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  Topic: 161st St., 1964/Along 3rd Avenue/Da Bronx
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629

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PostForum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2026 5:18 pm   Subject: 161st St., 1964/Along 3rd Avenue/Da Bronx
As witness..........

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154821

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154825

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154653

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?15 ...
  Topic: 161st St., 1964/Along 3rd Avenue/Da Bronx
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629

Replies: 589
Views: 462783

PostForum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2026 5:00 pm   Subject: 161st St., 1964/Along 3rd Avenue/Da Bronx
W.B.:

Agreed.......

Look at the number of the circa-1971/1972 photos of "Kramdens" (nycsubway.org) still on the Job elsewhere, at least dor a short while...

'NYO"

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  Topic: 161st St., 1964/Along 3rd Avenue/Da Bronx
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629

Replies: 589
Views: 462783

PostForum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2026 2:53 pm   Subject: 161st St., 1964/Along 3rd Avenue/Da Bronx
I've long thought of this.......

With "da Bronx" in a sready freefall by the early 1970s, I've always wondered why the MTA simply did not allow the last "Kramdens" to continue t ...
  Topic: NYC/London congestive pricing (Eyewitness News)
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629

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PostForum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2026 2:46 pm   Subject: NYC/London congestive pricing (Eyewitness News)
W.B.:

Interesting trivia, regarding Roxk's dad....did not know this!

Speaking of the bygone days, regarding "Noo Yawk" sports, who can forget the sound of the hallowed organ at Shea St ...
  Topic: Casey Jones...a lifelong hero.......an American icon
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629

Replies: 6
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PostForum: General Transportation - All Other Modes   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2026 11:39 am   Subject: Excellent TRAINS Magazine article........
In the April, 2000,issue of TRAINS Magazine, there usan excellent cover story, "THE BRAVE ENGINEER-CASEY JONES' LAST RIDE"; by by Peter A. Hansen.

The in-depth, well-written article inclu ...
  Topic: Casey Jones...a lifelong hero.......an American icon
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629

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PostForum: General Transportation - All Other Modes   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2026 9:17 am   Subject: Casey Jones...a lifelong hero.......an American icon
In 1950, Walt Disney came oit with the entertaining animated short, "THE BRAVE ENGINEER", a highly humorous spoof on "Casey", and his "never give up" persona, reflecting ...
  Topic: What does the future hold for the PABT?
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629

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PostForum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2026 9:08 am   Subject: What does the future hold for the PABT?
W.B.:

Thanks for this info.....keep us posted; am particularly interested as to when the new bus staging/storage areas are opened.......

'NYO"

["165 NEW YORK"]
  Topic: NYC/London congestive pricing (Eyewitness News)
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629

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PostForum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2026 9:04 am   Subject: NYC/London congestive pricing (Eyewitness News)
W.B.:

EXCELLENT "editorial"! Wink

Indeed, "Noo Yawk" sports, and the coverage of the same, has changed drastically over the past several decades.

Once-familiar sports a ...
  Topic: Casey Jones...a lifelong hero.......an American icon
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629

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PostForum: General Transportation - All Other Modes   Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 11:46 pm   Subject: Casey Jones...a lifelong hero.......an American icon
Also of interest................

https://railfanning.org/people/name/casey-jones/

["CASEY JONES-TOOK HIS FAREWELL TRIP TO THE PROMISED LAND"]
  Topic: Casey Jones...a lifelong hero.......an American icon
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629

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PostForum: General Transportation - All Other Modes   Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 11:37 pm   Subject: Casey Jones...a lifelong hero.......an American icon
The famed "ROGERS LOCOMOTIVE WORKS" of Paterson, NJ, not only built Casey's legendary #382, but also, the famed Civil War engine, the "GENERAL"............

https://en.wikipedia. ...
  Topic: NYC/London congestive pricing (Eyewitness News)
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629

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PostForum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 11:31 pm   Subject: NYC/London congestive pricing (Eyewitness News)
Heard on 1010 WINS earlier.......

Official MTA confirmation states that, on the night of the "Kann-ikker-Bpkkers" victory,t he subways were beyond the saturation point, with over3 million ...
  Topic: What does the future hold for the PABT?
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629

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PostForum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 11:25 pm   Subject: What does the future hold for the PABT?
W.B.:

Thanks for the info.

I am assuming, then, that buses are no longer stored under the PABT's approach ramps, as they had been for decades..........

"NYO"

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  Topic: What does the future hold for the PABT?
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629

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PostForum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 9:15 pm   Subject: What does the future hold for the PABT?
...............I am also curious as to where, these days, the few non-NJT companies keep their coaches, in-between runs, rear the PABT (LAKELAND, ROCKLAND COACHES, COACH USA, SHORT LINE)..........
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  Topic: Casey Jones...a lifelong hero.......an American icon
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629

Replies: 6
Views: 369

PostForum: General Transportation - All Other Modes   Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 9:09 pm   Subject: Casey Jones...a lifelong hero.......an American icon
Casey's "Big Ten-Wheeler".....built in my home state of New Jersey!Wink

(excellent article!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Central_382

["ROGERS LOCOMOTIVE WORKS&quo ...
  Topic: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now)
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629

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Views: 1669693

PostForum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 8:57 pm   Subject: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now)
W.B.:

Ahhhh, JUSTICE is FINALLY being "soived"! Wink

A little less hot air in those swell "AYF" heads, the past few days, indeed..... Wink

"NYO"

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