I had an operator at the DDOT Gilbert Terminal recently ask me, what was the deal on coach #3830? Not only does the electronic destination sign still not work,...
So what's the deal on coach #3830?? The following before and after photos should help to answer it all! BEFORE...... and, AFTER...... I guess that kinda says...
Robert is right on the money, The coaches are assigned to the garage Gilbert/Coolidge if a cool coach is at gil it's foriegn. ddots current fleet assignment: ...
... Well, during the wee hours of the morning coach #3830 was pulling in to the Gilbert garage during an ice and snow storm back in December 2004. The coach...
... I find it interesting that DDOT keeps things pretty evenly split between the two garages, with each one having an equal (or close to equal) number of each...
... out of there? ... http://www.aol.com. ... No, There are no coaches or runs that originate at the Main Shops. All equipment and personell where split...
... between ... the ... the ... 3974? ... As far back as I go {the early 80's} the fleets have been seperated evenly. The reason for the gap between 3959 -...
It's not often that DDOT makes the front page of the daily papers, but it sure happened in today's (Wednesday, April 4, 2007) edition of The Detroit News....
HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!.... Another City Council postponement on the vote. The following is from www.detnews.com Latest Headlines, at 12:08PM... Wednesday, April...
Despite the headlines, these statistics for a 14 month period, seem to show that the buses are safer than the City at large. Just what we need is something...
Reminder from: DSR-2-DOT Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/cal DETROIT STREETCAR SERVICE ENDED ON THIS DATE IN 1956 Sunday April 8, 2007 ...
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From time to time, we here at "DSR-2-DDOT" like to post little known facts, figures and trivia messages, we call "Factoids," to help inform our membership of...
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According to the latest online update from the Detroit Free Press at www.freep.com, the Detroit City Council claims to be ready to vote on whether sheriff's...
This IHT.com article has been sent to you by: 3037@... santiago,chile.this is a \"HOW NOT TO RUN A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM\"news story.jonathan...
Suburb's buses nice but limited, riders say http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070410/NEWS05/704100406 You have been sent the following article...
Detroit City Council delays bus vote again http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070412/UPDATE/704120445 You have been sent the following article...
... AID=/20070412/UPDATE/704120445 ... detnews.com. ... YES THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF RED TAPE IN CITY GOVERMENT.I THINK THE CITY COUNCIL IS AFRAID OF...
I WAS ON THE DEXTER LIMITED LAST THURSDAY AND WAS SHOCK THAT I WAS THE ONLY ONE ON THE COACH FROM NORTHLAND TO DOWNTOWN.WHY IS IT THAT NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT THIS...
Why is it that, after telling you specifically why and how to address this situation, you have decided to address this publically? Until everyone who wants to...
In December of 2004 I was in Jackson at the Deluxe/Continental yard, they had 3 or 4 of the rear sections of the Detroit Artics, they were parting them out at...
... they ... parting them ... Yeah, I remember going over to the Deluxe Detroit yard on Cloverdale near Fullerton earlier that same summer. At the time they...
A new page was recently added to the "DETROIT TRANSIT HISTORY" web-site, as we continue to take a look back at the PCC streetcar era in Detroit. This will be...