Niagara Parks - An agency of the Government of Ontario since 1885 NPC People Mover Page

 

The Niagara Parks Commission is a self-financed agency of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation.  This commission operates the People Mover System, a motorcoach operation linking many of the attractions in Niagara Falls.  The buses travel along the Niagara Parkway from Queenston Heights to the Falls from early April to late October.  The People Mover uses the propane-powered Orion IV bus in its operation, a vehicle that is used only by the Niagara Parks Commission, along with some Ford-Giradin minibuses.

 

All photos by the webmaster.

 

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NPC 2 is a 1985 Orion 04.501, seen on the Niagara Parkway at the Falls on May 26, 2004.  The Orion IV bus was designed by and for the Niagara Parks Commission, which is the only company to have received them.

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NPC 6 is another 1985 Orion IV, spotted waiting at the Falls on Sept. 3, 2007.

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NPC 6 was spotted again on the Niagara Parkway near the Fallsview Casino on Sept. 3, 2007.

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NPC 6 is shown heading north on the Niagara Parkway at the Greenhouses as night falls on Sept. 3, 2007.

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NPC 7 is a 1985 Orion IV, shown at the Falls on Sept. 3, 2007.  These buses are often combined with 04.502 trailers, which is shown from behind in this photo.

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NPC 7 was seen again at the Falls on Sept. 3, 2007.  A total of thirteen 04.501 tractors and twelve 04.502 trailers were built between 1985 and 1989.

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NPC 9 is a 1986 Orion IV, shown waiting for passengers at the Falls on May 26, 2004.  This bus is the only one so far to have a regular commercial vehicle plate, as the original plate was given to a manager who had served for nine years.

 

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