Upcoming Events
Canadian Urban Transit Association:
CUTA 2010 Fall Conference & Trans-Expo - Vancouver, British Columbia
November 13 - 17
More information regarding the 2010 CUTA Fall Conference & Trans-Expo to be posted as it becomes available.
Halton County Radial Railway:
Directly quoted from the Halton County Radial Railway website:
Ice Cream & Starlight –August 14, 7:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.
Visitors are romanced under the stars and lights during this popular event as they ride the rails and enjoy hand-scooped ice cream.
For more information about Halton County Radial Railway please follow this link.
Toronto Transportation Society:
Transportation Weekend 2010 - Saturday/Sunday September 4-5, 2010
Directly quoted from Kevin Nicol President of the Toronto Transportation Society:
For something different next year, we will be taking Transportation Weekend "on the road". With help from SMS (YUL Bus Charters), we are having a Montreal weekend. On the Saturday, we will charter a STM Classic for a tour of Montreal. We will try not to duplicate areas that have already been covered by YUL during one of their charters and hopefully we can plan the routing to intercept Nova Artics along the way. For the Sunday, in keeping with the rail theme of previous weekends, we will be visiting Exporail in Delson, QC. We will charter a bus to take us there, probably aboard a RTL Classic or possibly a Limocar vehicle. We also hope to have an optional Friday night ride on the Deux Montanges electric commuter line. As well, we will try to recommend a host hotel that will be convenient for everyone. People will be on their own to travel to Montreal but there are lots of options (car pool, VIA, Megabus, etc.).
DRT Christmas Lights Charter - Saturday, December 11, 2010
Directly quoted from Kevin Nicol from the Motor Bus Society:
Our standard Christmas Lights charter will include 3 hours during the day and 3 hours during the early evening. The vehicle of choice will probably be a DRT East Orion V (ex-Oshawa Transit) although this is not finalized.
Private Fan Charters:
- Private Charter by Kevin Lo- Calgary Transit 7001 D40 Farewell Charter
Originally to scheduled for June 2010, however due to schedule conflicts the charter is now being postponed until August 2010. More information will be posted as it becomes available.
Private Charter by Ryan Tilley- Sarnia Transit Orion I Charter
Directly quoted from Ryan Tilley:
Sarnia Transit 813 Charter
Saturday August 21, 2010
Departing the Sarnia Transit Garage (1169 Michener Rd.) at 12:15PM, returning at 4:15PM. Parking will be available.
A 20 minute lunch stop and bathroom break will be included roughly halfway into the charter.
Cost not to exceed $30 and will be announced as I get a firm number of commitments. Participants are to sign a waiver before boarding the bus.
All interested people who have not yet emailed interest are encouraged to do so before August 15, 2010 to daimlerbuses[at]gmail[dot]com
Private Charter by TransferPoint - York Region Transit Thomas SLF Farewell
Directly quoted from Calvin So:
A 2001 Thomas-Dennis SLF-230 Charter will be chartered for a roughly 5 hour journey along the streets of Richmond Hill, with one planned stop in King City as well. The vehicle chosen will be decided by the Miller mechanics, as I have requested one with A/C working. If no SLF-230s have A/C working, my pick goes to 102, with 110 being the backup. Here is the current information as of August 5, 2010:
PLEASE NOTE THIS CHARTER IS NOW FULL. ANY INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE NOT EMAILED ME (OR HAVE ANY PREVIOUS ARRANGEMENTS WITH ME) WILL BE PUT IN A WAITING LIST, UNLESS YOU SPECIFY IN YOUR EMAIL YOU ARE WILLING TO STAND.
Charter Date: Sunday August 22, 2010
Boarding Location: Two boarding locations. Miller Yard at 11:00 AM for those arriving by car/carpool, and Richmond Hill Centre Terminal at 11:30 AM for those arriving by public transit.
Ending Location: Miller Yard at approximately 4:00 PM. If needed, a drop off will be offered at Richmond Hill Centre Terminal at 3:00 PM.
Email to: transferpoint2009@gmail.com. You will be sent a waiver via the same email you sent the confirmation, where you will have to sign it and deliver it to me or yrt304 on the day of the charter.
Cost: $20
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