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| DetroitTransitHistory.info OUR TRANSIT VIDEO CLIP PAGE |
| This Page Features Local Transit Video Clips from "Back in the Day" |
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| A look back at the History of Public Transportation in and around the City of Detroit. |
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CURRENT VIDEO CLIP:
| THE FIRST "RTS-II" COACHES DELIVERED BY G.M.C. |
| In the Fall of 1977, GMC Truck & Coach held a media event to show-off the first RTS (Rapid Transit Series) bus fleet to roll off the assembly line. |
| On Friday, September 23, 1977, the General Motors Corporation paraded before the news media its first newly designed transit bus since 1959, during ceremonies that were held at the GMC Truck & Coach plant in Pontiac, MI. The first "RTS-II" bus fleet to cross the assembly line is featured in this WJBK-TV2 news clip from September, 1977. These first RTS coaches were headed on their way to the Long Beach Public Transportation Authority of Long Beach, CA. |
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| D-DOT SERVICE PROBLEMS BACK IN THE DAY [Video-1] |
| During the 70's and 80's the Detroit Department of Transportation (D-DOT) would experience numerous problems that would affect service. (The first in a series) |
| Although D-DOT bus service has improved tremendously in recent years, things have not always been rosy. Over the years the city's transit agency would encounter numerous obstacles and would struggle to maintain adequate service. DDOT's first round of service problems occurred during the Winter of 1977-78, which was compounded by a major snowstorm that dumped 19-inches of snow on the city in late January 1978, and would take the department months to recover. In this video clip from February, 1978, WJBK-TV2 Eyewitness News takes a look at some of the problems facing bus riders in Detroit. |
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| THE "RTS-II" COACH ARRIVED IN DETROIT 30-YEARS AGO |
| June 26, 2008, marked thirty years of the RTS (Rapid Transit Series) Advanced Design Bus operating along the streets of Detroit. |
| In early 1978, the Detroit Department of Transportation (D-DOT) surveyed its riders to gather their opinions regarding the quality of the city's bus service. Unfortunately, the survey results were not good. However, DDOT management took advantage of an opportunity to release the results of its survey to coincide with the launching of its new fleet of GMC "RTS-II" coaches. During a press conference held at the west-side Coolidge Terminal, on Friday, June 23, 1978, the department unveiled its new bus fleet to the media. The department had anticipated that the new RTS fleet would drastically improve the quality of DDOT bus service. Our video contains clips from three local newscasts (WJBK-TV2, WWJ-TV4 (now WDIV) and WXYZ-TV7) that covered the media event back in 1978. GMC's first newly designed transit bus since 1959 began service in Detroit on Monday, June 26, 1978. |
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