END OF THE LINE
This page is in memory of both buses and trolleys that are no longer with us.
May They Rest In Peace...
TMC Coach 1957, Sitting at MBI Bus Company in Ambridge, PA. Used for parts.
Orion 2067 sitting in scrapyard in Dravosburg, PA, Former West Mifflin Coach, Burned.
Ross Orion 2016, Toasted by Fire in the garage at 1:00am, January 2000. Not Rebuildable.
Ex Bicentennial PCC, in Orange Livery, Smashed beyond repair, at the old South Hills Junction.
PCC's await destiny with the cutting torch, at South Hills Junction.
Flxible 2446 sits at Manchester after meeting the rear of a 18 wheeler. Now scrapped.
LRV Style PCC sitting in a Field in Ohio, along with the two below...
PCC 4012 sits in Ohio, quietly rusting away...
PCC 4011 resting comfortably at Buckeye Lake, Ohio.
PCC 1644 sits peacefully in an undisclosed location abandoned forever...
Various PCC's sitting at South Hills Junction awaiting their date with destiny.
Nova 2654 after the accident... complete with the new paint job...even the tire.
This bus was totally re-done, and you can see it on the Nova page.
This is the end result when Neoplan low floor coach 5019 burned up. Below are a few of the "fire" shots. I personally liked this bus, it was a good one.
Somethings Burning!
All kidding aside, no one was hurt in this fire, which was caused by a alternator wire falling off, and hitting the oil reserve on the alternator, and bam. Coach is a total loss.
Here is Pennliner 3907 at Nimco in New Jersey. Check the headsign. 3907 is a former Ross bus.
Another Ross bus, 2272 preparing to be DRIVEN to where it will meet its end. If you look at the back, something big already took a bite out of it.
West Mifflin coaches 2229 and 2076 wait for the crusher. Good Runner??? Yeah, probably drove itself there.
3942, 1620 3922 and 3923 await their tun to be cut apart.
1600 and 1601 at Nimco waiting on the cutter. 1600 just had a very expensive rehab, and was like a new coach.
2113 and 2065 at Nimco.
2068 on its side, looks like its sleeping... many miles were on her, and many more could have been.
2098 after having seen better days, also sits at Nimco with half of her back ripped off...
2236 and 1665 playing a new game of "stack on" at Nimco.
Old look style bus sitting at South Hills Junction awaiting destiny.
4 "Mod era" PCC cars at the scrapper.
1792 on it's side being cut up after years of service.
1786 and square nose 1779 meet the big torch. great pictures of 1779 can be found on the "Mod Cars" page.
Back view of the 4 dead PCC's.
1721 meeting its demise in East Pittsburgh.
Orions 2040 and 2091 sit at Dravosburg, waiting on the torch...
1682, a last Orion, sitting at Dravosburg, awaiting fate. Someone should buy this...
Former Ross buses 2455 and 2463 waiting the end. 2455 is better known for being the bus that my friends Kirk and Patty Driscoll were married in.
This Flxible was my personal favorite...It ran real well, and had a unique whine to it. R.I.P., my friend!
Some Ikarus artics looking rather sad at Dravosburg.
3038 and 3044 sit...the end is near!
Old Look 258 in the scrap pile.
What's left of Old Look 364.
Old 409 in the Pile.
Fishbowl 1018 RIP!
2007...No longer running, next for the cutter...
More rust to come...
HOWEVER!
There is life after death!
Not all buses that are auctioned end up being crushed or otherwise destroyed...
There is still lots of life in a good old bus, especially if It is done right... Old buses make AWESOME motorhome conversions like I am doing, and somtimes they go back to what they did all their lives...
Lets see a few...
Ajax Pickering Transit Authority snapped up some of our old Orion V buses... Here are a few shots of them running in the new colors. The only real changes made were new paint and Luminator Horizon destination signs.
2062 is our old number 2227!
Thanks go out to Adrina Badaraco who lives in Ontario Canada who was gracious enough to send these great shots!
Even the not too well regarded STV has new life after we are done with it... Here is one of our old STV's made into a limo...
I wish I knew which number this was... but it was found on E-Bay by my son who was looking at buses.
Apparently, this former Neoplan Pennliner was spotted in CHINA. I love what they did to it. makes me wish I had kept my little Neoplan I had. Eventually, I plan on buying a 29' Gillig. Sure wish I could find more pictures of this bus.
If you know of other ex- Pittsburgh buses running someplace else, please let me know, and send pictures, if at all possible, and it will be placed here.
More to Come...