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 22813 matches BusTalk Forum Index Author Message   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 78 Views: 1776 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun May 05, 2024 11:49 am   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! A HUGE difference (to say the least) between the "big and bold" roller curtains used on MSBA's GRUMMAN buses, and the electronic signs used on the "Em-Tee-Yay's" own "Borough ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 78 Views: 1776 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun May 05, 2024 11:42 am   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! "Slant 40" end curtains, pre- and post rebuilding............. https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?43884 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?5285 (courtesy: nycsubway.org) [" ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 78 Views: 1776 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun May 05, 2024 11:36 am   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! Here's an interesting "comparison" photo taken at the Rockaway Parkway yard, back in 1969............. https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?80157 (courtesy: nycsubway.org) ["GG ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 78 Views: 1776 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun May 05, 2024 11:30 am   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! (SEE PREVIOUS POSTS) "Dangerfield" roller curtain comparisons............ https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154269 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154661 (courtesy: nycsubw ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 78 Views: 1776 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun May 05, 2024 11:22 am   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! Here's "Jetson" #1027, repainted two-tone blue, and re-equipped with new-style signs curtains (note photo date of 1979; it would not be at all long before #1027 would be put out to pasture). ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 78 Views: 1776 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun May 05, 2024 11:21 am   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! Fishbowls displaying "all uppers" roller curtains........... https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?153203 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?153173 (courtesy: nycsubway.org) [&quo ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 78 Views: 1776 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun May 05, 2024 11:13 am   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! "Brightliner" bulkhead sign comparisons (what WERE they thinking?) https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?151723 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?46243 (courtesy: nycsubway.org) ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 78 Views: 1776 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun May 05, 2024 11:06 am   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! W.B.: Great observations; agreed! Recall, the "eye patch" look for subway cars virtually identified most "Noo Yawk" subway cars for decades (recall, also, the "Es-Ey ...   Topic: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 36 Views: 4144 Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes   Posted: Sun May 05, 2024 12:27 am   Subject: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros The Madrid Metro's first line opened in 1919. Note the photos of the earliest stations, which clearly echo (and, in fact, were inspired by) those of the Paris Metro. Today's rolling stock (opera ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 78 Views: 1776 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun May 05, 2024 12:09 am   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! See: https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154385 (courtesy: nycsubway.org) When FACCo's newest buses were the TDH-5104s (1952), the newest subway cars in service would then have been as follow ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 78 Views: 1776 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 11:48 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! When the "Standards" first entered service, FACCo was operating open-top ("Blunderbus") double-deckers such as preserved #303. Now, think of all the decades that had passed sinc ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 78 Views: 1776 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 11:39 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! Here are two 1915 interior photos of "Standards"; note the extra "railfan window". https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?114184 *note also the fold-down seats; the SIRT's ME-1's w ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 78 Views: 1776 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 11:25 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! This photo dates to 1914; here we see a train of shiny new "Standards"* at CIY *note the extra "railfan window", then standard); the once-familiar "one-eyed" look, would ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 78 Views: 1776 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 11:14 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! W.B.: Interesting, over the years, the many "conflicting reports" regarding the year when the "Standards" first entered service. Some sources state that the year was 1914; ot ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 78 Views: 1776 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 9:49 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! Sharp contrasts indeed in this snowy scene showing the now-demolished "Bee-Em-Tee" elevated Jamaica line at Sutphin Boulevard, in 1961........ https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?6327 ...   Page 1 of 1521 Goto page 1, 2, 3 ... 1519, 1520, 1521  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