niagara parks commission people mover founded 1985 defunct 2012 locale niagara falls on canada service area niagara parkway service type bus service routes 1 operator niagara parks commission website peoplemover buses this article is about the former people mover service . for the current system see wego bus rapid transit . the niagara parks commission people mover was a bus service in the city of niagara falls ontario canada . the service links the various tourist sights and attractions along the canadian side of the niagara falls and the gorge downstream of it . the people mover buses replaced the victoria park viewmobile which had begun service in 1971 in an effort to ease traffic congestion in queen victoria park . the viewmobiles were two red towing trailers attached to a tractor truck and served the boundaries of the park as well as the adjacent dufferin islands . the viewmobiles were retired from service when the new system launched in time for the 1985 tourist season . in 2012 the niagara parks commission partnered with niagara falls transit and the city of niagara falls bringing new fully accessible vehicles in service and a new identity as the wego transportation system . the people mover service was operated by the niagara parks commission and was unusual in that buses operated as two unit buses comprising a motor unit towing a separate trailer . it should not be confused with the city transit bus service operated by niagara falls transit although that also had provided shuttle bus service to the falls area from various parts of the city . contents 1 service 2 fleet 3 see also 4 references 5 external links service edit the 32 km 20 mi system operated along the niagara parkway from table rock point by the horseshoe falls downstream to the floral clock in the north . the stops along the route served attractions including 1 the journey behind the falls the maid of the mist boat cruise the foot of the clifton hill tourist promenade the whirlpool aero car at table rock point the people mover connected with a free shuttle bus to and from the rapidsview parking lot with its hotels and casinos . 1 the service operated every 20 minutes from april to october each year . a single all day ticket issued as a sticker allowed passengers to hop on and off the buses along the route . fares for 2011 ended as follows 1 adult 8.85 children 6 12 5.35 children under 5 free fleet edit two unit people mover bus the service was operated by a fleet exclusively manufactured by orion bus industries for the parks commission . the fleet consisted of twelve two unit buses each a motor unit towing a separate trailer . there was also a single motor unit with no trailer unit . the buses were powered by propane and were in service since the mid 1980s . the fleet comprised 2 3 orion bus industries iv 04.501 motor unit orion bus industries iv 04.502 trailer a bus without an engine semi permanently attached to the motor unit . see also edit incline railways at niagara falls references edit a b c people mover buses . niagara parks commission . retrieved march 30 2007 . niagara parks commission . transithub.net . retrieved march 30 2007 . the review remember the people mover . osprey media . retrieved march 30 2007 . external links edit page on the people mover from the niagara parks commission web site unofficial web page about the niagara falls people mover retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title niagara parks commission people mover & oldid 586403155 categories transport in niagara falls ontario navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 16 december 2013 at 22 10 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view