| RIP 60-013... :: 2009-09-27 23:32:26 EDT :: posted by Mystic |
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19 years of loyal service, several close calls and even retired atleast twice during its career, but this bus stood strong. 60-013 was probably the most renowned bus in the entire STM fleet, by every single local transitfan as well as STM supervisors, drivers and mechanics who we have to thank for keeping it in service all of these years. We knew that this time was going to happen sooner or later, and this bus survived close to 20 years of service, which for modern day STM is really a huge feat! Again, not many people were shocked to hear about this news since we spent the last year or so preparing for the day that the STM would finally say, it's served its time. And who can blame them, Lasalle CT has been cut the average age of their garage fleet in half by transferring their entire 12-xxx series to Anjou and other various CT's and they now have the newest buses in the entire fleet, and are expecting many more in the coming months. 60-013 has played an important role for quite a few transitfans, it's given us hope and a reason to get out of bed on a day off of work or school when we could be sleeping in, and for me personally, it's helped me keep my passion for transitfanning alive. 60-060 from Mont-Royal was also one of my favourites, since it remained original through and through until the day it was retired, and did not have one spec of rust on the entire exterior body, which I found amazing, but Mont-Royal mechanics didn't have the same foresight as Lasalle did, and Mont-Royal CT isn't known right now for having any special bus that everyone knows about. (unique perhaps, they have 16-001, the first LFS and the beginning of the downfall of public transportation, but I'll save that story for another time). So to all of you that have experienced a ride on this bus, we hold up our glasses and salute you 60-013 for bringing us altogether and introducing a new generation to this important part of our history! Rest in Peace 60-013 1990 - 2009 |
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