Hello group! I do apologize for being somewhat MIA here over the last few weeks, but things do happen, and I found my time being devoted to other areas. So as...
Remember this scene from about four years ago...... (HBC-2 photo, taken by D. McIntosh) ....when the former #3000-31000–series NewFlyer D40HF's sat at...
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May 5, 2008 4:05 am
Reminder from: DSR-2-DOT Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/cal GRAND RIVER STREETCAR LINE CONVERTED TO MOTOR BUSES ON THIS DATE IN 1947 ...
From time to time here we've discussed the DTOG (Detroit Transit Options for Growth) Study and their proposed LRT (Light Rail Transit) line for Woodward...
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DSR-2-DOT@yahoogroups...
May 15, 2008 4:05 am
Reminder from: DSR-2-DOT Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/cal THE D.S.R. BEGAN OPERATING ON THIS DATE IN 1922 Thursday May 15, 2008 12:15...
*Please note, the sender's email address has not been verified. Detroit city buses transported 7.7 percent more riders from July 2007 through March 2008 than...
I rode on bus #3293 earlier this week (5/12 or 5/13/2008) in the morning on the Crosstown line. ... rear of the DDOT Main Office property awaiting that bus...
... In looking at the Detroit transit history website, I'm reminded of the buses with the "highway coach" seating configuration. In fact, my first ride on a...
Tim, that coach you rode on (#3293) was one of the ten "suburban-edition" coaches (and the last of the #3200-series RTS coaches) delivered back in 1997. There...
... first ... the ... When first delivered back In June of 1997, these "high-back" coaches (as they're often called) were used exclusively for suburban...
Well, here's one of the hazards of being a transit coach operator.... Wild and crazy passengers!!!! Â On May 14th, a Milwaukee city coach operator was...
Some good news for riders of the Grand Belt line. The #20-Grand Belt line, which had been considered for "possible" elimination by DDOT in June, has been...
Anyone notice the addition of some type of "holder" (or whatever they're called) being added to the "tall" poles of DDOT bus stops along Eight Mile Road? The...
Just a point of correction...there will be new express service, not limited. Crosstown, Dexter, Grand River, Gratiot and Woodward will have express service...
... limited. Crosstown, Dexter, Grand River, Gratiot and Woodward will have express service (stops at major transfer points only, and local in the downtown...
... operator.... Wild and crazy passengers!!!! ... deranged passenger who was boarding his bus. Because the bus was equipped with security cameras the...
I'm now pleased to announce, after nearly a month-and-a-half of working on this project, that the new 1940's PHOTO GALLERY, posted on the DetroitTransitHistory...
No, it will take Warren to Woodward and then Woodward into downtown. Martin Edwards - Clark Walden ID: 0387768 PhD in Applied Management and Decision Sciences ...
... Sounds good, M. Clark! A Crosstown Express via Woodward. Interesting! So is that a west-side express or east-side service? I do hope that there are plans...
The Crosstown Express will begin at Mack and Morss and will end at Woodward and Jefferson. As for the marketing campaign...the had the public hearings in March...
Do any of the helpful DDOT folks here know when or whether DDOT plans to put the April 2008 schedules on line? The ridedetroittransit.com site still serves up...
... plans ... can ... Sorry "professorscottfromdetroit" for the delay in replying to your request. I wish I could help you on the web-site issue. I do know...
Well, strike up one for the benefits of having security cameras on buses in assisting in the arrest of those who don't know how to behave on city buses.......
Bus stop shelters. With nearly 200 of them scattered about around the Metro Detroit area, they can easily become just a part of our surroundings. But like...
Shelters with heaters would be nice, if they could maintain them. I was waiting for a bus in front of the DDOT HQ a few years ago and I remember seeing the...
Unfortunately with the rash of scraping, it would be next to impossible to maintain heaters...we can't keep people from breaking the glass which is to keep the...
I remember the heaters. Up to a couple of years ago, Fairlane Mall had heaters & doors on their bus shelters. A couple of weeks ago D.O.T. put up a shelter on...
Thanks Kathy, I relayed it to the proper authorities! As for Fairlane, the new bus stop currently has heaters, but no doors! Martin Edwards - Clark ... From:...
