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Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:38 pm Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses |
Also, if you notice the photos taken between the BMT ramps at Fresh Pond, you will notice that the area was empty through the 40s, 590, and for much of the 1960s, with no buses to be seen.
It was n ... |
Topic: THIS IS BUS TALK! |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:32 pm Subject: THIS IS BUS TALK! |
frankie:
If you'll notice, in an adjacent thread, I've posted NUMEROUS links to old photos of NYCTA BUSES.....yes BUSES.....stored at Fresh Pond.......and discussing these BUSES as well.
I've po ... |
Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:23 pm Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
Near the bottom of the page, you'll see INDy upon his galloping steed, thundering down the tracks, with a train bearing down on him in the background, between stations........
https://www. ... |
Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:10 pm Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
Scroll down the page for an (interesting) photo of a gray-haired INDy ridin' the rails 'neath the streets of "Noo Yawk" (yeah, the other passengers DO seem to be attired a bit on the "w ... |
Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:42 pm Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
Though this is, of course, an "Eye-En-Dee" station (145th Street), this 2010 photo is eerily reminiscent of the decades of decay ever-visible at the "Bee-Em-Tee's" Chambers Street ... |
Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:25 pm Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses |
Comparison views at Fresh Pond*, all dating to 1971; there must have been a fairly regular "turnover" of retired buses stored here, as can be seen in these photos..............
https://ww ... |
Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:15 pm Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses |
Further:
The most recent photos taken at Fresh Pond (showing the former "bus repository" between the El ramps) show that the area is now virtually empty, with perhaps a van or a small tru ... |
Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:09 pm Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
Compare the ventilation grills seen here at the IND's "G"/"GG" station at Myrtle-Willoughby (Stan Fischer's "home" station for many years) with those seen in the photo se ... |
Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:52 am Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
Interesting photo* here (only in "Noo Yawk", I suppose!)
https://hellgatenyc.com/subway-advertisement-indiana-jones-loudspeaker
["INDiana Jones RIDES again!"]
*(Al ... |
Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:11 am Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
Here's a few more interesting views.............
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?38998
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?40313
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?119025
https://www. ... |
Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 1:17 am Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
Here's a few "related" photos for your viewing pleasure..........
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?7872
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?7870
https://www.nycsubway.org ... |
Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:59 am Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
HAD to post this here......enjoy!
https://patch.com/new-york/upper-west-side-nyc/where-59th-street-subway-station-new-indiana-jones-trailer (interesting little article!)
Note the timeles ... |
Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:38 am Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses |
The storing of scrap-bound buses between the BMT ramps at Fresh Pond........
From the photos I've gleaned gleaned from the nycsubway.org galleries, it would appear that this area began to be used a ... |
Topic: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros |
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:02 am Subject: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros |
Beijing's extensive subway system, opened in 1971, and expanded steadily throughout the years, in the largest metro system on mainland China.
This is an interesting page, with much information and ... |
Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 11:31 pm Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses |
Here, it's 1974, and we have a train of "Museum" Lo-V's heading down the ramp at Fresh Pond; down below, the area between the ramps is now jammed with Fishbowls, silently awaiting the torch. ... |
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