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The bus that dreamed of becoming a train

By adamg on Wed, 10/25/2023 - 10:07am
Bus painted to look like a train, sort of

Martin Owens noticed this unusual bus at Ashmont this morning doing shuttle duty as part of the MBTA's Mattapan/Red Line shuttle service.

Neighborhoods: 
Dorchester
Topics: 
The T
Free tagging: 
Ashmont
Red Line
Mattapan Line


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Comments

By anon on Wed, 10/25/2023 - 11:21am.

Normally runs from Orlando Airport to Disney:
https://sunshineflyer.com/

By anon on Wed, 10/25/2023 - 11:42am.

which is apropos for the T, especially as we near Halloween.

By That Anon Guy on Wed, 10/25/2023 - 11:52am.

Thats the bus line from MCO airport (orlando) to the Disney parks. Disney used to operate a free shuttle operated by the same company but Disney revoked that perk and now visitors have to buy a ticket for the Sunshine Express into the Disney bubble.

By Pete X on Wed, 10/25/2023 - 11:53am.

I also dream of buses becoming trains (Or at least BRT)

By anon on Wed, 10/25/2023 - 12:35pm.

After Disney stopped offering their own complimentary shuttles from the airport, Sunshine Flyer was one of the bus companies to run shuttles from Orlando Airport to WDW resorts. They had a theme where the bus was supposed to look like a train and the drivers dress like train conductors. They merged with Mears recently, and apparently didn't need all of the buses.