Thursday, September 30, 2010

Here's a little more Greyhound trivia--sent by a Greyhound friend:

In June of 1924 Eckstrom started a new company in Michigan with four 22 passenger Fageol busses. The busses operated between Grand Rapids and Muskegon. Early newspaper ads for this company, the Safety Motor Coach Lines, call thes busses "Greyhounds of the highway" . In May of 1925, the newspaper ads started showing the running dog logo and the slogan "Ride the Greyhounds"

Wednesday, September 28, 2010

Some Greyhound trivia:

TTe very first bus to have the "Greyhound" nickname was operated by a company known as the Eastern Wisconsin Transportation Company. This company was formed in August of 1921 and was headed by E. D. Stone. The first newspaper reference to the use of the "Greyhound" nickname appeared in the Oct. 16, 1922 edition of the Stevens Point, Wisconsin paper. There are a number of references to "Greyhound" busses in Wisconsin newspapers in 1922 and 1923. At some point in 1923 Edwin (Ed) Eckstrom acquired a controlling interest in the company. In the Aug. 16, 1923 Madison, Wisconsin newspaper ad is pictured a 22 passenger bus clearly dubbed "The Greyhound". This company was sold in April of 1924.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Interesting article on the Bolt Bus and other new innovations for commercial travel by bus. Check it out: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2010-09-21-businesstravel21_CV_N.htm

Monday, September 27, 2010

Just a little over 4 weeks until our Annual Meeting--have you made plans to attend? Now is the time to set aside the date: Saturday, October 30, 2010!

Sunday, September 25, 2010

Yippee Skippee....I have worked for 2-1/2 days and I am no computer technie--but I figured out why I couldn't upload to our webpage myself--got absolutely no help from the techies at the server or the people whose program we use....just little ole me figured it out! I'm proud of myself and happy to say you can NOW order our new book from our Gift Shop online:

http://www.busmuseum.org/GiftShop.html

Friday, September 24, 2010

It is finally here--be the first one to get a copy--visit the Gift Shop online at www.busmuseum.org/GiftShop.html. NOTE - there is a glitch with me uploading to the website--so until that is fixed--you won't find the book here...not sure what the problem is as I was able to upload to it the night before....have an email into them...hoping to get it fixed quickly.

Here is Bob Smith's book on the Museum's Timeline! Looking GREAT!

The Twentieth Century was a milestone in itself for transportation history, and buses played a major role in the transformation of America. The Museum of Bus Transportation presents this special book about the buses that made a difference, from the first Mack bus in America, the famous and few double-deckers, postwar sightseeing buses, and the various innovative designs that defined the modern bus. Important models, manufacturers, bus lines, innovative features and designs are featured with captions presenting their contributions to bus history. With this educational timeline through captioned photographs, follow the growth of the bus industry from 1895 through the 20th Century.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Checkout our NEW visors and caps--available now from our Gift Shop or online at www.busmuseum.org/GiftShop.html.