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Rocky Mountain News Sat., 11/9/91
PHOTO by Glenn Asakawa, Rocky Mountain News: A man in a wheelchair [Bob Conrad] sits on a lift in the raised position. A man in a dark suit stands beside the lift. The lift comes out of the center of the driver's side of the large over-the-road-bus. The bus fills most of the frame, and you can see another behind it. TheRide is printed on the side.
Caption reads: Dean Shaklee, an RTD maintenance instructor, demonstrates the wheelchair lift on a new intercity bus to Bob Conrad of Denver.
RTD unveils 21 intercity buses
New coaches to serve routes linking Denver to outlying suburbs
By Leroy Williams Jr., Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer
Commuters who ride buses between Denver and its outlying suburbs will soon be traveling in new comfort and style when $4.9 million worth of new buses hit the streets.
Twenty-one intercity coaches were unveiled yesterday by the Regional Transportation District for use on the agency’s regional route network. They are expected to be in service by next week.
The buses, similar to those used by Greyhound Lines Inc., will be used on routes that link Denver with such cities as Boulder, Longmont, Brighton, Evergreen, Conifer and Parker.
“These are the first intercity buses we’ve bought since 1987,” said Dick Reynolds, RTD’s bus operation chief.
RTD ordered the coaches, built by Motor Coach Industries of Pembina, N.D., for $235,000 each as part of a 150-bus order by the Dallas-area transit agency, RTD officials said.
They carry 49 passengers and are equipped with side-mounted wheelchair lifts and space to tie down two wheelchairs.
The practice of tacking smaller vehicle orders onto larger purchases made by another city saves money and delivery time.
The new buses will replace several MC-5 intercity buses built in the mid-1960s, Reynolds said.
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