tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23680463.post2328032561822151448..comments2023-11-05T04:40:23.785-07:00Comments on Rusty Idols: Greyhound Stranding Working CanadiansUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23680463.post-70821055654063002252012-11-25T00:40:15.501-07:002012-11-25T00:40:15.501-07:00STC (Saskatchewan Transportation Company), initiat...STC (Saskatchewan Transportation Company), initiated during the illustrious tenure of Premier Tommy Douglas, is a wonderful example of a publically-owned bus liner that services all of Saskatchewan, particularly the unprofitable routes. Manitoba could have created its own Crown Corp. and said to hell with Greyhound.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051633590233182374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23680463.post-89784881364222417542011-01-06T00:39:01.880-07:002011-01-06T00:39:01.880-07:00It goes against my grain to use a non-union bus co...It goes against my grain to use a non-union bus company when there's a unionized alternative, but the quality difference is just too big to ignore - the trouble is that little regional players like Red Arrow can't step up and service the rural routes that need to be kept open. <br /><br />They generally only run a few big routes between cities and simply couldn't expand enough to even challenge Greyhound's de facto monopoly. <br /><br />Bus travel in Canada is the textbook example of market failure.Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03487395482670731681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23680463.post-34893436472451388872011-01-05T18:05:59.274-07:002011-01-05T18:05:59.274-07:00Hopefully this will be a tipping point. I have had...Hopefully this will be a tipping point. I have had to use this crap system before, but never again. Greyhound is a parasitical company and reform is needed.Jak Frosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03913810148944995081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23680463.post-9467141261487339562011-01-05T17:41:55.428-07:002011-01-05T17:41:55.428-07:00Having been on the receiving end of some of the gr...<i>Having been on the receiving end of some of the grim seething contempt from Greyhound employees, the wearied scorn for those who've had luggage disappear and the Victorian prison atmosphere to their stations in cities and Texas Chainsaw massacre tone to their rural stops this story does not surprise in the least.</i><br /><br />Priceless! And a good article, btw. I simply hate bus travel. Yet it needn't be so bad.Dr.Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416571487451925246noreply@blogger.com