BusTalk

Sad indeed that none of the fellows who played for the three "Noo Yawk" teams in '57 are still with us today, long since retired to that big bullpen in the sky. Sad

Hey, ...

Not buses but 1957 New York baseball and subways info.

W.B.:

Funny that you brought this up.

In the past several years (what with all the insane weather patterns we've been seeing from coast-to-coat on an all-too-regular basis), I recall hearing on ...

A-Astorian:

Thanks for sharing this additional info; being from New Jersey, I was not at all aware of this.

I always found Queens to be a quite interesting borough, not just because of the vario ...

In this wintry scene from 1977, we see "Jetson" #2017 still carrying its classic, old-style roller curtain, while working the "Q44"............

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/sh ...

TARS/ST------ interested in knowing what new (late 1940s) SURFACE routes basically followed the old TARS streetcar lines-and which runs now only utilized a part of the old TARS routings? "NYO&q ...

This regards the partial building collapse in "da Bronx" (western Bronx) this afternoon (BX40 and BX42 buses are being rerouted); an ABC-7 Eyewitness News report stated that the 6-story buil ...

W.B.:

I just came across this; thought you might be interested in the pics (note ads and subway map)...... Wink

https://www.50slucy.com/lucy-and-the-loving-cup-on-the-subway.html

It ju ...

This rare 1950's color photo of two MACKS (C-45s?) is interesting.

Note that the bus nearest the camera is #5098.

I consulted the Greller book ("NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT SYSTEM BUSES & TRO ...

Sure looks like QUEENS TRANSIT "Sherman" #882 is still recovering from some sort of "hangover", on a sunny day back in '75........... Rolling Eyes

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show ...

Thoughts........

The following is from "NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT BUSES" (Martin)........

"........buses from the newly formed QUEENS-NASSAU TRANSIT CORP. replaced streetcars in 1937. ...

This MTA file photo (giving us a fine head-on view of RTS #2263) dates to 1981.......

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154366

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

Looks almost like Central Park Wes ...

The house seen in the opening credits of AITF is actually location at 89-70 Cooper Avenue, Astoria.

If, indeed, the Bunkers did reside in Astoria, they would have used the "RR"

The bu ...

In this busy (and nostalgic) scene from 1980 (Flatbush & 3rd) the "Dangerfields" that dominate this picture indeed are virtually pristine, at least, when compared to the subway rolling ...

.......anyone have any info on the aforementioned TOMPKINS BUS CORPORATION?

I found it most interesting to see that there might have been a "connection" with DE CAMP, back in the 1930's.. ...