Jason, Dan and Jordan from Rapido Trains Inc. drive their New Look "Fishbowl" Bus across the Canadian Prairies. A must-see for bus and transit fans!
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@StressLessCamping4 жыл бұрын
You guys are just having far, far too much fun and that's a great thing!
@rapidotrains4 жыл бұрын
We definitely agree! 😁
@keithbouchard20076 жыл бұрын
i'm only 25 and the new look buses are most favorite buses ever
@philipperiopel19115 жыл бұрын
You have taste my friend! GM, Brill and the old Mack's are my favorites.There is one brand that i don't like and it's Nova Bus!
@billdang39532 жыл бұрын
For me, it's the GM old look bus, just like what Ralph Kramden used to drive!
@HorribleHarry6 жыл бұрын
I have never before in my life wanted a bus model. Now I want a bus model... heck a few bus models!
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!
@jamesfrommanitoba63635 жыл бұрын
Great video, I drove those old beauties in Winnipeg. Awesome busses
@rapidotrains5 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! We had a great time in Winnipeg!
@capedwonder28336 ай бұрын
Thanks for this. Brought back a lot of memories. I took the 7C bus to high school every day.
@andyrichardsvideovlogs88355 жыл бұрын
Brilliant Guys. It always amazes me that the North American bus enthusiasts market is untapped. In the UK we are very lucky how well we are provided for.
@cyoungso5 жыл бұрын
Mainly, I assume, because, to most, buses are for the poor in NA. This is a car culture.
@canadianfreightstudios74964 жыл бұрын
I've been at Medicine Hat Alberta but that's sad that I never got to be in the scene
@rapidotrains4 жыл бұрын
👍
@user-hw1cr5uq4z5 жыл бұрын
Drove those Fishbowl GM buses for the Denver transit system for a couple of decades. There were several different sub fleets, front door only suburbans, V-6 and V-8 Detroit Diesels, stick shift, the two speed and four speed Allison automatic transmissions. Good buses.
@rapidotrains5 жыл бұрын
Neat! Thanks for sharing the memories!
@BusWithUs.3 жыл бұрын
Love the new Looks. Rode them as a kid and teenager through high school!
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
👍
@steventate91325 жыл бұрын
Remember used to ride those transit buses when I was a kid
@rapidotrains5 жыл бұрын
As did most of us!
@kirgeez-gaming4 жыл бұрын
I remember these New Looks and Flxibles we had here in Philly back in the 80s when I was a kid. I just purchased one of your models.. Can't wait for it to arrive..
@Flyingfinn827 жыл бұрын
I live up in Timmins and remember David when he ran the Timmins Transit. Very smart man, good to see him out in Regina.
@bababooey75765 жыл бұрын
I saw this bus when it was parked at the end...I work in the area!!! Holy crap, what a coincidence!! That's the corner of Alden Road and 14th Avenue, in Markham Ontario, at the end of the video! I kept watching to see if the bus would return so I could maybe have a look at it! Awesome bus!!
@rapidotrains5 жыл бұрын
Beauty!
@schnuurtchke4 жыл бұрын
Brings me back childhood memories
@rapidotrains4 жыл бұрын
They operated in Toronto until late 2011, so even our kids have memories of them!
@ltaproductions79896 жыл бұрын
We need an RC version
@RailRide6 жыл бұрын
Seconded :) I have something like 6 Asian/European prototypes as R/C models. Contemplating putting hobby-grade electronics in them to they can maneuver like the real thing.
@adventureoflinkmk25 жыл бұрын
**insert the m.bison yes!! Gif or video clip here**
@radfordjones69773 жыл бұрын
Great video and thanks. It is nice that you can live your dream. Brought back memories of being a youngster (5-6 of age) in Norfolk VA during WWII and our mom would take us downtown by bus. My dad was overseas serving in the Army and we had no car. I enjoyed putting the coins in the receptacle for a fare and/or seeing the driver punch our pass. During that time I wanted to be a bus driver and with a bus stop at the corner several houses from ours I would ride my tricycle to meet the drivers who if running ahead of schedule would get out and relax for a few minutes. My mom would give me a tin plate and I would go around the house pretending I was driving a bus. One Christmas I asked for a bus drivers ticket puncher with holster which I did not get!! I will be ordering several N scale buses for my downtown city scene. Thanks for producing a city bus and bringing back some memories. Do you have plans for any Greyhound ones.?
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
There will almost surely be future runs with different schemes, and there's a very good chance that Greyhound will be one of them. Thank you for sharing your story!
@F40M075 ай бұрын
14:54 A scene straight out of the 1970’s. Just amazing.
@burbank6 жыл бұрын
This is a great video! I enjoyed watching you drive this vintage bus cross country through Canada. It was a delightful movie to watch. You should consider taking this bus for a cross-country ride in the United States. This Bus going to various cities across the United States would be a tremendous hit with Bus and Train enthusiasts!
@jorgefernandez-mv8hu3 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite bus model. Good Luck with it.
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
Ours too!
@MMRails7 жыл бұрын
I really wanted to see you go through a Timmy's drive thru. Great video. -Mark
@klr650ryder7 жыл бұрын
It's been done in Kitchener, Ontario. I was driving!
@JimTheZombieHunter3 жыл бұрын
It's not impossible .. I used to drive straight truck and would regularly grab a Tim's at the Dixie and Tomken drive-thru with a 34 foot Freightliner.
@ACLTony6 жыл бұрын
Saw this all the way through this time. Enjoyed it! Jason, you and the crew are a riot!
@williammullenholz4317 жыл бұрын
Outstanding video! I rode "New Looks" and "Old Looks" to high school in Indianapolis (Indianapolis Transit Co.) from 1965-1969 and I loved them; still do. Can't wait to get my model of it. I hope the "Old Look" is next.
@rapidotrains7 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Please tell your friends about the video. We want to reach more bus and transit fans.
@mattcrooke83215 жыл бұрын
I’m glad you mentioned that about the UK. Im a bus driver in England, and I was going to mention that there are so many different types of buses which have been well documented. I’m glad this chap is doing the same thing where you are.
@schnuurtchke4 жыл бұрын
I’m only 20 and I still like the New looks and Classics
@rapidotrains4 жыл бұрын
Yep they're pretty awesome buses!
@owenlewis80066 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. Respect to you sir. We love our old buses here in u.k
@davidlilly35643 жыл бұрын
Your old bus is really cool. I wish I had one.
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
They're cool but very expensive to maintain.
@jellyfish19977 жыл бұрын
Canada is such a beautiful place, i really wish i could live out there.
@dieseldave23832 жыл бұрын
I remember this bus from Spruce Meadows I worked on these buses and rode them as a kid.
@rapidotrains2 жыл бұрын
These buses trigger memories for so many of us!
5 жыл бұрын
had one, it is like driving a fish bowl :-) it takes 2 hands to start one LOL I drove mine through LA, as i came on loaded bus stops, ide pull over , open the door and screem at the people then drive off..
@rapidotrains5 жыл бұрын
Oh you cruel guy! 😆
@RogerDiotte5 жыл бұрын
:) LOL
@BlaxlandRidge34 жыл бұрын
They own an RDC, a bus, and a model train factory. These are the greatest people on earth
@rapidotrains4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@peters11274 жыл бұрын
Thank You! An very entertaining Video.
@rapidotrains4 жыл бұрын
Our pleasure! Glad you liked it!
@douglasmaddox78083 жыл бұрын
I drove School buses (BlueBird and International) for 8 years and transit buses (New Flyer) for six. I can't imagine driving cross country in that beast. The old heads I talked to said it needed a lot of upper body strength to get around corners. I rode in the NewLook buses for years in high school & college. If you come out with one in Red Arrow maroon & cream I'm in trouble. Would go nice with my Grill Bullet & PCC trolls.
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
It's a great upper-body workout to be sure!
@joe-ut7ee7 жыл бұрын
I wish you guys make a bus like this one in 1/24 scale kit.
@dansmodelworx7 жыл бұрын
joe I will second that motion.
@cva66336 жыл бұрын
I would pick up one of those kits in a second!
@terryb52593 жыл бұрын
Also in O scale (1/43) would be gr old look bus 😶,.. iteat. Also, I would love to see someone come out with a TDH5105
@jamesmason71242 жыл бұрын
Hello from the high desert of New Mexico USA 🇺🇸. I own and live in a 1967 GM TDH-4519 city transit bus. I would really like it if you guys would make a 1/24 scale model of this bus with ac. Keep up the good work and stay safe
@mikemcnh7 жыл бұрын
Watched it with my wife last night - yes, she enjoyed it. She was hoping to see your wife's reaction when you got back to Toronto, but in my experience, I think we all know how that scene goes!
@BossSpringsteen693 жыл бұрын
To think i rode in at least one stick version on the Chicago Transit Authority somewhere between 1978 and about May 1980. I think it helped stoke the fire of my interest in planes, trains, and automobiles.
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
Buses...what can't they do??
@TechnicaProductions7 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to see this bus up close
@RipVanSmith5 жыл бұрын
Looks exactly like the buses we had in Massillon, Ohio back in the 70's.
@pieroluciano32724 жыл бұрын
Great Video! I remember these buses as a kid, they were like the industry standard back in the days, built like a tank! 👍🏼 Hmmm... was thinking, why not add a train horn to the Rapido Bus Señor Jason?! 😎
@rapidotrains4 жыл бұрын
I bet that would get everyone’s attention. We probably have one laying around somewhere. 😆
@dannyholt1057 жыл бұрын
Jason, so you DO have a bus license... right? Oh, it's Janet! Drive like the wind! Ha ha,, that was great. You should have her driving the bus. Thanks. Cheers, Dan
@daddy43103 жыл бұрын
First thanks for this video...now i would like to say i got my bus license to drive this bus. unfortunately for me i was about ten years too late. where i live (nyc) they have retired this bus and there are very few left. i rode this bus as a child with my dad on 42 st the real times square and throughout all that was going on around me i saw nothing but this bus.. i could go on and on but if you still have this bus id pay to take it for spin...serious. thanks and take care of that classic
@rapidotrains2 жыл бұрын
It's certainly a classic. There's a reason it's Jason's baby!
@kjchicago110 ай бұрын
This is one of the nicest Rapido GM fishbowl bus to ever drive across Canada
@dalemierzwik96247 жыл бұрын
Great Video....I never thought much about buses but you guys have opened up something new to me. Can't wait to see one of the HO models up close. And by the way...I love Canada, even though I don't live there it is my favorite place in the world.
@rapidotrains7 жыл бұрын
Neat! Canada welcomes you any time you want to visit! :-)
@shnorth8887 жыл бұрын
Love this video. Wish I could've been their for the ride.
@trainrover Жыл бұрын
LT's Routemasters were delightful but the design of these was exceptional to me...clever pleasure 🍸
@scottfirman7 жыл бұрын
You need an LED light board for that bus. Its beautiful! I see you have your dream going now!
@trmn3114 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Now I need the model! 🚌
@rapidotrains4 жыл бұрын
Beauty.
@jean-mathieuleblanc62264 жыл бұрын
Did a commute trip in the 1979 STO bus in gatineau 4 year ago. Maybe one of the last new look in service!
@rapidotrains4 жыл бұрын
That is cool!
@jean-mathieuleblanc62264 жыл бұрын
@@rapidotrains i'm a 79 model too so that's my favourite bus. It's on the heritage fleet at the STO you probably already know that bus i'm pretty sure!
@davidlilly35643 жыл бұрын
Hey. I really love you old bus. Plus I really love the old school busus. Not the new ones.
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
👍
@billdurant35602 жыл бұрын
I wish I could ride a bus like that
@hovermotion7 жыл бұрын
cool....a fantastic looking bus...I thought it was 70s but its a 1967... great vid...
@plaws07 жыл бұрын
New Looks were built from 1959 to about 1986 (in Canada - in the US, they stopped building them much earlier).
@hovermotion7 жыл бұрын
Cool...
@robingagnon96595 жыл бұрын
just received my CTCUM buses!! :) they are great, just like the one I was taking when going to school! Thanks for making them haha
@rapidotrains5 жыл бұрын
Our pleasure! Glad you like them!
@WhiteRiverRails7 жыл бұрын
Haha amazing video and Bus! I enjoyed watching! You guys should paint the Rapido bus on your model!
@DHSFEMA2 жыл бұрын
Great funny video, I Drove a Bus for New York City and loved it.
@rapidotrains2 жыл бұрын
Jason's dream job!
@davidlilly35643 жыл бұрын
Thank you for that.
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@Awimawe3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Next time in Canada, please pass by Riviere-du-Loup-Québec. Cheers,
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
Maybe one day! We haven't been to Quebec with the bus yet.
@artyz20024 жыл бұрын
Love to see you guys drive this bus around the race course in Bathurst Australia..lol I'm going to see if I can get a hold of one, and see how easy it will be to convert it to run on the Faller car system.
@rapidotrains4 жыл бұрын
We'd love to see how that goes!
@bluesharp595 жыл бұрын
Very cool old bus. I should say classic bus. Anyway gave you a thumbs up.
@rapidotrains5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@bluesharp595 жыл бұрын
@@rapidotrains You are welcome.
@dow677 жыл бұрын
Wow! You fellows did a fantastic job of putting this great video together, about this very special, classic bus! When I visited in Regina, with my Aunt & Uncle, back in about 1969 to '72, as a young boy in from the farm - I remember the thrill & excitement of riding on the Coranation/Whitmore Park city transit buses - same make/style as this one! :) THANKS for the GREAT MEMORIES! :) You guys have alot of great, original & FUNNY stuff in your excellent production! Keep up your great work/play!!! :) [You almost look like you're having too much FUN! :)] Seeing the Via passenger train in your production was special too, as I've really enjoyed travelling on/with them, an average of a couple times per year, for the past 8 years or so! People should CHECK VIA RAIL out! :)
@rapidotrains7 жыл бұрын
+Dow Taylor Thanks for your kind words. We're glad we could bring back such good memories for you!
@scottfirman7 жыл бұрын
I had a Pen pal in Manitoba Canada in H.S. She was HOT ! I was a nerd back then. An original Star Trek Nurd back then and even more so. I think your bus needs better seats,recliner type seats,at least make them look older but actually recliner type. I think its great you are promoting the hobby . Sadly,many older Train guys are passing away and their equipment is getting sold piecemeal on Craigslist and E-Bay. I see much of it being sold pennys on the dollar because there isnt enough younger guys starting layouts. I dont have room for one now because we downsized. I had a beautiful N-Scale Southern Pacific railroad layout modeled in Utah. It was mounted on an old Bar that was given to me. I had a dust cover made that was made from heavy vynal . I need to find the photographs of it. Oh,I am subscribing to your channel.
@jrtej95755 жыл бұрын
Beautiful new look coach, that must've been so much fun. Have you thought of having highway gearing installed?
@rapidotrains5 жыл бұрын
Actually Josh suggested this just the other day. Maybe...
@freddiejames20835 жыл бұрын
My first word was bus when I was a baby I saw one of the gmc New look going down the street thair I spoke my first word was bus. The Charlotte Transit System and I have other favorite transit buses as well like the Grumman flxible 870 and GMC RTS and others it's a dream to own my own classical buses and it will happen.
@rapidotrains5 жыл бұрын
My own son's first words were "a bus" - also when seeing a New Look! -Jason
@dragon-sb6hc6 жыл бұрын
Im so jelious i grew up on buses like that. the good old days buses now days suck
@TheCondoInRedondo3 жыл бұрын
David's profile resembles comic Steve Allen. His voice is an exact replica of Allen's.
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
👍
@BurnedNoodle4 жыл бұрын
I saw the Rapido Bus going past Ardwick Blvd W - Pearldale Ave today.
@rapidotrains4 жыл бұрын
Cool!
@isalan3 жыл бұрын
I drove this bus on the Bathurst and Spadina routes.
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@bmurray42223 жыл бұрын
I drove these buses out of Danforth and Birchmount Divisions
@turbochargedtransit72417 жыл бұрын
Nice video Jason! Hope to see the NH EP-5 soon!
@Bubs0317 жыл бұрын
they need to install one of the K3H horns that they have in the back warehouse on this bus
@schnuurtchke5 жыл бұрын
The New look bus I ❤️❤️ it
@rapidotrains5 жыл бұрын
Beauty, eh?
@johnmcgarry3335 Жыл бұрын
What an amazing video!! I live in Edmonton, and I sure wish I knew when you were coming, would have gladly come to Calgary. One thing I wish I had was the roll sign!!!! I have one small piece of one, Lawrence West, that's it.....do you know where a fella could find one?
@azizsworld10562 жыл бұрын
8:39 - me thinking the buses frontlights are shooting fire and have models!
@rapidotrains2 жыл бұрын
Maybe we'll include that feature on a future release!
@mrmook30016 жыл бұрын
I'd love to have a bus like that as an RV
@jamesmason71242 жыл бұрын
Hello from the high desert of New Mexico USA 🇺🇸. I own and live in my 1967 GM TDH-4519 (New look or fishbowl) city transit bus. God bless you and have a great day
@lucaspoole797 жыл бұрын
Ha! I saw you guys on Pembina Hwy in Winnipeg while I was driving my Transit bus (work). Check out the Manitoba Transit Heritage Assoc website. we have a 1971 GM "New Look" in Fantastic condition. We take it out regularly as a good show bus/runner. Cheers and keep up the great work!
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Will check it out!
@Tribbatrot6 жыл бұрын
I hope they make a version that the London Transit Commission used!
@marauder30587 жыл бұрын
I kind of want a Rapido bus now....
@canadianfreightstudios74964 жыл бұрын
Oh my God I live in Canada Saskatchewan isn't that crazy and that is the hobby shop where we go to everyday to buy some Rolling Stock
@rapidotrains4 жыл бұрын
👍
@bendover94117 жыл бұрын
Awesome bus, model too!
@Howrider652 жыл бұрын
LOL to funny got to love it.
@rapidotrains2 жыл бұрын
👍
@jdigg20073 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for my n scale version!
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@BNforever20097 жыл бұрын
oooh wish I could drive her. I drove the MCI and VanHool coach buses. would love to drive the GMC fishbowls.
@vicstudios52007 жыл бұрын
6:58, this IS my bus too! I don't know if this is a coincidence, but I GET OFF AT ISLINGTON at the almost exact same place that the bus would turn around at Steeles / Islington!
@rapidotrains7 жыл бұрын
Neat!
@andreregimbal82017 жыл бұрын
I knew David looked familiar! Shoutout from Timmins!!
@brianbayer97465 жыл бұрын
I want one or two. One TTC & one GO Transit.
@rapidotrains5 жыл бұрын
TTC models are available now: www.ttcshop.ca
@MontrealtrainChannel7 жыл бұрын
Why you don't come in Montreal by bus??? I want to see that!!
@25mfd5 жыл бұрын
@ 2:44...nice Armstrong steering (from the Armstrong Power Steering Company of course)
@rapidotrains5 жыл бұрын
Indeed... 22 turns lock to lock!
@davidlilly35643 жыл бұрын
I'm from Portland Oregon. It's hard to find an old City bus.
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
They are certainly rare now.
@blackbox50423 жыл бұрын
Sorry! This Historic 1967 "New Look" Bus Is Limited To 85 Km/H ( 50 MPH Or Something) We Would Go Faster If We Could! ( That Thing Needs A Engine For A MCI D45 CRT )
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
We are looking into retrofitting a new transmission at least. Should let us get up to 100 Km/H or more! 😁
@blackbox50423 жыл бұрын
@@rapidotrains That Would Have Been awesome if they added a better engine from like a D45 CRT from MCI
@JimTheZombieHunter3 жыл бұрын
Ken Keysey is smiling down on you brother! Haven't even finished building my Blue Bird TCF yet, but still hope to get a New Look TDH before I'm dead - For now My Rapido TTC HO I ordered 3 years ago still front and center on my bench as inspiration. I still think it is a beautiful model worth every penny - in these days where everything seems to be disappointing crap when you open the box .. There's just something about getting something twice as good as you could have hoped for. I suspect there are those who would claim that your trip is just all about the marketing .. and certainly no crime if that happens to fall out of the tree and you can catch a tax break too - but I know what you really are. I've got your number. Freakin' bus nerd. Not certain how you got bit .. for me it was a kindly driver on the Runnymede line as a child who would let me wear his hat and operate the door, (Hmm what year? Still standee windows and no ad boards as I recall) .. or was it just the sound of the Jimmy out back and the way the front would swing in a turn? No matter .. it's incurable anyway. I urge you to be careful however .. the disease may progress into (blue and grey seat trim) Hawker-Siddeley T1's .. and eventually the round window garbage train that kindly took so many last call drunks in the late 80's before health and safety went wild. Of course if that happens .. I'll order them too. I am however envious .. you're riding my bucket list. :) @18:40 .. I remember those wooden post bus stop poles .. May be wrong but the last at Park Lawn and Berry Road. As I recall they were dark green, red bands, and white background - but I may be wrong.
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your words! Only a bus nerd can understand a bus nerd...
@kevinb93272 жыл бұрын
Why do I think you guys have too much money? 😂😂😂. (and fun!)
@rapidotrains2 жыл бұрын
Not sure about the money part, but we do have lots of fun!
@daktarioskarvannederhosen25683 жыл бұрын
Lolz. hilarious. very thoroughly canadian! :)
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
It's what we do!
@blackterminal3 жыл бұрын
So Rápido Is going to make a dcc sound bus. We are expecting it anyday
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
No plans for DCC/sound at this time, but they do have interior and exterior lighting!
@IronHorseMechanicalSystems3 жыл бұрын
We need a Greyhound version.
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
We did one a couple of years ago. rapidotrains.com/ho-new-look-exclusive
@freddiejames20835 жыл бұрын
Thanks rapido 🤗🤗🤗🤗🥇🥇🥇🥇
@canadianfreightstudios74964 жыл бұрын
Jordan if you're reading this do not spill your coffee
@rapidotrains4 жыл бұрын
Oh he did 😂
@bert26a7 жыл бұрын
You should of stopped by the GWWD in Winnipeg so you could up close and personal with an RS-23!
@tinnielee2215 Жыл бұрын
Saw this bus on 404 just now!!!
@rapidotrains Жыл бұрын
Cool! We were out and about in the bus earlier in the month.
@macelius5 жыл бұрын
Nice fishbowl! Can you provide more info on AK coach? Can't seem to search them up.
@rapidotrains5 жыл бұрын
We were his last job. He closed down and gave us all his parts!
@RogerDiotte5 жыл бұрын
GO Canada!
@rapidotrains5 жыл бұрын
Beauty.
@jamiltanelamparo17335 жыл бұрын
Bus from speed movie 😻
@JASMOOTH265 жыл бұрын
That Was Funny Am Dead Lol
@genghiscalm48793 жыл бұрын
Entertaining video. After watching, however, I suddenly got a craving for cheese. Strange, eh?