Meridian Transportation Resources (MTR Western)

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MTR Western

MTR Western is based in Seattle, Washington, and offers charter, contract, and tour services in the western U.S and Canada. The motorcoach fleet is composed of late model Prevost H3-45 and X3-45 coaches, Setra S417 models and most recently, Van Hool TD925 (double decker) and T2145 models. Western Canadian operations are based out of Vancouver, BC, and Calgary, Alberta.

After financial troubles hit MTR Western's head Frederick Darren Berg's Meridian Group, there were concerns over the bus company's assets. Berg would be later accused of fraud and it would be decided that the the bus company would benefit if it were sold. A bankruptcy auction for MTR Western took place on January 12 2010 and it was sold to Seattle-based GTO LLC for $5 million.

On January 14, 2011, MTR Western issued a press release announcing the transfer of MTR and OC&W Coachways to GTO LLC. [1]

On December 17th, 2014, MTR ceased all operations in Vancouver B.C. and all fleet was moved to Seattle and employees laid off.

Facilities

BC Garage/Office

  • Address: 7984 Webster Rd., Delta, BC V4G 1G6
  • Email: nickj@mtrwestern.ca
  • Phone: 604-940-6004

Calgary Garage/Office

  • Address: 4415 61st Ave. SE, Calgary, AB T2C 1Z6
  • Email: nickj@mtrwestern.ca
  • Phone: 403-279-1865

Portland Office

  • Address: 1521 N. Jantzen Ave., Portland, OR 97217
  • Email: brad@mtrwestern.com
  • Phone: 206-838-7131

San Francisco Garage/Office

  • Address: 923 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA 94107-1006
  • Email: chrism@mtrwestern.com
  • Phone: 1-800-975-0464

Seattle Office

  • Address: 16 W. Harrison St., Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98119
  • Email: brad@mtrwestern.com
  • Phone: 206-838-7131

Fleet roster

Roster is incomplete.

Fleet Number Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
104 1997 Prevost H3-45 VIN - 2PCH33493V1011784
110 Prevost H3-45
205 2006 Prevost H3-45 VIN - 2PCH3341361010520
206 Prevost H3-45
207 2007 Prevost H3-45 Renumbered from 5282
209 Prevost H3-45
210, 215-217 2007 Prevost H3-45
220 Prevost H3-45
221 Prevost H3-45
223-224 2008 Prevost H3-45 Renumbered from 5696-5697
225 Prevost H3-45
226 2008 Prevost H3-45 Renumbered from 5699
230 2012 Prevost H3-45
231 2013 Prevost H3-45 Previously operated for Amtrak Cascades.
232 2019 Prevost H3-45
233 2019 Prevost H3-45
234-235 2018 Prevost H3-45
238 2020 Prevost H3-45
  • Operated for Flixbus
  • VIN - 2PCH33498LC720891
300-305 2008 Van Hool T2145
  • Renumbered from 57102-57107
  • Ex-Sightline Tours 57102-57107
  • 300 - "Spirit of Napa Valley"
  • 301 - "Spirit of San Diego"
  • 302 - "Spirit of Moab"
  • 303 - "Spirit of Havasupai"
  • 305 - "Spirit of San Francisco"
308 1999 Prevost XL-II VIN - 2PCL33494X1026940
309 2009 Van Hool C2045 VIN - YE2CC19B392046895
314 2010 Van Hool C2045 VIN - YE2CC15B5A2046214
316 Van Hool C2045 Wrapped for Seattle University.
318 2010 Van Hool C2045
  • Wrapped for University of Washington.
  • VIN - YE2CC19B7A2046936
321 Van Hool TX45 Operated for Flixbus
331-332 2020 Van Hool CX45
  • Operated for Flixbus
  • VINs
    • 331 - YE2XC82B7L3081625
    • 332 - YE2XC81B4L3081629
335 Van Hool CX45 Operated for Flixbus
339 Van Hool CX45 Operated for Flixbus
345 Van Hool CX45
505 MCI 102-EL3
507-508 2005 MCI J4500
  • Ex-?
  • VINs
    • 507 - 2M93JMDA25W062869
    • 508 - 2M93JMDA95W062870
509 MCI J4500 align="left"Ex-?
511-512 2016 MCI J4500
  • VINs
    • 511 - 2MG3JM8A9GW067458
    • 512 - 2MG3JM8A0GW067459
521 2005 MCI J4500
  • Ex-
  • VIN - 2M93JMDAX5W062893
702 2018 Volvo 9700 VIN - 3CET2V927J5188027
705 2018 Volvo 9700
  • Operated for Amtrack Cascades.
  • VIN - 3CET2V924J5189524
707 2018 Volvo 9700
  • Operated for Snoqualmie Casino Express.
  • VIN - 3CET2V920J5190072
801 Van Hool CX45E Siemens ELFA2 Siemens Dico
  • Oregon registration YASN720
  • Operated for Amtrak Cascades.
802 (1st) Setra S417
802 (2nd), 803 2024 Van Hool CX45E Siemens ELFA2 Siemens Dico
805 2008 Setra S417
  • Previously wrapped as the Seattle Seahawks team bus.
  • VIN - WKKA34DD183000639
908 Gillig Phantom
4251 2005 Prevost H3-45
4812 1999 Prevost H3-41 VIN - 2PCH3341XX1013240
4814 2001 Prevost H3-41 VIN - 2PCH3341911014161
4869, 4872 2006 Prevost H3-41
5015 1998 Prevost H3-41
5016 Prevost H3-41
5017 2005 Prevost H3-41
5091 (1st) 1996 Prevost H3-45
5234 1999 Prevost H3-45 Ex-?
5254-5262 2005 Prevost H3-45
5283-5284, 5286-5289, 5293 2007 Prevost H3-45
  • 5286 wrapped for APTouring.
  • 5293 wrapped for Jet Set Sports for Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
5418-5419 2000 Prevost H3-45 Ex-Perimeter Transportation 750-751.
5520 2002 Prevost XL-II
5536-5537 2002 Prevost XL-II Ex-?
5538-5539 2002 Prevost XL-II Ex-Peoples Choice Transportation.
5552-5553 2004, 2005 Prevost XL-II
5580-5581 2007 Prevost X3-45
5601-5611 2003-2006 Setra S417 Tower Tours of San Francisco.
5613 2003 Setra S417
5621 2000 Prevost H3-45
5622 2001 Prevost H3-45 "Mount Bolton Brown".
5623 2000 Prevost H3-45
5624 (1st) 1997 Prevost H3-45
5624 (2nd) 1999 Prevost H3-45
5625 2003 Setra S417 Ex-Arrow Stage Lines.
5626-5628 1997 Prevost H3-45
5627-5628 (2nd) 2004 Setra S417
5631-5632 1998 Prevost H3-45 Ex-Ron Taylor Tours.
5633 (1st) 1997 Prevost H3-45
5633 (2nd) 2003 Setra S417 Ex-Arrow Stage Lines.
5635 1999 Prevost H3-45 Ex-?
5640-5641 2003 Prevost H3-45
  • 5640 - "Mount Redoubt".
  • 5641 - "Mount Edith Cavell".
5642 1999 Prevost H3-45
5643-5650 2005 Prevost H3-45
  • 5643 - "Mount Baker".
  • 5644 - "Mount Olympus".
  • 5645 - "Mount Shuksan".
  • 5648 - Seattle Seahawks team bus.
  • 5649 - "Mount Assiniboine".
  • 5650 - "Mount Robson".
5663-5664 1999, 2000 Prevost H3-45
5665-5668, 5670-5671, 5673-5674 2006 Prevost H3-45
5694-5695, 5698 2008 Prevost H3-45
5777-5779 2007 Prevost X3-45
5823 Prevost H3-45
5825 1998 Prevost H3-45 To OC&W Coachways 508.
5829-5830 1999 Prevost H3-45 Ex-?
22132 2006 Prevost H3-45 VIP
52100-52101 2008 Prevost H3-45 Wrapped for APTouring.
56112-56113 2008 Setra S417
56135 2011 Prevost H3-45 Tauck Tours wrap.
57114-57116 2009 Van Hool T2145E
  • 57114 - "Spirit of Grand Canyon".
  • 57115 - "Spirit of Yellowstone".
57117 2010 Van Hool T2145E "Spirit of the Grand Tetons".
57120 2010 Van Hool T2145E
57123 2010 Van Hool T2145E
  • Wrapped for Seattle University.
  • VIN - YE2CC19BXA2046946
2017 MCI D4505 Cummins ISX-12 Allison B500 VIN - 1M86DMBA2HP014207

Sightline Tours

Sightline Tours, who claim to be Vancouver's Premier Sightseeing Company, provides tours of Victoria, Vancouver and Whistler, BC. They use buses and drivers supplied by MTR Western. Characterized by vibrant colors, the coaches are given names, such as "Spirit of Vancouver", in addition to running clean burning engines.

Roster is incomplete.

Fleet roster

Fleet number Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
520 2003 Ford/Krystal E-550/KK32 Ford Power Stroke 7.3L Ford 4R100
563 2004 Prevost H3-45
57102-57107 2008 Van Hool T2145 Cummins ISM
  • 57102 - "Spirit of Capilano"
  • 57103 - "Spirit of Grouse Mountain"
  • 57104 - "Spirit of Georgia Strait"
  • 57105 - "Spirit of Vancouver"
  • 57106 - "Spirit of Rocky Mountaineer"
  • 57107 - "Spirit of Whistler Mountain"
79108 2008 Van Hool TD925
  • Dark Blue.
  • "Spirit of BC Ferries"
79109 2008 Van Hool TD925 Demoing for ABC Companies, wrapped, was on display at APTA Trans-Expo 2008.
81130 2009 Van Hool TD925 Cummins ISM Allison B500R Green
81131 Van Hool TD925 Cummins ISM Allison B500R
  • Orange.
  • "Spirit of Georgia Strait"

OC&W Coachways

In 2006 MTR acquired Oregon Coachways. The company was renamed OC&W Coachways and offered economical charter service in Oregon, California and Washington.

In November 2010 OC&W Coachways entered into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. [2]

Roster is incomplete.

Fleet roster

Fleet number Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
224 1989 Prevost LeMirage XL
  • Ex-?
226 1993 Prevost LeMirage XL
  • Ex-?
296 1994 MCI 102-D3
  • Ex-?
306 Prevost LeMirage XL-45
308 Prevost LeMirage XL-45
312 Prevost LeMirage XL-45
408 Prevost X3-45
410 2008-09? Prevost X3-45
412 2008-09? Prevost X3-45
  • Had Trafalgar Tours livery.
414 2002 Prevost LeMirage XL-45
416 2004-2005 Prevost XL-II
  • Equipped with projector headlights.
508 1998 Prevost H3-45
514 Prevost H3-45
516 1997 Prevost H3-45
  • Ex-MTR Western 5633.
518 Prevost H3-45
  • Wheelchair lift equipped.

References

  1. ↑ MTR Western & OC&W Coachways Acquired mtrwestern.com, retreived on 2011-05-01
  2. ↑ Oregon Coachways goes into Chapter 11 bankruptcy, mailtribune.com, retrieved 2011-04-17

External links

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