[LRflex] Re: Homage to Xavier, etc.
- From: "W.B. Abbott" <captbilly3@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:44:17 -0700
Philippe,
Thanks for the kind words. My wife Marian and her family camped at Yosemite
every year when she was a young girl and I first went there in 1955. We return
every chance we get.
This Gillig bus uses an Allison diesel-electric hybrid system that captures
braking energy, stores it and integrates both energy sources for what I guess
is optimal energy efficiency. Bus manufacturers in Canada and the UK use it
too. More info including a large brochure is at:
http://www.allisontransmission.com/commercial/transmissions/hybrid-bus/
Best,
Bill
On Sep 27, 2011, at 10:07 PM, philippe.amard wrote:
> Nice bus, is it really hybrid in the sense that it also runs on
> electricity?
>
> I like the "ancient" look of the Yosemite shots; looks like geography
> books in my youth :-)
>
> Thanks for sharing
>
> Amitiés
> Philippe
>
> Le 27 sept. 11 à 22:32, W.B. Abbott a écrit :
>
>> Hi-
>>
>> We spent a couple of days in Yosemite at the beginning of September
>> and I could not resist taking these two pictures in homage to Xavier
>> and the now famous #24 bus of Maisons-Alfort:
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/wbabbott3/Yosemite_Sep_2011/L1150154.jpg.html
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/wbabbott3/Yosemite_Sep_2011/L1150156.jpg.html
>>
>> The bus was made by Gillig, a San Francisco firm founded in 1890.
>> Google "gillig" for more.
>>
>> These three pictures were made in the late afternoon from Glacier
>> Point, which overs the valley below, the Sierras to the east and,
>> seemingly, all Creation.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/wbabbott3/Yosemite_Sep_2011/L1150172.jpg.html
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/wbabbott3/Yosemite_Sep_2011/L1150182.jpg.html
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/wbabbott3/Yosemite_Sep_2011/L1150166.jpg.html
>>
>> In general, the falls were very small and wispy, which is very
>> natural for this time of year.
>>
>> For comparison, here are the Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls last May
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/wbabbott3/YNP2011/L1131332.jpg.html
>>
>> and the Valley View at that time, with Bridal Veil Falls,
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/wbabbott3/YNP2011/L1131344.jpg.html
>>
>> The first five: R9/DMR, Vario-Elmar lens. The latter two: M9 and
>> 1st, 28mm; 2nd 21mm lens.
>>
>> C&C welcome.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
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