VIA restores Dreamliner bus that honors the legacy of Rosa Parks

The 1966 Dreamliner had its engine overhauled, the seats reupholstered, body shop work, a window replaced and a fresh coat of paint last year.

VIA’s Fleet & Facility Maintenance Department custom designed and built some specially designed parts to fit the bus because replacement parts were no longer available.The Dreamliner was VIA’s signature vehicle in the 1960s and 1970s and has become an icon of the Civil Rights movement, so it’s fitting that it will make its public debut at the march that honors civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.

In 1955, Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, led in part by King. The movement helped bring about the desegregation of public spaces, including public transportation. VIA honors her legacy with a special Rosa Parks seat on every bus.

Those Who didn't like Rosa Parks, still run Your Cities, WHY?

Wonderful use of taxpayer money 🙄🙄🙄

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How much did that cost VIA riders?

MLK & Rosa Parks evoke things like civil rights, Jim Crow, protests - things our parents may have experienced. In Laredo, an election w missing ballots hardly registers. El Metro bus on Convent Ave passing the Western Auto.

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