BusTalk A Community Discussing Buses and Bus Operations Worldwide!    BusTalk Main FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups BusTalk Galleries   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Search found 22682 matches BusTalk Forum Index Author Message   Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 127 Views: 2618 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:13 am   Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses Twenty-four years separate these IRT signs at 23rd Street and Main Street (Flushing)............ https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?540 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?37 (courtesy: nycs ...   Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 127 Views: 2618 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:06 am   Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses "BROADWAY NASSAU" (today's "FULTON STREET"), IND. The contours of the platform area eerily recall a typical London Underground deep-level tube station.......... https://www.n ...   Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 127 Views: 2618 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:51 pm   Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses W.B.: Thanks for posting these photos: I knew that the Broad Street station had been renovated/re-tiled sometime after I retired in 2004 (as I have recalled in the past, my building was right smack ...   Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 127 Views: 2618 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:30 pm   Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses In 1970, the last ex-SURFACE TDH-5106s were retired; for some time, they were stored in the yard at the Colesium depot. One of these distinctive buses (with the protruding front sign box) can be se ...   Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 127 Views: 2618 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:27 pm   Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses "EUCLID AVENUE" (IND)............ https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?52738 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?942 (courtesy: nycsubway.org) ["INDEPENDENT SUBWAY SYSTEM']   Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 127 Views: 2618 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:19 pm   Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses (SEE PREVIOUS POSTS) "BROADWAY" (Boston) Again, the "Noo Yawk" subway influence is at once obvious here........ https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?69936 (courtesy: nyc ...   Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 127 Views: 2618 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:05 pm   Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses Further comparison of station tablet tiles ("BROAD STREET" [BMT]/"WYOMING"[BSS])............... https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?98426 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show? ...   Topic: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 22 Views: 2820 Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes   Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:21 pm   Subject: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros The historic Buenos Aires Underground has a rich tramway subway/rapid transit heritage; interestingly, a number of older cars from Tokyo were purchased for further service in later years (some interes ...   Topic: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 22 Views: 2820 Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes   Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:00 pm   Subject: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros These pages contain many interesting photos of the diverse rolling stock* used in Tokyo, through the decades: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Metro_rolling_stock https://en.wikipedia.org/wik ...   Topic: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 22 Views: 2820 Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes   Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:36 pm   Subject: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros Here's a interesting page on the sleek Kolkata Metro (India)........... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkata_Metro ["METRO RAILWAY"]   Topic: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 22 Views: 2820 Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes   Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:31 pm   Subject: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros The Cairo Metro, the first built in the Middle East........... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo_Metro ["LINE 1"]   Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 127 Views: 2618 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:19 pm   Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses I just came across this photo (had not seen this one previously) taken at the 36th Street yards (1960s) Note the row of "Shermans" at left; these appear to be buses still in revenue servi ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 13 Views: 582 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:11 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! Station signage/tile (BSS); compare to IND tilework............ https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?95817 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?143850 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?143934 ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 13 Views: 582 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:02 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! 33rd Street, just prior to the "PA" car-era (ahhh, what happy childhood memories this timeless scene evokes!) Note the spacious, modern layout here; this easily could have been an ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 13 Views: 582 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:56 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! Wb.: Talk about "NOSTALGIA".........Your's Truly (when he was MUCH, MUCH younger!) clearly recalls this incandescent-lit entrance sign at 33rd Street, directing passengers to the IRT/BMT/ ...   Page 1 of 1513 Goto page 1, 2, 3 ... 1511, 1512, 1513  Next All times are GMT - 5 Hours Jump to: Select a forum PLEASE READ FIRST!----------------Announcements & InformationMember Introductions and AnnouncementsMember Feedback & Help Featured Forums----------------Hot Topics & Current EventsGeneral Bus Forum - All Bus TopicsGeneral Transportation - All Other ModesHobbyist Trips, Events, Outings, & MeetingsSurface Transit Resources on the Web New York Transit Forums----------------New York City BusesNew York City Bus RostersLong Island & Westchester BusesUpstate New York Surface TransitMTA News, Current Events & HappeningsToday in New York City Transit History Surface Transportation Worldwide----------------Transit Bus ManufacturersSurface Transit - Eastern United StatesSurface Transit - Western United StatesSurface Transit - CanadaSurface Transit - Everywhere ElseOver The Road Carriers Transit Employees & Employment----------------Transit Employee Discussion, Information, & IssuesBus Transportation Planning The Transit Hobbyist, Historian, Enthusiast----------------Photographs, Bus Logs and Route Suggestion IdeasBuses in Pop CultureExchange Place & Collector's CornerBus Preservation, Conversion, & SalesThe Bus Modeler  Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group