This vintage White Motor Company tour bus waits outside of Glacier's McDonald Lake Lodge. Due to safety concerns, the entire fleet was removed from service in 1999. Today the fleet has been completely refurbished and put back into service, thanks to Ford Motor Company and the National Parks Foundation. The park's buses, rebuilt from the ground up, have the latest ultra-low polution rated engines and modern disc braking systems. Although the modern 'gear jamming' transmission has been replaced with a modern automatic, the bright red bus hasn't lost its classic nickname.
The Gear Jammer, with its rolled back canvas top, is perfect for viewing all of the high elevation, scenic landscapes along Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun road.