Tri-Met Air Start on 1992 Flxible Metro #1731 in Portland, Oregon

[clayton758]

Thoes air starters are way cool sounding

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

I wish Gonzo's trumpet sounded like this.

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

I wonder of @Nabinut had managed to get any Gillig Phantoms' air starter action?

[busrailfan]

@ClassicTVMan1981X Did u check his channel? Or no?

[6V92TA]

that sounds more like an ISC starting than an L-10

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

@6V92TA

Seems like you can't tell since both are six-cylinder designs.

[6V92TA]

@ClassicTVMan1981X its the exhaust set up more likely. Im used to the true, deep L-10 exhaust note you hear in L-10 powered Metros from like LA, Cobb County, Cleveland, DC, Shuttle UM...

[busrailfan]

@6V92TA - I recall that Tri-Met's older 1988-89 Flxible Metro's with L-10's were deeper sounding compared to the later ones like the one in this video.

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

@busrailfan

Maybe that's due to the fact the Cummins L10 used in the 1988-89 Flxible Metros as well as the 1990-91 Gillig Phantoms was mechanically controlled; the L10 used on the 1992 Flxible Metros is electronically controlled.

[busrailfan]

@ClassicTVMan1981X - Yeah Probably...

[busrailfan]

@1985jon - I would if I were in Portland. I live in Calgary, Alberta and have no plans to get to Portland anytime soon. Check with ClassicTVMan81 and other local Portland YouTube users and you may have some luck there.

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

@busrailfan

Most of the 1990 Gillig Phantoms are now retired; those still in service are mainly used in rush-hour service (think lines 92, 94, 95, 96 and 99, among others) and as a contingency fleet, along with the remainder of the 1992 and '94 Flxible Metros. They do have all their 1997 Gillig Phantoms at this writing, and those have air starters, too.

[topper2142]

I remember when Metro put the low air warning shutoff inhibiter's on our rts-tmc's to prevent drivers from intentionally breaking down the buses.See,the trick was,start it,shut it off quicky,repeat that untill the air tank was dry and it wouldnt start,metro soon wised up tho lol..

[sanchezv8]

SHIT thats a 5* luv that smoke when she started up

[ghostboy323]

I think they're going to retire these buses in L.A.

[busrailfan]

@ghostboy323 - Heh, yeah and I thought they were already gone from LA.

[ghostboy323]

O wait I was thinking of a another bus sorry. I was thinking of the Neoplan buses.

[busrailfan]

@ghostboy323 - Oh ok. I think I have heard a bit about that.

[qwandiddy]

@ghostboy323 I cannot believe these ones in Miami MDTA has already retired a year or 2 ago. Mines in Chicago CTA are going to retire all of them completely in a week or 2 due to service cuts.

[Blackinterceptor999]

We definitively have one of the best Metro systems in the world:)....well at least in the states...........

[flxiblemetro9150]

SWEET SOUND!

[Hotrodx199]

Nice sounding air start!