<VV> Shipping a door ~ Greyhound ~ Whodathunk ?

[Tom Berg]

Folks,
 
This has nothing to do with Corvairs, but the notes about shipping parts via Greyhound bus reminded me of my TV news days in Green Bay, Wis., from late '68 to early '73. 
 
We had stringers (independent photographers) in other cities who'd shoot news film and send it to us from places like Madison and Manitowoc for same-day delivery. We'd pick up the packages at the bus depot in GB and take 'em to the TV station (WFRV-TV, Channel 5) and develop the film there. The stringers would send notes and/or talk with us on the phone, so we'd write a script and have it ready when the film came out of the soup and was ready for editing. 
 
Occasionally we'd go to Madison ("Mad Town") to cover some heavy event, and someone would have to leave for Green Bay with the film in time to get it on the 6 o'clock newscast. I found I could leave at 3 p.m. and make it to GB by 5 (usually a 2.5-hour drive) if I drove fast, at 80+ mph. There was one stretch of U.S. 26 southwest of Fond du Lac where I could safely cruise at 100 mph for maybe 10 or 15 miles. and It was safe because I'd run with headlights on, the two-lane road was wide and straight, there was little traffic, and never a State Patrol car in sight. The car I'd use for this dash was a '67 Plymouth wagon (a Belvedier, I think) with a 318 V-8 and a 727 automatic. It was a fast and reliable car. 
 
 Of course, today everything's photographed digitally and transmitted almost instantaneously by uplink or the internet. 
 
Back to Greyhound: It was very reliable and reasonable in cost. I didn't know that they handle large items. Anyone know the size and weight limits? 
 
--Tom in Ohio
 


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From: Jay Pitchford <jay.pitchford at gmail.com>
To: Virtual Vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Shipping a door ~ Greyhound (and Amtrak!)~ Really ~ Whodathunk ?

I've purchased off Craig's List and shipped via Greyhound from St Paul MN
to Columbus OH a 5 ft long, 40 lb snow sled I bought for my boys. It was
cheap and fast. My brother-in-law bought it and took it to the local bus
station; I picked it up at our local terminal.

If I recall properly, it was Matt Nall who I got the idea from. He
suggested Greyhound on the Corvair Forum board, when talking about how to
ship heavy steel parts!

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>
> Mike Moyer wrote:
> When I owned a Kitchen remodeling business many years ago one on the
> companies I worked with shipped via Greyhound.
> Their truck delivered once a week  but for off schedule greyhound was fast
> and cheap delivery. only downfall was had to be picked up at Greyhound
> station and not door to door but worked well for large items
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