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MCI / TMC (part 2) Fort Garry

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This obviously leads to success and Sicinski Zoltok and to take steps in 1940 to address the growing business. The company was recapitalized and renamed Motor Coach Industries. Also moved to a larger 20,000 square foot facility in St. Matthews Street and Erin came to be called the Plant 1 and served the company as a primary facility for 25 years. Bus production was drastically curtailed during the war years, when the MCI facility focused on producing military vehicles. When production resumed bus MCI was still a small bus manufacturer. Still in 1947, MCI was producing a new bus every two weeks - only 25 or 26 cars each year.

Photo: http://www.mcicoach.com/

The relationship between Canada and Greyhound MCI grew stronger during the 1940's. In 1940 the company operated 67 vehicles, mostly old Yellow Coach buses Kenworths and Hayes-Anderson with just 17 new buses MCI. In 1950, Greyhound Canada operated 129 buses, all of which were MCIS. In 1948, the Board of Directors Greyhound of Canada signed an agreement to buy a 65 percent stake in MCI. Sicinsky retired and was replaced by Harry Zoltok as president of MCI. In 1950, MCI had two plants in operation, each capable of producing a car every week.

is clear that the natural engineer, Harry Zoltok developed a manufacturing process for MCI, which was different from other manufacturers of buses and buses produced the most durable in the world. Today MCI Model D auktobuses are being built with some ideas of Harry. Probably taken in late 1950, this photo shows the production plant in the former St. Matthews Street, which was the center auktobuses production in those years. MCI

What might be called the last of the incidents or MCI matching catapulted into the leadership position in the industry came in 1956 when the U.S. Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against GM GMC naming buses and three other companies. In particular, the complaint charges that GM had built 84 percent of all buses (both intercity and transit) sold in the United States in 1955 and Flxible had built another seven percent - leaving only nine percent for all other builders.

This photo of Courier models that are being built in the 1950's. Was taken, no doubt, in the production line at the plant in St. Matthews Street, which was named as Plant 1. Bus production continued here until 1968, when he was transferred to the new plant in Fort Garry, which was geared to the bus 40 feet long. The plant is still active today producing parts.



There are numerous comments and sub-themes on this topic. One of the most obvious is that GM's market share was huge, at least partially due to the quality of their products, support and funding. GM PD4104 model was revolutionary and easily get further than any other coach in the market at that time. However, two important points are that on the one hand this measure took GM to finally leave the business of buses, and Greyhound Lines in the United States find another bus provider.






Built in 1950, Harry Courier models were a success Zoltok Greyhound Canada and led the company to the attention of U.S. Greyhound. Courier models lines were short and rounded in design, but were strong enough to survive Canadian winters and the precarious roads. The Courier 95 was operated by SMT Eastern Limited in New Brunswick. Robert Redden Redden Archives.


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available to buy more GM cars for two years with the possibility of excluding additional Scenicruisers. Meanwhile, things began to happen in Canada. In September of 1957 happened the official creation of a Greyhound Lines of Canada. A month earlier, arrangements were made to acquire the remaining shares owned by Harry Zoltok MCI. Therefore, MCI became wholly owned by Greyhound. Until this retirement in 1971, Harry took care Zoltok as president MCI team and vice president of Greyhound Lines of Canada.

MCI model "Courier", photo: http://www.busdrawings.com/

Greyhound Lines in the United States has bought more GM cars for a few years - more PD4104s Some PD4106s and a few PD4107s. Meanwhile, in Winnipeg, Harry was getting a lot of chalk on the floor. The old "Courier" of MCI bus line had indeed been abolished and replaced with the new MC. The prototype MC-1 started in 1958 and entered production in 1959. For the next few years, MCI came out with a new model every year or two. In some cases, MCI was working on a prototype model before entering production following the current model. Many of MCI buses were provided to Greyhound Lines of Canada, with excellent feedback on the components and modifications.

The popular "MC" series started with the prototype MC-1 that arose in 1958. Tradition in the MCI believes that Harry Zoltok has put much effort into these first models, "MC" to bring the level of durability, reliability and economic operation required by Greyhound Lines. The "MC" series will continue in production for decades and become the most popular intercity bus in the United States and Canada. NBT


With a regular production of the MC-5 in 1964, the new plant in Pembina, North Dakota was opened for the completion of the bus and began sales in the United States. After years saw the introduction of the MC-5A, and MC8 MC-7 in the U.S. market .. GM's sales fell, increasing sales of MCI and soon GM had stopped construction while MCI buses took over most of the intercity bus market in the United States and Canada.

MCI MC-5, photo: http://busdrawings.topcities.com/

As expected, any bus that could do what needed Greyhound Lines of Canada became an immediate success in the United States. Zoltok Harry had every reason to be proud of the car he had built. Harry technique, combined with the use of stainless steel has made these buses the most durable in the world. In the 1970's had also become the most popular area code in the United States and Canada. This, in turn, suggests that the buses were also more reliable on the market.








The regular production model MC-9 was launched in 1979. The first bus in the assembly line was John Mancibo's Allstate Charter Lines in Fresno - California. The MC-9 became the most popular 40-foot model of intercity buses in the United States and Canada. MCI









Greyhound Corp. decided to leave the transportation business. An announcement in December 1986 stated that Greyhound Lines was sold to an investor group. The holding company changed its name to Greyhound - Dial, Dial and Viad then the dog runs away, MCI and other companies of the Greyhound Transportation Manufacturing occurred in 1993 as an autonomous corporation known as the Motor Coach Industries International. A year later, MCI Dina joined the group in Mexico.

Harry Mark Zoltok platform integrated design first appeared in 1937. It was perfected in the 1940's and early 1950 and normalized with the new series of MC in the 1960's. It remained the standard manufacturing process through MCI, included in the models "D".

was in 1997, 60 years after Harry Zoltok presented an integrated design platform at the Fort Garry Motor Body and Paint Works, MCI began to move in different directions. The need for progress in modern times and modern components pushed MCI's engineers use the integral construction for the new "E" Renaissance model. Later models, including the popular J4500, also has used the integral frame construction.

In June 1999, MCI was acquired by JLL Partners (Joseph, Littlejohn & Levy), a private investment firm. In 2003, MCI invested $ 40 million to expand and rebuild its plant in Winnipeg to focus the majority of production in an area. With the exception of finishing the series "D" buses in Pembina, North Dakota, all production has returned to Winnipeg, where it originally started with Harry Zoltok. Few
manufacturing companies can look back on a personality like Harry Zoltok that was so decisive in shaping and molding of the company in its formative years. Harry accepts the challenge of building a bus that was durable, reliable and responsive to the needs of the operator. MCI continues this tradition today.



Memorial this special event for MCI J4500 anniversary edition represents the cutting edge of technology and passenger services. Fifty passengers travel in Torino Amaya VIP seats with inserts design leather. According to modern technology and the needs of passengers, the bus has a GPS navigation system, WIFI internet access and 119-volt outlets throughout the cabin. The entertainment system includes a compatible Blaupunkt andiPod Pro-line, the 15-inch LCD monitors and satellite TV. Safety is not forgotten as the bus is also equipped with a pneumatic control system and two cameras to view reverse.



Writer: Larry Plachno
Excerpted from: National Bus Trader / June 2008 - http://www.busmag.com/
Translated and compiled

by: Enrique Fernandez (Montevideo - Uruguay) --------------------------------------

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MCI during the period was under the jurisdiction of DINA in Mexico, is marketed by Haussman Bus Sales Inc. in the U.S., the product DINA - VIAGGIO.


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In 1973, he launched the MC-8 crussader I, which was a great demand for orders of units, which opened a new manufacturing facility in Roswell - New Mexico, to which is called TMC - Transportation Manufacturing Corporation, another cause for which were opened due to union problems at the plant in Pembina - North Dakota, so from that moment the products manufactured by the MCI were also fabricated by the TMC TMC under the name, that is to make it clear, for example: MC-8s were manufactured under the brand both MCI and TMC branded. The MC-8 substituted the MC-7 and was produced until 1978, a total of 4,475 units, 3,053 and 1,422 manufactured by MCI and TMC. Unlike MC-7 which had the destination indicator above the windshield, the MC-8 was the first to have it right behind the windshield or side door promotion. The MC-8 as well as its subsequent MC-9 are referred to as "crussader, thus ending the era" Challenger. "

The MC-9 crussader II, is a modernized version of the MC-8, recognized by its flat roof and rectangular windows. He was a model that established a production record of 9,513 units between 1978 and 1990. 7 units were constructed of a special 2-axis, on demand for services in New York, of which 5 were built by TMC and 2 MCI. Eventually served as prototypes for the models developed in the late 90's, were built A2.También 700 to special order for service in New Jersey, for MCI, 49 with shared bath seats and motor 6V92TA DDA and were called "Jersey Cruisers. " After the production of MC-9 between 1989 and 1990, we developed a "Special Edition" with a specially designed interior and an attractive price.
In 1987, acquired the production rights of urban and suburban models GMC "RTS" in Pontiac - Michigan and the "Classic" in Ste Eustache - Canada. The production of the RTS, was transferred to the TMC facility in Roswell - New Mexico and the continuous Classic in Ste Eustache, adding an additional floor for the Classic in upstate New York.
Several changes occurred in the 90s. TMC, discontinued the production of highway buses and concentrated on the production of urban and suburban model RTS in 1990. In 1993 production was sold to Nova Bus Classic model Corporation. In August 1993, was renamed MCII MCI (Motor Coach Industries International), including brands MCI, TMC, Custom Coach, Coach Corp., and Hausman Bus Sales. In 1994, DINA MCII merged with Mexico. RTS production plant and Roswell - New Mexico, were also sold to Nova Bus Corporation.

Sources: John Veerkamp, \u200b\u200bCoach Built and CoachInfo Network.
Translated and compiled by: Enrique Fernandez (Montevideo - Uruguay)