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Drew19
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USA
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 Posted - 05/27/2009 : 2:10:47 PM
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| I saw at Brambleton in ashburn, Loudoun county has a Brand new Blue Bird Vision for special ed. |
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hardybusman
Advanced Member
United States
470 Posts |
Posted - 05/27/2009 : 6:17:15 PM
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| I see a lot of counties are getting bb vision for special ed. Must be a good package. |
Mr. Courtney Hardy
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VAdriver
Senior Member
USA
135 Posts |
Posted - 05/28/2009 : 4:53:04 PM
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| Loudoun County has several of the BB Visions for special needs. I have not seen them up close, but I did see several at the central garage before they were put on the road. |
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2006bbvision
Senior Member
USA
107 Posts |
Posted - 05/30/2009 : 6:49:56 PM
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WOW Loudon has Blue Birds???? I have never seen any bb's in there feet, they have always been mostly Thomas and ward,amtran, ic's.... I most admit they do have a very nice diverse fleet as so does Va beach !!!!
Went to Cedar point amusement park last weekend the there had to be close to 150 bus parked,and saw so many buses from every ....ranging from Pa,,Mi,Oh have lots of pics to share with everyone, need to upload them. |
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hardybusman
Advanced Member
United States
470 Posts |
Posted - 05/30/2009 : 9:33:27 PM
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| I must say if the vision is as good of a bus as it looks they might be the best bet out there!!!!!!!!! |
Mr. Courtney Hardy
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IC-CEiswhereiwannabe
Advanced Member
USA
214 Posts |
Posted - 06/01/2009 : 07:01:33 AM
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Has anyone heard that KRAPF BUS COMPANIES, the largest school bus contractor in Pennsylvania (also the owners of KRAPF COACHES, ADVANCED STUDENT TRANSPORTATION, ROVER COMMUNITY TRANSIT, ROVER COMMUNITY PARATRANSIT, and GEORGE KRAPF JR AND SONS)
has recently acquired the entire ROANOKE VIRGINIA contract and will start operations July 1st!!
KRAPF's will be operate some of the first contracted vehicles in Virginia. |
Why can't U C what I C in IC? |
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IC-CEiswhereiwannabe
Advanced Member
USA
214 Posts |
Posted - 06/01/2009 : 07:06:54 AM
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UPDATE: Apparently KRAPF BUS COMPANIES will operate under the new company badge of
MOUNTAIN VALLEY TRANSPORTATION in the Roanoke Virginia Contract.
www.mountainvalleytransportation.com
www.krapfbus.com |
Why can't U C what I C in IC? |
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hardybusman
Advanced Member
United States
470 Posts |
Posted - 06/01/2009 : 5:41:45 PM
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| I heard that too. Pull up Roanoake Times web page and you can read the article. You must not have a VT365 in that ICCE ha ha |
Mr. Courtney Hardy
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bsaund09
Top Member
USA
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BusFreak
Top Member
USA
798 Posts |
Posted - 06/19/2009 : 04:41:06 AM
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| Brian, what are those 20 CEs replacing? Didn't the new Visions and C2s replace the last of the 94s and the 95s? |
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bsaund09
Top Member
USA
609 Posts |
Posted - 06/19/2009 : 07:06:34 AM
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| some but they will be replacing the '94s and '95s that are left not sure of the exact numbers but i heard orginially 18 reg buses and 11 speds. |
keep those buses rolling
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/schoolbushistory |
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hardybusman
Advanced Member
United States
470 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2009 : 4:41:20 PM
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| Wonder if any body will get the new blue bird transits? bsaund09 if you ever out this way I would love to see some of our fleet on flickr. You have a great photo showcase |
Mr. Courtney Hardy
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BusFreak
Top Member
USA
798 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2009 : 7:18:53 PM
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| Virginia Truck Center (the virginia Blue Bird dealership) did not offer a bid on any Type D buses this year. Only Type C and A. Only transit bids were Thomas and IC. |
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IC-RE
Top Member
USA
4117 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2009 : 7:29:26 PM
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| News.... FCPS has deadlined ALL 90 and 91 Blue Birds TC2000 FEs!! |
 bus 1980, a 2008 IC RE 300 for Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, Virginia. |
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BusFreak
Top Member
USA
798 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 8:27:04 PM
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| Really? Have they gotten any new buses in this year to replace them? I for one haven't seen any... |
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IC RE 1629
Top Member
United States
5097 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2009 : 03:37:24 AM
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| 40 new IC RE's and CE's. Less then 10 are on the road. They were late arriving this year. |
Edited by - IC RE 1629 on 07/02/2009 8:07:47 PM |
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2006.AAFE.#21
Top Member
USA
525 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2009 : 3:09:34 PM
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| Fairfax went back to FEs for SE this year? |
Rider of Bus 25, a 2007 Blue Bird All American FE, and Bus 24, a 2009 Blue Bird All American FE. |
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IC RE 1629
Top Member
United States
5097 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2009 : 8:07:19 PM
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| Ooops. My mistake, I meant to say CE's. Nope, no FE purchases. |
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bsaund09
Top Member
USA
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IC
Top Member
USA
3413 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2009 : 06:20:31 AM
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Hey Fairfaxers (or anybody),
Does anybody remember the name of the place in Maryland where our old buses get auctioned?
I've been searching the threads for an hour and I can't find it.
A buddy of mine wants to buy one of the Birds that just got surveyed...
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hardybusman
Advanced Member
United States
470 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2009 : 10:27:33 AM
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| I've seen fairfax buses auctioned at Upper Marlboro MD. at Colonial Auctions I've also known them to be sold over in Brandywine, MD. Hope that helps. |
Mr. Courtney Hardy
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Edited by - hardybusman on 07/05/2009 12:02:37 PM |
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IC-RE
Top Member
USA
4117 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2009 : 3:25:11 PM
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| I think it was IAA Insurance Auto Auctions up in Brandywine. The birds havent been removed yet, they are all lined up with the deadlined stickers |
bus 1980, a 2008 IC RE 300 for Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, Virginia. |
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hardybusman
Advanced Member
United States
470 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2009 : 4:43:37 PM
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| It could be. I bought an '85 Ford years ago at Colonial Auction. Where those Birds good buses? They seem uncomfortable to drive. |
Mr. Courtney Hardy
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IC-RE
Top Member
USA
4117 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2009 : 6:32:57 PM
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Honestly they are VERY solid buses and they still run pretty strong, but when I switch from an AmTran/IC RE or a Thomas ER to one of them as a spare it is a pretty big adjustment. The mirrors are skimpy, a wicked tail swing, no tinted windows, no A/C, no music, no air door, no air seat, not even a full-backed driver seat (it goes halfway up your back haha). But they accelerate very nicely and I love the way their engines sound.... I just prefer a newer bus!
I'm complaining about these tail swings and these were only 78 pax, I never even got to drive our 89 All American FEs that were 84 pax! They were beasts! |
bus 1980, a 2008 IC RE 300 for Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, Virginia. |
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vabuslover
Advanced Member
United States
246 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2009 : 6:48:54 PM
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| Did any of you all read that story in the Post about the idea of Fairfax County possibly incorporating into an independent city? If so, what do you think about the idea? |
Edited by - vabuslover on 07/06/2009 6:49:48 PM |
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vabuslover
Advanced Member
United States
246 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2009 : 6:53:32 PM
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| I saw in the Newport News Public Schools Wikipedia article that they are adding 2010 Thomas HDX and 2010 IC RE buses to the fleet. I cannot say for sure if this is happening, and these edits were made by anon IP addresses that I traced to an ISP in Maryland. However, these would be the first new Transits in 6 years, and over 10 years since the last RE bus. |
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Tatum
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United States
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BusFreak
Top Member
USA
798 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2009 : 7:47:56 PM
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I know for sure that the short MVP ER with a lift is from Loudoun County. They seemed to be really into the short rear engined transits for their special ed routes for a while. I'm guessing that the TC2000 short lift bus is from Stafford County. I'll also take a guess that the FS65 is a Chesapeake City Public Schools bus. They were getting a mix of conventionals and ERs up through most of the 90s and early 2000s. Now, they are getting all conventionals. The other two could be from most any rural district in virginia.
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IC
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 07/06/2009 : 7:50:53 PM
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Thanks hardybus and IC-RE. I went to IAA's website and it looks like they have a few of our '90 Birds. I'm going to tell my buddy to wait 'til the 91's (1300s) get there. I'm going to give him a few numbers to look for....Birds that I drove this year and I can vouch for how well they ran. I'd buy one myself if my wife would let me! (NO chance of that...)
I always asked for a Bird for a spare when everybody else wanted a Thomas. Thomases are still my least favorite bus, especially the older ones...junk.
Hey IC-RE, towards the end, they finally fixed that left side mirror on some of the Birds. They swung that arm out to where it's supposed to be....you could look at the mirror through the side window instead of through that sliver of windshield glass. |
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IC
Top Member
USA
3413 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2009 : 7:56:10 PM
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Originally posted by BusFreak
I know for sure that the short MVP ER with a lift is from Loudoun County. They seemed to be really into the short rear engined transits for their special ed routes for a while. I'm guessing that the TC2000 short lift bus is from Stafford County. I'll also take a guess that the FS65 is a Chesapeake City Public Schools bus. They were getting a mix of conventionals and ERs up through most of the 90s and early 2000s. Now, they are getting all conventionals. The other two could be from most any rural district in virginia.
You don't think that TC2000 lift bus might be a Fairfax bus? |
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bsaund09
Top Member
USA
609 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2009 : 8:06:39 PM
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| I dont think the FS 65 is Chesapeake unless it had major issues they are still running Fords in chesapeake from the early '90s. The short 110 might be Mecklenburg County but not positive. |
keep those buses rolling
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/schoolbushistory |
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IC-RE
Top Member
USA
4117 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2009 : 8:21:28 PM
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| Hey IC I also always ask for a Blue Bird just for fun! Either one of those or a 94 Thomas... I like the big ol' Thomas' with the Cummins better than the newer ones! Its fun to mix it up every once in a while! But after a few days in a Birdie I start to miss being able to hear the radio and having music to listen to! |
bus 1980, a 2008 IC RE 300 for Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, Virginia. |
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hardybusman
Advanced Member
United States
470 Posts |
Posted - 07/07/2009 : 3:06:22 PM
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The shorty at florida church bus is old Fauquier Co. Sonny Merrymen
The TC2000 was either a Manassas or Albemarle Co. SMI
The 88 Intl was also Fauquier Co. SMI
the 97 Freightliner was Loudon
Pusher was also Loudon. All of those were at Sonny Merryman, dont know how they get to Florida church bus. |
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hardybusman
Advanced Member
United States
470 Posts |
Posted - 07/07/2009 : 3:09:52 PM
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| Hey Fairfax'ers are your buses eqipped with seat belts and if so are you required to make sure the children are buckled up? |
Mr. Courtney Hardy
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hardybusman
Advanced Member
United States
470 Posts |
Posted - 07/07/2009 : 3:15:57 PM
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Originally posted by IC-RE
Honestly they are VERY solid buses and they still run pretty strong, but when I switch from an AmTran/IC RE or a Thomas ER to one of them as a spare it is a pretty big adjustment. The mirrors are skimpy, a wicked tail swing, no tinted windows, no A/C, no music, no air door, no air seat, not even a full-backed driver seat (it goes halfway up your back haha). But they accelerate very nicely and I love the way their engines sound.... I just prefer a newer bus!
I'm complaining about these tail swings and these were only 78 pax, I never even got to drive our 89 All American FEs that were 84 pax! They were beasts!
You'd hate to drive for me then. We have a dinosaur fleet. |
Mr. Courtney Hardy
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Official Virginia School Bus Thread
