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 4758 matches BusTalk Forum Index Author Message   Topic: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 3072 Views: 1587508 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue May 12, 2026 10:19 pm   Subject: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) "Noo Yawk"baseball "nooze " for Tuesday (Final Edition).......... Tonight, both the "YINOs" and the Amazins' WON (the Mets CLOBBERED the Tigers); guess being back on ...   Topic: Now it's time to say good-bye...to the faithful RTS..... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 741 Views: 994709 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon May 11, 2026 6:52 am   Subject: Now it's time to say good-bye...to the faithful RTS..... I think I saw another reason why, after the "Borough Bombers" debacle, the "Em-Tee-Yay" waited to get RTS buses in the "foist" place: The "slant backs" that th ...   Topic: Another rapid transit "meltdown" (PATH) W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 145 Views: 219346 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon May 11, 2026 6:46 am   Subject: Another rapid transit "meltdown" (PATH) W.B.: In my area, as a lad, most folks NEVER referred to PATH as "PATH"; it was always "PATH tubes", "Hudson Tubes", or, most often, simply, "the Tubes". ...   Topic: Another rapid transit "meltdown" (PATH) W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 145 Views: 219346 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun May 10, 2026 4:38 pm   Subject: Another rapid transit "meltdown" (PATH) I am willing to wager that only the most astute of rail historians (or older fellows in feneral) would see the connection between the modern clothing chaon and the original operating company of " ...   Topic: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 3072 Views: 1587508 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun May 10, 2026 4:37 pm   Subject: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) "Noo Yawk" baseball "nooze" for Sunday (""foist edition")...... Well, the "AYF" fan base ain't in a good mood (again) today, as the "YINOs" (& ...   Topic: 'STATEN ISLAND RAPID TRANSIT" (Marc Pitzana) W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 93 Views: 11152 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sat May 09, 2026 7:15 pm   Subject: 'STATEN ISLAND RAPID TRANSIT" (Marc Pitzana) (I would also assume that the new "Rattlers" have door chimes that are different sounding than the "Avon" chimes of the "Fordy-Fours) Do the new trains display ad cards? I ...   Topic: 'STATEN ISLAND RAPID TRANSIT" (Marc Pitzana) W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 93 Views: 11152 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sat May 09, 2026 4:40 pm   Subject: 'STATEN ISLAND RAPID TRANSIT" (Marc Pitzana) Well, I've done my "Isle of Staten" "excoision" today, and first up, at Tottenville, the motorman told me a few things: - They have a combo of ATC and dispatch control; this, he s ...   Topic: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 3072 Views: 1587508 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 07, 2026 5:00 pm   Subject: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) Looks like the "Amazins" are gettiing hammered this afternoon. As for the "Boulevardiers From Da Bronx), they need another win like MTA and PATH riders need another fare hike. : ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 316 Views: 341351 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 07, 2026 4:58 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! Just "hoid".......... Seems that the long-neglected, echoing, decaying, monolithic BMT Chambers Street station is about to get a MASSIVE $100,000,000 renovation (LONG overdue!!!) (1010 ...   Topic: 'STATEN ISLAND RAPID TRANSIT" (Marc Pitzana) W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 93 Views: 11152 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 07, 2026 3:46 pm   Subject: 'STATEN ISLAND RAPID TRANSIT" (Marc Pitzana) W.B.: Are you planning any near-term expeditions to "The Isle of Staten", to document how many of the faithful old "ME-2s" ("R-44s") are still on SIRy property? Am, ...   Topic: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 3072 Views: 1587508 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 07, 2026 3:45 pm   Subject: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) So the "Boulevardiers from da Bronx" once again crushed their opponents, once more swelling "AYF" egos. Meanwhile, cross your fingers that the Mets are able to win again today, as ...   Topic: Now it's time to say good-bye...to the faithful RTS..... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 741 Views: 994709 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 07, 2026 12:33 pm   Subject: Now it's time to say good-bye...to the faithful RTS..... (only "dud" RTS that we here were the ex-DART units purchased by "ACADEMY"; quite sliggish in overall performance, and the WORST a/c going)............. They could've don ...   Topic: Another rapid transit "meltdown" (PATH) W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 145 Views: 219346 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 07, 2026 12:27 pm   Subject: Another rapid transit "meltdown" (PATH) I always found tokens both convenient and traditional..... Which is most likely why PATH, "Em-Tee-Yay" and other transit agencies did away with them and went all "digital" . . .   Topic: Kramden's Time Travel!"/Batman goes the MABSTOA way.... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 60 Views: 84618 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 07, 2026 12:26 pm   Subject: Kramden's Time Travel!"/Batman goes the MABSTOA way.... W.B.: Sure would love to see a photoshopped image of a "slant back" RTS painted and lettered for the "GOTHAM BUS COMPANY". Recall, now, the neat photos our good friend MaBSTO ...   Topic: Another rapid transit "meltdown" (PATH) W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 145 Views: 219346 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 07, 2026 5:57 am   Subject: Another rapid transit "meltdown" (PATH) W.B.: Just did a quick check; OMNY is NOT accepted on "the tubes"; "METROCARD" was also not accepted.......... 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