07-09-2018, 12:45 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Greyhound is Gone
https://globalnews.ca/news/4320944/g...canada-ending/
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Greyhound Canada says it is ending its passenger bus and freight services in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and cancelling all but one route in B.C. – a U.S.-run service between Vancouver and Seattle.
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I would use Greyhound a lot in my late teens and 20's to get around western Canada.
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07-09-2018, 12:47 PM
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#2
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Wow. That's surprising since Greyhound are usually full between Edmonton and Calgary. I used to take them (and the eBus) between cities regularly.
I hope the eBus doesn't become the new "dumping ground" for some of those Greyhound bus-goers.
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07-09-2018, 12:50 PM
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Such a pretty girl!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Calgary
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One could say, they aren't willing to risk life and limb with mounting losses.
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07-09-2018, 12:52 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Wow. I mean, its been a long time coming, that company has been circling the drain for decades now.
My family has been involved with Greyhound for damned near forever, so in some ways, nostalgically, I'll miss it, but it still stands as the single worst job I've ever held in my life.
The Union, Management, the weirdos they hired and then protected, just awful all around.
So its no surprise to me, I thought their heavy subsidies for going to underserved rural locales would keep them rolling indefinitely but I guess that gravy train just pulled in to the end of the line.
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07-09-2018, 12:54 PM
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Don't click that link!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Rural Alberta
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With the discount flights that Flair air and Swoosh offer it probably cuts further into their market.
Dwight: Why do they call him The Bus?
Michael: Because he's afraid to fly.
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07-09-2018, 12:55 PM
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#6
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Now that they don't need the bus terminal, more room for Calgary Next. Right?
Guys?
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07-09-2018, 12:57 PM
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#7
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15
Now that they don't need the bus terminal, more room for Calgary Next. Right?
Guys?
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I came to say the exact same thing. Gotta put something there.
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07-09-2018, 12:57 PM
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Posted the 6 millionth post!
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Originally Posted by alan21
With the discount flights that Flair air and Swoosh offer it probably cuts further into their market.
Dwight: Why do they call him The Bus?
Michael: Because he's afraid to fly.
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Discount airlines can't beat $70 return trip between Edmonton and Calgary, as an example. But I imagine the longer distances you travel, the more appealing the airline is.
Even Red Arrow - at $140 round trip between Edmonton and Calgary - is cheaper than flying between the two cities.
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07-09-2018, 01:00 PM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Locke
I came to say the exact same thing. Gotta put something there.
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A brand new 150,000 square foot Chicken on the Way. With a basement?
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07-09-2018, 01:04 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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What happens now if you get busted in rural BC going 40 over and they tow your car? Just stranded I guess.
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07-09-2018, 01:05 PM
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CP Gamemaster
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: The Gary
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This news isn't too surprising. When the only daily service from Calgary heading East on Greyhound leaves super late at night, it's not exactly appealing to the public.
Services like Prairie Sprinter have been taking advantage of the lack of Greyhound service for a while and will only continue to grow.
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07-09-2018, 01:06 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Kelowna
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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
What happens now if you get busted in rural BC going 40 over and they tow your car? Just stranded I guess.
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Get a ride with the tow truck?
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07-09-2018, 01:06 PM
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: where the lattes are
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So air travel is going to be the only way to get around half the country without a driver's license? I wonder if that's a situation that warrants government intervention.
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07-09-2018, 01:07 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Vancouver
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This is unfortunate news. In tons of communities, greyhound is the only way to get out. Not everyone has a car and not everyone has the cash to take a flight or get to a community that has an airport etc. I'm not surprised that it is gone, but it's just not great news.
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07-09-2018, 01:10 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by SebC
So air travel is going to be the only way to get around half the country without a driver's license? I wonder if that's a situation that warrants government intervention.
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They've already been there and done that.
For a long time Greyhound has been collecting Government subsidies for serving rural locations, it just appears as though it isnt enough anymore.
Its the end of a cultural icon, but they've been desperately trying to go bankrupt for years.
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07-09-2018, 01:24 PM
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Am not sure what other options there are, but an inter-town bus modeled on the "Naked Bus" model in New Zealand, using a subscribed passport system or pre-packaged route pass, wouldn't be the worst option. Many people head back to their hometowns on the weekends to visit friends and family, so small town visits are often not "one-off" visits for most regular bus travelers (lots of commuter types). Have a pay-as-you-go option with card tapping or an app booking would also be a way to fill seats. Also allow Skip the Dishes to drop off food on the bus at the halfway/intermission point.
Feel like something might pop up in its place if something already hasn't.
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07-09-2018, 01:27 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Am not sure what other options there are, but an inter-town bus modeled on the "Naked Bus" model in New Zealand, using a subscribed passport system or pre-packaged route pass, wouldn't be the worst option. Many people head back to their hometowns on the weekends to visit friends and family, so small town visits are often not "one-off" visits for most regular bus travelers (lots of commuter types). Have a pay-as-you-go option with card tapping or an app booking would also be a way to fill seats. Also allow Skip the Dishes to drop off food on the bus at the halfway/intermission point.
Feel like something might pop up in its place if something already hasn't.
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More than likely, but not to the same extensive degree that Greyhound served. Some smaller communities and their residents are going to be pretty drastically impacted by this.
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07-09-2018, 01:34 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Calgary
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The company is blaming a 41 per cent decline in ridership since 2010, persistent competition from subsidized national and inter-regional passenger transportation services, the growth of new low-cost airlines, regulatory constraints and the continued growth of car ownership.
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LOL, that's too bad for some people's narratives about cars out there...
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07-09-2018, 01:39 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Calgary
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You see this in the US, especially between big cities like Houston and Dallas https://us.megabus.com/ - the difference is they have the population density. But tickets start at $1.
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07-09-2018, 01:44 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by MRCboicgy
You see this in the US, especially between big cities like Houston and Dallas https://us.megabus.com/ - the difference is they have the population density. But tickets start at $1.
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Right, okay, have you ever taken the Greyhound?
I've taken it from Calgary to Vancouver and Calgary to Toronto and Toronto to Windsor as well as a few times to Edmonton, Creston, etc.
Its a Hell on Earth that knows no equal.
Their sign over the main doors should read:
"Abandon all hope, Ye who enter here."
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