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Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses |
frankie
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Views: 2172
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:01 pm Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses |
I'm sure this is one of the New York City Transit Authority Mack C-50's that I've rode as a kid back in the '50's. I lived a few doors up from Wilson Ave. Love the stiff ride and the rattling windows ... |
Topic: "Happy Birthday, IRT!":Influences:Philly/Chicago |
frankie
Replies: 798
Views: 189756
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:41 am Subject: "Happy Birthday, IRT!":Influences:Philly/Chicago |
Okay, now you're using my name in this context. What the heck is a "Frankie" and why that term? |
Topic: B47 bus demolishes cars (Mill Basin)/Midwood B11 crash |
frankie
Replies: 18
Views: 18582
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 11:44 pm Subject: B47 bus demolishes cars (Mill Basin)/Midwood B11 crash |
WHOA! Slow down fellas and let's concentrate on one story before completely going off topic.
Let's go back to the B-47 hitting parked cars. Just two threads and that's it? No photos or links to ... |
Topic: Buses/subways in "All In The Family" (Da Bronx) |
frankie
Replies: 403
Views: 102276
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2023 1:44 pm Subject: Buses/subways in "All In The Family" (Da Bronx) |
You said your dad worked at the ENY depot (THAT had to have been interesting!)
Was he still working there when the Fishbowls began to arrive?
Yes, the buses of old were ever so much more fasci ... |
Topic: Buses/subways in "All In The Family" (Da Bronx) |
frankie
Replies: 403
Views: 102276
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2023 12:24 pm Subject: Buses/subways in "All In The Family" (Da Bronx) |
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How odd that the very last order of "Shermans" (the 9000 series 5106's) were not only the last such buses purchased, but also, the only Old Looks to be equipped with sliding window ... |
Topic: Buses/subways in "All In The Family" (Da Bronx) |
frankie
Replies: 403
Views: 102276
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2023 12:20 pm Subject: Buses/subways in "All In The Family" (Da Bronx) |
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How odd that the very last order of "Shermans" (the 9000 series 5106's) were not only the last such buses purchased, but also, the only Old Looks to be equipped with sliding window ... |
Topic: The New York "bit players" we tend to ignore...... |
frankie
Replies: 890
Views: 431115
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sat May 27, 2023 1:36 pm Subject: The New York "bit players" we tend to ignore...... |
WHY ARE WE DRIFTING INTO FOREIGN TERRITORY? I don't see the connection with what this has to do with New York buses. Let's get back to what this forum was intended to be about. |
Topic: NYCT Bus Cockpit Project |
frankie
Replies: 3
Views: 6610
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed May 03, 2023 11:14 am Subject: NYCT Bus Cockpit Project |
So how does this differ from the subway system before the full width cockpit came into use? Operators always had they're closet size cockpits. The concept for buses is the same but some modification ... |
Topic: MaBSTOA Nostalgia ("Take 2") |
frankie
Replies: 1420
Views: 577137
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2023 1:28 pm Subject: MaBSTOA Nostalgia ("Take 2") |
A "Dangerfield" is the handle I bestowed upon the Flex New Looks awhile ago, given the little respect they received over the years in the "Tee-Yay" and "Em-tee-Yay" fleet ... |
Topic: MaBSTOA Nostalgia ("Take 2") |
frankie
Replies: 1420
Views: 577137
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2023 8:21 pm Subject: MaBSTOA Nostalgia ("Take 2") |
What the heck is a dangerfield and why is it called that? |
Topic: Fifth Avenue Coach Mack C-50 |
frankie
Replies: 3
Views: 5016
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 1:01 am Subject: Fifth Avenue Coach Mack C-50 |
Here's historic "Bulldog" #6259, silently recalling the good old days, while peacefully dozing at the Jackie Gleason Depot.......
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154346
(courtesy: ... |
Topic: Jolly Green Giants in Queens |
frankie
Replies: 2
Views: 3863
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 12:52 am Subject: Jolly Green Giants in Queens |
You are completely correct Traildriver! Here's the same location today. Again, credit goes to Forgotten New York. |
Topic: Jolly Green Giants in Queens |
frankie
Replies: 2
Views: 3863
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:53 pm Subject: Jolly Green Giants in Queens |
TDH-5101's under the magnificent arch bridge, probably steel clad in concrete, taking the Grand Central Parkway above Hollis Court Boulevard in Holliswood in the Fab Fifties. Hollis Court Boulevard us ... |
Topic: What if GM and Leyland Had Collaborated? |
frankie
Replies: 4
Views: 9551
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2020 11:06 pm Subject: What if GM and Leyland Had Collaborated? |
And then we have this one - also from Cuba. |
Topic: What if GM and Leyland Had Collaborated? |
frankie
Replies: 4
Views: 9551
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2020 10:32 pm Subject: What if GM and Leyland Had Collaborated? |
You can see part of the Leyland nameplate just above the front bumper. Typical British lug ring on the wheel. I would assume that the power train including engine is completely Leyland.
Here's ano ... |
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