MCI MC-9

The MCI MC-9 is a North American intercity motorcoach built by Motor Coach Industries, introduced in 1978 as a successor to the company's earlier MC-8 model, built for long-distance passenger service by carriers including Greyhound Lines and numerous charter and tour operators across the United States and Canada. Built with a raised passenger deck over an underfloor luggage compartment, a layout that became the standard configuration for North American intercity coaches, the MC-9 was produced in large numbers through the 1980s and became one of the most numerous and recognizable coach types on North American highways during that period. Many MC-9 units remained in service for decades afterward, sold on to smaller operators after their original service life with larger carriers ended.