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Books : Rapid Transit Series Buses: General Motors and Beyond (An Enthusiast's Reference)In association with Amazon.com List Price: $32.95 Amazon.com's Price: $25.04 You Save: $7.91 (24%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 388.41322 EAN: 9781583882092 ISBN: 158388209X Label: Iconografix Manufacturer: Iconografix Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 160 Publication Date: May 15, 2008 Publisher: Iconografix Studio: Iconografix Sales Rank: 901748 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: General Motors wanted to revolutionize transit bus design after having success with their New Look Bus through the 1960s. Being protagonists for progress, GM's engineers created a prototype coach that would address all of the New Look's shortcomings. This RTX (Rapid Transit Experimental) was a shock to the transit industry, and it wasn't until 1977 when the better-developed RTS bus became part of the Advanced Design Bus project and was the descendant of GMC's entry in the U.S. DOT's 'Transbus' project. The RTS is notable for its curved body and window panels and has become recognized as a timeless design just like the GM New Look was. In 1987 the RTS patents were sold to Transportation Manufacturing Corporation (TMC) and then they sold the rights to NovaBus in 1994 who left the U.S. market in 2002. However, Millennium Transit Services has since revived the RTS in 2006. Here it is, the only book with the full in-depth history that is also well illustrated with time-period photography and a color section. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Rapid Transit Series Buses: A High Quality RideThe RTS is truly a landmark transportation vehicle. A common sight on the streets of North American cities for more than 30 years, thousands of RTS buses have been built by 4 different manufacturers. Once a leading edge design, the RTS slowly is being replaced by newer successors. As only a genuine bus enthusiast can, Evan McCausland tells a story that truly needs to be told. In words and well chosen photos, he chronicles the RTS from the earliest Transbus projects to the first-generation slope-backs ... Read More Rating: - Bus Review from a American Bus EnthusiastFirst of all, let me say I have considerable knowledge of the history of American buses as I have been following them for year and a special interest on the RTS bus, one of my all time favorite buses. I have not finished this truly encyclopedic book, only starting to read the Production charts. But, I have to say it is a fantastic book and many thanks to the author, Evan McCausland, for writing it. Its BETTER than any other bus book of an American Bus I have ever read. Its styled like ... Read More Rating: - The Definitive RTS Bus HistoryThis book not only chronicles the General Motors RTS transit coach's development in great detail, but also covers the political climate that helped create it in the first place. Well illustraited and complete in every detail, this book is a must for any public transit enthusiast. Rating: - RTS BookLots of Pictures, interesting history regarding RTS buses. Written by a true bus enthusiast. Browse for similar items by category:
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