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Topic: B&O buses at Jersey City, circa 1930 |
traildriver
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2026 4:19 pm Subject: B&O buses at Jersey City, circa 1930 |
| The B&O's "Royal Blue Route" from Washington to New York, left B&O Rails in Philadelphia, then used Reading Company tracks from there to Bound Brook, NJ, thence CNJ on into the Jers ... |
Topic: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
traildriver
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2026 4:34 pm Subject: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
Today's NJT "NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE" was once the CNJ/PRR NY&LB..............
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Jersey_Coast_Line
The first section to be electrified was between ... |
Topic: B&O buses at Jersey City, circa 1930 |
traildriver
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2026 4:22 pm Subject: B&O buses at Jersey City, circa 1930 |
More B&O scenes
traildriver:
The B&O train-connection buses were owned by the B&O, bit were consigned to Fifth Avenue Coach Company.
Hope this info helps..........
'NYO& ... |
Topic: B&O buses at Jersey City, circa 1930 |
traildriver
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2026 3:03 pm Subject: B&O buses at Jersey City, circa 1930 |
[quote="MaBSTOA 15"]More B&O scenes[/quote
Great shots, thanks for posting!
I believe we may have discussed this previously, but someone refresh my memory...
Who actually operat ... |
Topic: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
traildriver
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2026 1:18 pm Subject: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
[quote="NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629"]A stately, grand, and monolithic monument to the Golden Age of American Railroading..........
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_Union_Station
The ... |
Topic: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
traildriver
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2026 1:12 pm Subject: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
NOT a new concept, by ANY means......
AMTRAK's train-connection "THRUWAY" bus services has roots that indeed go deep; beginning in the 1920s, many railroads (and also number of interurban ... |
Topic: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
traildriver
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2026 12:58 pm Subject: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
And we have a nice train station in downtown Phoenix but Amtrak doesn't come here anymore. Instead, they go to the town of Maricopa, about 25 miles away.
This was because the Southern Pacific ran ... |
Topic: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
traildriver
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2026 12:55 pm Subject: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
(SEE PREVIOUS POSTS/LINKS)
Atlantic City-bound............
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Comet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_City_Express_Service
Two entirely different train ... |
Topic: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
traildriver
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2026 12:44 pm Subject: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
| Originally built in 1918 as a suburban stop, the historic and stately "Peachtree Station" is today the sole AMTRAK passenger station in Atlanta; back in the halcyon days of passenger rail tr ... |
Topic: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
traildriver
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2026 7:55 pm Subject: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
redacted duplicate post.
My old computer needs to be replaced.... |
Topic: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
traildriver
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2026 7:55 pm Subject: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
| One of the most unusual "tasks" ever assigned to a "GG-1" was back in 1965, when one hauled several new PATH (H&M tubes) "PA" cars for high-speed testing, on LIRR tra ... |
Topic: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
traildriver
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2026 7:43 pm Subject: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
(SEE PREVIOUS POST)
CNJ's most unusual RDC train.......
This was, of course, the "Sputnik Train", so dubbed by CNJ crews.
The CNJ experimented with having an arch-roof heavyweight c ... |
Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
traildriver
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2026 5:16 pm Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
| Not sure if everyone's aware, but Greyhound Lines seems to be making an effort to restore some of their formerly abandoned routes in the midwest and northwest. Let's hope that their new owner, Flixbus ... |
Topic: The Cruise Ship Companies: What Is The Future? |
traildriver
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2026 5:05 pm Subject: The Cruise Ship Companies: What Is The Future? |
[quote="NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629"]........from what I have been reading, the cruise shop operators are indeed facing strong headwinds, regarding soaring fuel prices.
NORWEGIAN has stated they ... |
Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
traildriver
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2026 8:56 pm Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
traildriver:
Thanks, as always, for the info.
As I had said earlier, I had no idea that this outfit even existed, until I recently purchased am MCI bis bank from an eBay dealer locatred in Maine ... |
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