Aw, I have to share my story from today! Great day of bus fanning!
I was heading out with a friend to the Greyhound terminal to take some pictures and hopefully catch a 102DL3. Thought we'd take a peek at the buses before I head to Yosemite. This was about 4:15 pm, in Reno, NV. We were driving out towards the station and this Amtrak California D4505 blows right past us. OK, taking rear pictures of that one for sure. Then this Greyhound D4505 drives past in the other direction (departing). Now, at about 4:20 pm, that was not supposed to happen, there's an arrival about that time, but not a departure! We both felt confused, maybe it was the 2:50 pm sked to San Francisco.
But we had no idea about the Greyhound weirdness we were about to see! First when we got closer and I had a line-of-sight to the terminal, I immediately recognized the profile of a blue 102DL3. Its shovel nose was unmistakable in the bright sun, nosed towards the garage. Then when i got out and looked at the bays, guess what I saw? A PREVOST! A Prevost X3-45 in Reno! I thought I was seeing incorrectly, but when I walked up it was a Prevost, Greyhound Lines #86222! It had a right-hand sign that said "RENO, NV". Too bad I couldn't get a good angle 'cause the sunny side was out in the bus path where the 102DL3 was nosed facing the garage.
Then things got weirder, the 102DL3 was #6398! I had caught this bus over a year ago, but my camera's batteries failed. Was always bashing myself over missing that DL3, was a sunny day and great angles possible since it was in the Ready Lot. Well, I got my chance now. Took two pictures of it, from either side. Couldn't get the front clear since it was nosed into the garage, but I ended up liking the side shots. Couldn't get the rear either.
But yeah, that Prevost. They're supposed to run primarily in the Northeast, with some in the Southeast. But one had been spotted running Denver-New York. Sure as heck I never thought it would come out to Reno. Probably ran New York-Denver then leaked onto Denver-Reno. Now it's a long way from home! But the door was open and the sign was still on at approx. 4:25 PM. Sounds like it was just arrived, Denver-Reno is supposed to come in the morning. So maybe it managed to "leak" all the way to San Francisco, then ran a sked to Reno on its way back home.
And again, running into that same 'DL3 that I had been bashing myself over, that was good luck!
There were also two of the usual D4505's at the terminal, no G4500's at all. Good! Hopefully I can get either a X3-45 or an 102DL3 when I ride in two days! I wouldn't mind trying a rebuilt G4500 either. Also saw a chartered J4500 parked in a small run-down mall by the road.
This is why I love bus spotting! All the pleasant surprises! Uploads coming up, I'll get them in before I leave!