History of Greyhound Buses and Terminals - Part 1

[@romecottrell6444]

Everyone have sometime in their lives have ride on a Greyhound Bus 🚌 , now today it's much different than it was years ago 😮.

[@NES2728]

I did not ride Greyhound much but I watched them a lot, especially on family car trips from Worcester to visit relatives in NYC and DC in the late 50s/early 60s. On holiday weekends there was an almost constant procession of Greyhound buses on the new highways like I-84 as the scheduled trips were operated in multiple "sections". This is when the Silversides appeared in quantity. They also chartered buses from lots of other companies, big and small; I remember Worcester Bus Co. PD4106s and, even a Johnson Bus Co. fishbowl in Greyhound service. No reservations were required, or offered. They just handled everybody that showed up, even at intermediate stations like Worcester!

[@Bus4025]

Bob, I don't know you, BUT you made a comment about emulating the Operator. You and I, I'm sure, are generations apart, but my being a kid I did the same, and now I'm the Operator. Thanks for such a fantastic video!! Also, the MC9 brings my memory to this video. That's the first bus and time I rode.

[@konbini_Goblin]

Great video 💯

[@karlnorgaard9447]

I put on a lot of miles in Greyhound busses. My Mom sent me all over Alberta and BC.

[@deewilson3239]

Excellent thank you

[@busconversionmagazine5472]

You are very welcome

[@michaelarmstrong5065]

Believe me a different ride today with surly drivers and noisy crowds

[@winstonslone2797]

Took a greyhound from west palm beach Florida to Colombia South Carolina in 1999. In one word, cess pit, there were 2 fights on the bus. A stabbing in the Jacksonville station and passengers were just unruly. And I was a wild 18 year old at the time. That's saying a lot. I stick to driving or Amtrak these days

[@calvincrews3885]

I see a Vermont bus with greyhound colors and mascot which give them the routes and buses but correct me if I’m wrong my favorite was the MCI MC9 and MC12 and 96-102A3 and MC8 and MC7 Challenger from Motor Coach Industries

[@frederickbooth7970]

I liked the old MC7`s with the 4 speeds. If the operator was good at shifting gears & stayed in the engines power band the bus could climb most of the steep hills here in the Oregon area in 3rd even if starting out from a stoplight on Canyon road. Road them all over the NW many hundreds of miles in my 20`s.

[@johnmilner6484]

Interesting..I always heard that Greyhound started in Hibbing Minnesota

[@busconversionmagazine5472]

You are correct. It did start in Hibbing.

[@catlaut3826]

My grandfather drove for Greyhound when it first started. He had the Eveleth, MN to Minneapolis route. He drove his whole life until he retired. I tried to send a picture but I couldn’t.

[@henrychubbs2823]

The ghost voice in the background is very detrimental.

[@busconversionmagazine5472]

Yes, I don't know why this particular is such a low quality. I am sorry about that.

[@henrychubbs2823]

@@busconversionmagazine5472 It's not the sound quality. There is a second duplicate commentary which is a few seconds off your main commentary. There is more than one video with the ghost voice. I know since I've watched about seven of your videos. You tackle a topic that I can't find elsewhere.

[@busconversionmagazine5472]

@@henrychubbs2823 These are old videos and I don't have the time, money, or equipment to edit these videos to improve the quality. However if you are offering to do that, I would be glad to see an improved version.

[@henrychubbs2823]

@@busconversionmagazine5472 I was just clarifying my point. No offense was intended. You have tackled a topic that no one else did and I appreciate that.

[@glennjenkinson1103]

Watching this in the UK great vid,

[@oluhamilton2121]

I am assuming seating was segregated as well, eh?

[@busconversionmagazine5472]

I am not sure it was or not. Maybe someone else knows.

[@rapman5791]

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