User:Orion VIII
Orion VIII is a transit and rail enthusiast from Mississauga, Ontario, where his home system is Mississauga Transit. He actively photographs transit and rail equipment and operations, keeps track of assignments, and studies happenings in the industries. He also collects any and all transit and rail related paraphernalia, especially transfers, and has attended recent conventions of the Bus History Association and Motor Bus Society as well as various charters held by both the Toronto Transportation Society and YUL Bus Charters. In 2009, he planned the July 19th charter of Mississauga Transit 9132, which saw 30 (29 passengers and one operator) transit enthusiasts travel around Mississauga, visiting several points of interest. Orion VIII planned similar charters in July 2010 for Brampton Transit 8899 and Mississauga Transit 9832. He has been a member of the Halton County Radial Railway since childhood.
Mission
As An Active Transit Enthusiast
Orion VIII believes all those interested in any aspect of the hobby should be accepted by others, no matter what their specific interest. They should keep a good name for the hobby, by conducting themselves respectably, acting knowledgeable, and ensuring they know their rights, especially when they are photographing transit systems. Most of all, have fun!
On The CPTDB Wiki
Orion VIII strives to provide as much information as possible to the visitor which has been obtained from a variety of sources, some of which wish to remain anonymous. He aims for the utmost in accuracy, and where possible, provides real-time updates based on his observations. He takes pride in offering the best possible photos for use on the CPTDB Wiki.
Coverage
The following transit systems have been photographed, observed and ridden by Orion VIII.
- AC Transit
- Ajax Pickering Transit Authority
- Amtran
- Barrie Transit
- Beaver County Transit Authority
- Bee-Line System
- Blue Water Area Transit
- Brampton Transit
- Brantford Transit
- Brockton Area Transit Authority
- Burlington Transit
- Calgary Transit
- Centro
- Chemung County Transit
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Cleveland RTA
- Cobourg Transit
- Conseil intermunicipal de transport des Laurentides
- Conseil intermunicipal de transport Le Richelain
- Conseil intermunicipal de transport Roussillon
- Conseil intermunicipal de transport de Sorel-Varennes
- Conseil intermunicipal de transport du Sud-Ouest
- Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation
- County of Lackawanna Transit System
- Cornwall Transit
- Durham Region Transit
- Erie Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Fairfax Connector
- Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority
- GO Transit
- Grand River Transit
- Guelph Transit
- Hamilton Street Railway
- Harrisburg Capital Area Transit
- Huskie Line
- Kingston Transit
- London Transit Commission
- Lowell Regional Transit Authority
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- MTA Flint
- MTA Maryland
- Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority
- Milton Transit
- Mississauga Transit
- MRC Les Moulins
- NFTA-Metro
- Niagara Falls Transit
- Niagara Parks Commission
- New Castle Area Transit
- NJ Transit
- NORTA
- Oakville Transit
- Oshawa Transit Commission
- Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission
- Pace
- Port Authority of Allegheny County
- Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission
- Rabbit Transit
- Regina Transit
- Réseau de transport de Longueuil
- Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority
- Saginaw STARS
- ShuttleBus
- Société de transport de l'Outaouais
- Société de transport de Laval
- Société de transport de Montréal
- Sudbury Transit
- St. Catharines Transit
- Stratford Transit
- St. Thomas Transit
- Transit Windsor
- Toronto Transit Commission
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority
- Welland Transit
- Westmoreland Transit
- Wildcat Transit
- Worcester Regional Transit Authority
- Whitby Transit
- Woodstock Transit
- York Region Transit
Orion VIII
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