Transitfan.com Charters

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Transitfan.com Charters is a non-profit Charter Group providing Transit enthusiast, and bus fans with various charters in different regions of Quebec, and Ontario

History

Transitfan.com Charters was founded in June 2011 with the planning stages starting in March 2011. The first charter began its planning stage in March 2011. The name Transitfan.com Charters came to life in May 2011. The name was chosen to represent the website, where the charter group was founded.

Transitfan.com Charters goal is to provide transit enthusiasts, mainly from in and around Quebec and Ontario, with low-cost bus charters with buses that everyone enjoys riding and photographing.

To date, they have concentrated on chartering one specific model, NovaBus Classic's, with the exception of a mini-charter with a privately owned 1982 GMC New-Look.

Organizers

Transitfan.com Charters has variety of different charter organizers from various regions.

[[User:Mystic|Pierre Mayer (Mystic)

Pierre was one of the primary people that helped bring Transitfan.com Charters to life. Pierre is the owner, and administrator of Transitfan.com, which hosts the transit forums in which the organizers and attendees discuss and plan the charters. He is a valuable resource to the transit community with a vast knowledge of transit vehicles.

Joseph McArdle (Montreal66)

Joseph was the main planner of the STL Laval #6405 Charter featuring a 1994 NovaBus Classic from Laval, Quebec. He was also a consultant and help for 3 other events held by Transitfan.com Charters.

Justin DiGenova (MrTransitFan)

Justin was the main photo and route planner, as well as a helper for the STL Laval #6405 Charter.

Anthony D'Amico (ProchaineStation)

Anthony is in charge of photographing and recording what goes on the charters such as raffle winners, TransitFanNetwork videos, and group photos. He was a route and photo-stop planner, and helper on the STL Laval 1994 NovaBus Classic Charter.

[[User:Artic2009|Simon Bégin (Artic2009)

Simon is one of the busiest Transitfan.com Charter organizers. He was the brains behind the last 3 charters held in the Québec regions of Mauricie and Capitale-Nationale. He organized the STTR (Trois-Rivières, Québec) #9403 Charter, and RTC (Québec City) L9419. His internal sources within the RTC made it possible to get the last remaining Classic bus model currently in service in the company's old livery.

He was also essential in organizing a follow-up event after the RTC L9419 charter featuring Ex-STO [Gatineau, Québec] 1982 GMC New-Look #8202, which is a privately owned bus kept in Trois-Rivières.

Kyle Harlow (Cogeno)

Kyle is currently in the planning stages of a charter featuring an STO vehicle.

Ryan Grant (TransitStop)

Ryan is currently in the planning stages for an OC Transpo (Ottawa, Ontario) charter.

2011 Events

Here is a list of events held by Transitfan.com Charters in the order they took place.

STL Laval #6405.

Held in Laval, Québec on June 12th, 2011. This event was originally supposed to feature a 1992 MCI Classic from the STL Laval but because of dispatch issues they were given a 1994 Novabus Classic.

The Pick-up location was at Cartier Metro station where they met up with the participants. They had a secondary pick-up location to accommodate other participants at Henri-Bourassa Metro station at the AMT owned North terminal, which also doubled as a photo stop. They then moved the group to the other various photo stops which included;

  • AMT Gare Ste-Rose
  • STL Terminus Auteuil
  • Parc Lausanne
  • AMT Gare Ste-Dorothée
  • AMT Terminus Le Carrefour
  • STL rented parking lot for unused buses at Provigo's distribution center.
  • AMT Terminus Montmorency

Group photo was taken at Parc Lausanne.

Here is the group photo from the charter:
http://transitfan.com/gallery/var/albums/M66TG/charters/stl6405/CHARTER-6405-12062011-17.jpg

STTR #9403

Held in Trois-Rivières, Québec on July 31st, 2011.

This event saw photo stops of which some were planned and some were not. Most of the photo stops were held in the various STTR terminals. The pick-up location and first photo stop was at Terminus Centre-Ville, also the location of the Voyageur Bus Terminal. The charter photo stops were as listed:

  • CÉGEP de Trois-Rivières
  • Carrefour Trois-Rivières-Ouest
  • Terminus Marel-Poulin
  • Aeroport de Trois-Rivières
  • Pont Laviolette
  • Termius Galeries Des Caps
  • Terminus Fusey
  • STTR Garage

Participants were also treated to a tour of the garage on the outside, and as a special surprise, were able to pass through the bus wash and have an interior guided tour by the charter driver.

Group Photo taken at the Airport:
http://i.imgur.com/KFeZU.jpg

RTC #L9419

Held in Quebec, Quebec on November 6th, 2011.

They had access to an exclusive bus; The only bus of the active fleet that still remained in the STCUQ (Former RTC, pre 2001) Livery. The charter did not have many photo stops, because it was decided that with little photo stops, it gave more time for the participants to photo-shoot the bus at the stops they did have.

The various Photo stops included;

  • Roland-Beaudin (Gare D'Autocar Ste-Foy)
  • Colline Parlementaire
  • Wilfrid-Caron/Racine
  • Terminus Les Saules
  • RTC Garage
  • Terminus Galeries de la Capitale

Here is the Group Photo taken at the garage:
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/381834_310931318933067_169322286427305_1311510_1664187614_n.jpg

Privately owned Ex-STO 8202/Ex-CMTS 32105

After the RTC #L9419 Charter, the participants were invited to a mini-charter with a 1982 GMC New-Look. Félix Parent, Jean-Sébastien Marcotte, and Martin Caron own the bus.

The stops were Terminus Galeries Des Caps, where passengers were picked up and dropped off, and an one at the Université-du-Québec in Trois-Rivières, where the lighting was used in order to take the group photo.

Here is the Group Photo taken at the University:
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/388304_310595935633272_169322286427305_1309834_1191133033_n.jpg

Transitfan.com Charters ended their 2011 charter season with this charter.

Planned events

  • Société De Transport de L'Outaouais GM New Look or GM Classic Charter
  • Reaseau de Transport de Longueuil 1989 or 1990 MCI Classic Charter
  • Société de Transport de Lévis GM or MCI Classic Charter
  • Société de Transport de Trois-Rivières 1996 NovaBus Classic Charter
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