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IC RE 1629
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BusFreak
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 Posted - 09/05/2008 : 10:20:53 PM
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| That last one is 100% a Chesapeake City Public Schools bus. They were buying Thomas ERs since 92, and only since Virginia started allowing 78 pax conventionals they have been buying Visions. |
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IC RE 1629
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poor_driver
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Posted - 09/07/2008 : 5:28:35 PM
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With Virginia now allowing the 78 passenger conventionals, do you this this is the start of the Transit style fading away? This mostly focusing on the more rural districts because it know with the turing radius that the transits will stay strong in the city. |
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IC RE 1629
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Posted - 09/07/2008 : 5:40:20 PM
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I believe we may be seeing a decline in Type D bus purchases in Virginia. Even Fairfax is showing a decline in transit purchases by making the decision to purchase Type C buses for our special education office.
Loudoun and Prince William are also purchasing only Type C buses too. |
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IC-RE
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Posted - 09/07/2008 : 7:55:58 PM
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| Oh yes!!! Even Williams Bus Lines gets C2's now as opposed to the HDX's it seems, same for IC's... CE's vs. RE's |
 bus 1980, a 2008 IC RE 300 for Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, Virginia. |
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BusFreak
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Posted - 09/08/2008 : 11:21:16 AM
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| I know that many districts will continue to purchase REs, not for their entire fleet, but as a few "heavier duty" trip buses. York county does this, City of Suffolk does this, and I'm sure that Loudoun will do this as they replace their fleet of Activity buses. Last I heard, Henrico County was getting HDXs along with their C2s. Does anyone know what Richmond City is getting these days? They used to have a TON of Vistas that they were replacing with REs. They used to have some old Thomas ERs too with round head lights, but I'm sure those are long gone. |
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bsaund09
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poor_driver
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Posted - 09/12/2008 : 6:21:33 PM
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Not quite bus freak, Richmond still have a few poking around, mostly as spares i would imagine. I think the last i seen one was a couple of months ago, i believe the guy that runs the florida church bus website has most of them now. I do see alot of Ic Re's up in Richmond City now speckled with vistas here and there.
Petersburg is still running alot of Vistas and the freightliner fs-65 buses |
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IC RE 1629
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bsaund09
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pbfreak30
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Posted - 09/13/2008 : 8:35:16 PM
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| here in bedford, we always have been and always will be 100% conventional, and 100% Thomas...those C2's keep rollin in...Gotta love em |
ARROW transportation RP..the best out there! |
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bsaund09
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IC RE 1629
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bsaund09
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2006bbvision
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Posted - 09/28/2008 : 5:53:59 PM
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Bsaund09: Love the new update!!!!! Wow I did not know that VA BEACH purchased new visions with the High profile strobe light... Does anyone know why ?Thomas started making every bus with them since like 2004?
Also it looked like bus 268 had one of the strobe light branch protectors on it, does it really have one, our am I just seeing things wrong in the photo?
Went down to Atlanta GA recently Saw a lot of nice IC all over the place, Man cobb county really specs there Ic Re really nice!!! and it seemed the City of Atlanta is 100% Blue bird transit.
once again wonderful add to you photo account.
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bsaund09
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Posted - 09/29/2008 : 05:38:55 AM
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| Thanks 2006bbvision , yeah some of the older strobes have tree guards on them not very many. I had just noticed last week that the strobes on the bluebirds were different this year not sure why they made the change . |
keep those buses rolling
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/schoolbushistory |
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pbfreak30
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USA
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Posted - 09/29/2008 : 7:50:42 PM
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Originally posted by 2006bbvision
Bsaund09: Love the new update!!!!! Wow I did not know that VA BEACH purchased new visions with the High profile strobe light... Does anyone know why ?Thomas started making every bus with them since like 2004?
our 04's still had the small strobe...we only got the big ones on the C2 |
ARROW transportation RP..the best out there! |
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bsaund09
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bsaund09
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vaoverland
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Posted - 10/28/2008 : 6:16:59 PM
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Regarding new bus sightings, I am in the Williamsburg area. After a few years of what seemed like mostly type D's being added in the area, for the most recent times, I have seen a lot more type C's again in the mix of what new buses are being purchased by the area school divisions. Mostly, they seem to be IC's.
For what it is worth, I like the appearance of the flat side panels on the IC products a lot better than the fluted ones used in the past. |
Wayne's Lifeguard in 1973 was a safety design and building concept ahead of its time and regulation. I am proud to have helped bring over 2,000 of them into Virginia during my career. I know they saved some lives.
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/WayneBusEnthusiasts/
Mark Fisher, semi-retired school bus driver, pupil transportation supervisor, contractor, and school bus body dealer, Williamsburg, VA |
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IC RE 1629
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United States
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Posted - 10/30/2008 : 3:04:56 PM
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| I saw something interesting today. I saw a 2002-2004 model IC FE for DC Public Schools. It was a short bus, no bigger then 42 pax. Apparently DC's fleet isn't all Type A & B buses. |
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BusFreak
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Posted - 10/30/2008 : 9:02:12 PM
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| Something interesting about that particular bus....it doesn't have any roof hatches! They have a few type C buses in the mix as well. They have a nice fleet though! |
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Jared
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Posted - 10/31/2008 : 03:10:43 AM
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Originally posted by BusFreak
Something interesting about that particular bus....it doesn't have any roof hatches! They have a few type C buses in the mix as well. They have a nice fleet though!
I saw a 2003-2007 Thomas Freightliner (I think it was an 8 row bus) with NO roof hatches down at Arundle Mills Mall in maryland. I definitely thought that was strange. |
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bsaund09
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Thomas Ford 85-16
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Posted - 11/01/2008 : 12:14:00 PM
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/7372257@N05/2974464442/
Why are the warning lights not recessed on this HDX? I saw a bus like this in a Thomas ad once, but I thought the lights were not recessed because of some photoshop guy that didn't know much about the HDX. This picture could prove that theory wrong. |
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bsaund09
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BusFreak
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Posted - 11/01/2008 : 7:22:04 PM
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| Although it might be an original HDX, that roof cap was used for over a year prior to the HDX on the ER and ERHD, both of which had the recessed warning lamps. |
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poor_driver
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Posted - 11/01/2008 : 7:33:59 PM
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bsaund09.
Love that old ford pic that Toby shot. Memories! |
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tcarson
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United States
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Posted - 11/03/2008 : 7:45:14 PM
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| Hanover is about mostly conventionals. This year is/was a IC year with a few 78 passenger IC CE's. Hanover started with using LED's in stop signs last year with our new visions using the traditional 4 bulb signs, but the new CE's have the newer bulkier LED signs that flash "STOP". I am kinda mad because I have only seen one C2 in hanover, for special needs, but this is how hanover tests new buses (they did this with the vision 2 years ago). Maybe we will get a lot of C2s next year as much of our type C's are FS-65s. |
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2006bbvision
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Posted - 11/10/2008 : 6:01:24 PM
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check this out everyone !!!! A 1985 Ford blue bird from Newport News .. I actually remember this bus it was taken out of service back in 2002 and used as a Fire drill bus for the city.
I still don't know what every happened to this type of numbering system ... Now we start from 1!!!!
http://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/auction/view?auc=298095 |
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2006bbvision
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Posted - 11/10/2008 : 6:10:52 PM
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bsaund09. came back to visit back in Hampton Roads area this weekend, and Stayed in Va beach... Love all the new c2's you all have there.
What year is bus 701 ???? That bus looks new?
What are you guys using for spares now?
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bsaund09
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Posted - 11/10/2008 : 7:55:35 PM
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| Bus 701 is a 2004. Glad someone likes the C2s although this years batch has turned out pretty good so far. Our spare line are old 94 ,95,96,and 97 internationals. All vistas from 95 have been pulled from service. |
keep those buses rolling
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IC RE 1629
Top Member
United States
5085 Posts |
Posted - 11/11/2008 : 02:39:31 AM
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| Notice something interesting about the 85' BB Ford? Something on that bus is missing, see if you can spot it. |
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pbfreak30
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Posted - 11/11/2008 : 05:23:02 AM
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| the bottom half of the right rear window |
ARROW transportation RP..the best out there! |
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Official Virginia School Bus Thread
