986 along with the RTS and GMC Classic buses. Notice the motor sounds different.

[@sebastienhenley9090]

Engine powored this bus it équipped with à Detroit Diesel 6V-71N Alison VR-730 -3speed