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History of Greyhound Buses and Terminals - Part 1 

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In the beginning, lavatories had a sign on them that said “Do not use while in Station”. They also had them in trains. Can you guess why?
See some of the earliest Greyhound passenger buses and terminals.
Grand Rapids, Michigan, was the birthplace of Greyhound. See their original route map.
You’ll never guess what kind of dog the owner of Greyhound had. 😊
Armrests in the original buses folded down into seats for standees.
Learn how Yellow Coach buses (and hence GM buses) came into play.
Learn why earlier buses had bars in the windows like prison buses.
See scenes from the movie that made Greyhound famous. “It happened one night.”
Learn why buses had scheduled stops at least every two hours for about 20 minutes in the early days.
Learn when buses first had underfloor storage.
Mother Nature supplied Air Conditioning in the early days.
Flight Attendant’s used to be aboard some buses.
In the 1939 New York World's Fair, the Greyhound Silverside was revealed.
Passengers used to get dressed up to ride buses. Now…anything goes.
During WW-2, many old buses were brought back into service to transport military personnel. This is when Greyhound made gobs of money.
In 1987, Greyhound and Trailways became one company.
The new MCI MC-12 buses entered into service.
In some stations, Gordon Pillow Services had pillows available for sale for your Greyhound ride.
In the 1930s, Greyhound had their own stores.

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Комментарии : 23   
@romecottrell6444
@romecottrell6444 5 месяцев назад
Everyone have sometime in their lives have ride on a Greyhound Bus 🚌 , now today it's much different than it was years ago 😮.
@NES2728
@NES2728 5 месяцев назад
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!
@michaelarmstrong5065
@michaelarmstrong5065 5 месяцев назад
Believe me a different ride today with surly drivers and noisy crowds
@karlnorgaard9447
@karlnorgaard9447 4 месяца назад
I put on a lot of miles in Greyhound busses. My Mom sent me all over Alberta and BC.
@Bus4025
@Bus4025 20 дней назад
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.
@winstonslone2797
@winstonslone2797 5 месяцев назад
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
@calvincrews3885 5 месяцев назад
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
@frederickbooth7970 5 месяцев назад
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.
@deewilson3239
@deewilson3239 5 месяцев назад
Excellent thank you
@busconversionmagazine5472
@busconversionmagazine5472 5 месяцев назад
You are very welcome
@johnmilner6484
@johnmilner6484 5 месяцев назад
Interesting..I always heard that Greyhound started in Hibbing Minnesota
@busconversionmagazine5472
@busconversionmagazine5472 5 месяцев назад
You are correct. It did start in Hibbing.
@catlaut3826
@catlaut3826 14 дней назад
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.
@konbini_Goblin
@konbini_Goblin 6 дней назад
Great video 💯
@henrychubbs2823
@henrychubbs2823 5 месяцев назад
The ghost voice in the background is very detrimental.
@busconversionmagazine5472
@busconversionmagazine5472 5 месяцев назад
Yes, I don't know why this particular is such a low quality. I am sorry about that.
@henrychubbs2823
@henrychubbs2823 5 месяцев назад
@@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
@busconversionmagazine5472 5 месяцев назад
@@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
@henrychubbs2823 5 месяцев назад
@@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.
@rapman5791
@rapman5791 5 месяцев назад
Lynn Lynn the city of sin You never go out the way you went in
@oluhamilton2121
@oluhamilton2121 5 месяцев назад
I am assuming seating was segregated as well, eh?
@busconversionmagazine5472
@busconversionmagazine5472 5 месяцев назад
I am not sure it was or not. Maybe someone else knows.
@glennjenkinson1103
@glennjenkinson1103 5 месяцев назад
Watching this in the UK great vid,
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