Evening star., 1954-09-26
The Travellers Notebook m
Greyhound's Scenicruisers
Add Luxury and Speed
By Jacques FutreIle. Jr,
The Sior's Travel Editor

the last two days at the local
Greyhound terminal. And the
opportunity to try it out-a wish
expressed by many-follows ir
short order.
AS matter of fact, the Scent
cruiser has been attracting at
tention on the highway between
New York and Miami, Fla, for
about a month. Operated as
limiteds they hose into the ter
minal loading platforms several
times a day to pick up and dis
charge Washington passengers
But more D. C. passengers will
get acquainted with the novel
buses. each bearing a price tag
of about $4,000, on the heavy
passenger run between Washing
ton and Norfolk, Williamsburg
and Newport News.
Three Trips Dolly
Three round trips will pull out
of Washington daily and Sunday
for the sprawling Virginia port
leaving at 8 am, 1880 pm. and
8 pm. The evening trip goes by
way of Williamsburg and New
port News. One stop will be
made-Richmond. More frequent
stops have been eliminated, cut
ting the time of the Norfolk run
by 80 minutes. '2#
Richmond Greyhound, which
operates the service, is one of the
first affiliated lines to get de-
livery of the luxury buses, built
exclusively for Greyhound. They
are coming off the assembly line
OF General Motors at a meas
ured rate, with delivery priori-
ties geared to the two factors of
long distance runs and heavy
passenger loads.
Capital Greyhound will oper-
ate the Westinghouse. Louis
Scenicruiser. with one round trip
daily for the present. Atlantic
Greyhound, serving areas west
and southwest of Washington,
will introduce the new bus as
soon as priorities permit.
Network Of Scenicruisers
So popular is the Eastern Sea-
board rum to and from Miami
that Pennsylvania Greyhound
got delivery Of IL of the earliest
twin-deckers to roll out of the
plant. Three round trips depart
daily. These will be increased
when the Florida winter season
begins to hit its stride.
In time, the network of new
buses will be extended to provide
transcontinental service anc
from the Canadian border to the
Gulf of Mexico. Already there
is service between Chicago anc
the West Coast. It shouldn't be
too long before Washington il
linked with Memphis, and that
Tennessee city also will have
Scenicruiser service to Ell Paso,
Tex. On most, if not all the runs
seats will be reserved. And the
10 per cent extra fare on limited.
will include, besides reduced
schedules. free pillows and Other
special services.
S24.5 Million Order
Greyhound Corp. has ordered
500 of the dual-level highway
cruisers, representing an invest.
ment of $24.5 million. They
represent, also, some 10 year.
OF development and eight year.
of testing handmade" proto-
types to find and weed out the
bugs that any complicated piece
OF machinery is heir to.
When the design was final
lied, it incorporated such fea-
lures as air suspension, which
eliminated conventional springs
in the 1858 Highway Traveller
model to smoothe the ride; air
conditioning and tinted glass
which set standards several
years ago; power steering, a new
type of upholstery on specially
built reclining seats, and fully
equipped washroom, with rum
ming water, wash basin, toilet
mirror and other conveniences
Rides Above Traffic
First striking eye-catcher on
approaching the Scenicruiser is
the rear deck, which is three
steps up from the 10-seat for
ward section where the driver
sits.
Riding above passenger-car
traffic, the bus offers a greater
opportunity for sightseeing. This
feature is enhanced by six-foot
picture windows; also, a wide
curved windshield offers an un-
obstructed view of the road
RESORTS.
QUEBEC, CANADA.