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 2494 matches BusTalk Forum Index Author Message   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 187 Views: 4903 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 4:06 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! W.B.: Thanks for the additional info. The "PA" buses ("Bombers") that I knew best were those operating in my general area, back in the 1980s. If I am not mistaken, a numbe ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 185 Views: 3844 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 3:08 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B.: I now recall discussions elsewhere on why prewar cars are no longer allowed through the Montaque Street tunnels; this, now, reminded me of why the Museum "Lo-V's" and the "Trai ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 187 Views: 4903 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 2:24 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! W.B.: Thanks for this info; this was a greater number of buses than I had previously thought........... "NYO" I think the first buses in 6 years that the "Tee-Yay" and & ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 185 Views: 3844 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 2:21 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B.: just picturing postwar SMEEs painted as these buses were............... https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154956 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154597 (courtesy: nycsubway.org ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 185 Views: 3844 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 2:10 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B.: Right on the mark, on all counts! I often wonder why the new "Tee-Yay" did not have the SMEEs painted the in the same scheme that the "Shermans" and the "P ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 187 Views: 4903 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 2:02 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! W.B.: I might have asked this awhile back here......... Roughly, how many buses ("Em-Tee-Yay"/"stoa") used the "PA" prefix? When/why were this prefix later elimi ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 185 Views: 3844 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 1:33 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... Compare the narrow door windows on the "Ey-Are-Tee's" 1938 "WF" cars with those on the "See-Tee-Yay's" 4000s........ https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?45209 * htt ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 185 Views: 3844 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 10:32 am   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B.: I'm posting this 1961 photo link again: https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?31942 (courtesy: nycsubway.org) Look closely at the second car of this train of "4000s"; you can ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 187 Views: 4903 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 10:25 am   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! Here's "PA2330" ("stoa") working the "M3", back in 1983............ https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?156261 (courtesy: nycsubway.org) Buses within the PA230 ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 185 Views: 3844 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 4:24 am   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... The last image looks like that's the car series seen passing by one of the bridge tracks over the Chicago River in the opening of The Bob Newhart Show in its early years on the air. Been awhile since ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 185 Views: 3844 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Wed May 15, 2024 4:57 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... "https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?146351 (note the old-style "conductor" rail between the running rails; in more recent years, these have been replaced with "American"-styl ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 187 Views: 4903 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue May 14, 2024 9:15 am   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! "LEADING THE SUCCESSOR" (Livingston & Boerum, 1981) This 1981 photo is indeed symbolic; here we have (still attired in classic "Tee-Yay" green) "Jetson" #2067, clo ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 187 Views: 4903 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue May 14, 2024 9:14 am   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! W.B.: As always, greatly appreciate your "in-depth" historical info. Just imagine if the "Em-Tee-Yay" decided to go with "slant back" RTS right from the get-go (as ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 185 Views: 3844 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue May 14, 2024 9:09 am   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... For some reason when seeing those Berlin U-Bahn pictures Kraftwerk music (regardless of whether it's "Autobahn" or "Trans-Europe Express" or "Musique Non Stop") keeps pop ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 187 Views: 4903 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue May 14, 2024 4:27 am   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! Quick question: It would seem that, with the infusion of new "Are-Tee-Es" in the early 1980's, that replacement of the "Borough Bombers" would have been high on the "Em-Tee ...   Page 1 of 167 Goto page 1, 2, 3 ... 165, 166, 167  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