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Topic: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros |
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 12:06 pm Subject: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros |
Until 1952, London had its own streetcar (tramway) subway; this was the Kingsway Subway, which once served several routes.
The Subway was originally built for single-deck cars, but was later rebuil ... |
Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 10:30 am Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
Roosevelt & Prince, 1978.
Here we have hard-workin' "Dangerfield" #5609*, still attired in classic "Tee-Yay" green; but notice, that this "Dangerfield" seems to ha ... |
Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 10:20 am Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
Night and day............
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?127210
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?12071
(courtesy: nycsubway.org)
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Topic: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros |
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 1:17 am Subject: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros |
When the Victoria line opened in the later 1960s, it was the first London "tube" line to open in 50 years.
The original trains ran until 2011.................
https://en.wikipedia.org/ ... |
Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 1:05 am Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
(SEE PREVIOUS POSTS)
"Eye-Are-Tee" SMEE-consists in the "KISS" era (Krappy Inscriptions Subway Scourge")..........
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Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 12:44 am Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
Compare these photos of buses in Brooklyn and "da Bronx", back in the early 1980s.............
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154434
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154952
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Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 12:29 am Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
W.B.:
It would seem (oddly enough) that "stoa's" fleet seemed to be a bit less prone to the interests of the graffiti vandals, than those "Tee-Yay"/"Em-Tee-Yay" buses ... |
Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 12:07 am Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
ENY shops, 1962...........
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?151314
(courtesy: nycsubway.org)
Up above, we have a "Triplex" and a "Standard"; down below, we see a " ... |
Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 11:52 pm Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
W.B.:
Appreciate the additional information, as always.
The lead "Jetson" looked as though it had some serious encounter with either another vehicle, or perhaps, a stationary object.
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Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 9:27 pm Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
Here we have a train of "Triplex" units climbing the ramp at Fresh Pond, working a 1975 fantrip; note several retired Fishbowls in between the ramps, silently awaiting their ultimate fate... ... |
Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 9:14 pm Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
(SEE PREVIOUS POST)
NO RESPECT whatsoever for these bruised and battle-scarred "Dangerfields"........
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154953
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/s ... |
Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 9:06 pm Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
W.B.:
GREAT photo; gives you an idea of how the "Dangerfield" fleet would have looked, equipped with batwings (what a sight at night!)
Man, between the graffiti epidemic and th ... |
Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 8:52 pm Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
......just imagine if a few the fearsome "D"-type Triplex units had been converted into "self-contained" work trains.
Those beefy, hefty beasts would have made short shrift of v ... |
Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 5:16 pm Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
"Kissin' cousins" to the "R-62s" are the unique "R-127/R-134" refuse motors; these unique cars are indeed interesting, but seldom discussed.
"Box motors", if ... |
Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 5:08 pm Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
Further.........
I wonder if "Bomber" #631 was delivered with batwings already in place, or was this done "in house" by the "Em-Tee-Yay", after delivery?
Imagine if ... |
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