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Welcome to Niles Coach
Lines
Ride a vintage 1958 General Motors coach as you tour Niles
California before or after your ride on the Niles Canyon Railway.
Hours of Operation
The 2008 NCL
schedule
Dates of
operation:
March 2+, 16
April 6, 13, 20, 27
May 4, 11,18, 25
June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
July 6, 13, 20, 27
August 3, 10, 17, 24
September 7, 14, 21, 28
October 5, 19
+ Pending
completion of track work in Niles
Effective
January 1, 2008
Prevailing Time
Departs
Niles Blvd.
& J Sts. |
Departs
Niles Blvd.
& H Sts. |
Arrives
Train
boarding area |
Departs
Train
boarding area |
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10
52 AM |
10
53 AM |
11
00 AM |
11
10 AM |
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12
20 PM |
12
21 PM |
12
30 PM |
12
40 PM |
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1
50 PM |
1
51 PM |
2
00 PM |
2
10 PM |
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3 20 PM |
3 21 PM |
3 30 PM |
3 35 PM ** |
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This train operates one way to Sunol. It does not return to Niles.
Download this schedule in PDF format for easy
printing
About Niles Coach Lines
The Niles Coach Lines bus is
project of the Niles Golden Spike Association, the Pacific Bus Museum
and American Stage Tours to operate a historic museum bus in conjunction
with Niles Canyon Railway trains now boarding passengers in the Niles
district of Fremont, California. The bus operates from 10:45 AM to 3:45
PM on select Sundays in 2007. Visitors to the Niles area are welcome
to board the Pacific Bus Museum's classic 1958 General Motors model TDH4512
bus, operated by American Stage Tours, at several stops along Niles Blvd.
for a ride through historic Niles that includes a stop for passengers
boarding the Niles Canyon Railway trains.
About Bus #128
After operating a number of years as bus #4507 for
Unitrans, the transit system serving the UC Davis campus and Davis,
CA area, the PBM acquired the bus from Unitrans in 1997. Renumbered back
to its original Sacramento Transit Authority fleet number #128 for the
Niles Coach Lines project the bus was chosen for its GM Hydromatic
(automatic) transmission ideally suited for the service and for its good
mechanical condition. The distinctive "art deco" look of the Niles Coach
Lines bus was inspired by designs seen on city buses in the 1930s and
40s including San Francisco's Market Street Railway buses of that era.
Learn more
PBM Roster -
Sacramento Transit Authority #128
Pictures of STA #128
during restoration
Pictures of Niles Coach Lines 128
in service
A picture of 128 running
for the Sacramento Transit Authority in 1966
This classic bus is available for
charter by contacting American Stage Tours in Concord, CA at 925
687-7705. Their website address is:
www.americanstagetours.com
Metro Magazine article
on the Niles Canyon service:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90509564
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