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 2458 matches BusTalk Forum Index Author Message   Topic: "Happy Birthday, IRT!":Influences:Philly/Chicago traildriver Replies: 781 Views: 183200 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:10 pm   Subject: "Happy Birthday, IRT!":Influences:Philly/Chicago Test   Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... traildriver Replies: 1180 Views: 457698 Forum: Over The Road Carriers   Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2024 5:55 pm   Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... traildriver: Thought of you about 15 minutes ago, while watching an ABC News report on the Francis Skott Key Bridge disaster last week. They were talking about marine traffic entering and leavin ...   Topic: Van Hool goes bankrupt traildriver Replies: 3 Views: 214 Forum: Hot Topics & Current Events   Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2024 5:47 pm   Subject: Van Hool goes bankrupt I am working my "retirement job", part time for Academy Bus, at their West Palm Beach terminal. Our entire charter fleet is currently comprised of Van Hool 45 and 35 footer's. We just got ...   Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... traildriver Replies: 1180 Views: 457698 Forum: Over The Road Carriers   Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2024 5:06 am   Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... Side signs, are especially useful for curbside loading, or terminals that have multi-lane style loading (which I never liked). Passenger's approaching bus from rear could see the destination without ...   Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... traildriver Replies: 1180 Views: 457698 Forum: Over The Road Carriers   Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:54 am   Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... I don't know where that movie was actually filmed, but in its regular pool service, that coach never went to a "Jacksonville" or Texarkana. There was that "establishment shot" in ...   Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... traildriver Replies: 1180 Views: 457698 Forum: Over The Road Carriers   Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:46 am   Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... The "star" of that movie, 14507, had a brass plaque mounted on the inside of the destination sign box that read: "This Continental Trailways coach was used extensively in Hal B. Wall ...   Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... traildriver Replies: 1180 Views: 457698 Forum: Over The Road Carriers   Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:06 pm   Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... In case you missed it, Van Hool is in trouble... https://www.busandmotorcoachnews.com/van-hool-reorganization-wont-impact-2024-bus-production-says-abc-companies/   Topic: [PA] Easton Coach Co. in Tauck service traildriver Replies: 4 Views: 15738 Forum: Over The Road Carriers   Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:59 pm   Subject: [PA] Easton Coach Co. in Tauck service Easton Coach also had a contract with the American Queen Voyages Company, an operator of the American Queen and other river cruise boats. When I rode the American Queen, they had 5 Van Hool coaches, ...   Topic: Van Hool goes bankrupt traildriver Replies: 3 Views: 214 Forum: Hot Topics & Current Events   Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:17 pm   Subject: Van Hool goes bankrupt Van Hool, who has become a major player in the US coach market, has gone bankrupt. ABC, their US partner and distributor, has tried to put a reassuring spin on it, but I have to wonder how this migh ...   Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... traildriver Replies: 1180 Views: 457698 Forum: Over The Road Carriers   Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:14 pm   Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... This ancient, time-worn relic recalls those halcyon, long-ago days when all a traveler needed to find was a large sign sporting the single word "BUS", along with that ever-iconic "runni ...   Topic: A sad state of affairs (NY transit crime) traildriver Replies: 11 Views: 3721 Forum: Surface Transit - Eastern United States   Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:06 pm   Subject: A sad state of affairs (NY transit crime) Just heard on the news that a man was shot in the head (he is now in grave condition) on an "A" train at the Hoyt-Schemerhorn (IND) station. News video showed passengers crouching and hid ...   Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... traildriver Replies: 1180 Views: 457698 Forum: Over The Road Carriers   Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:53 am   Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... Here's a shot I found of the interior, sometime in the '70's... https://www.ebay.com/itm/143182062368 traildriver: Thanks for posting! This photo looks to be from about 1970, going by the ...   Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... traildriver Replies: 1180 Views: 457698 Forum: Over The Road Carriers   Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:59 am   Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... Here's a shot I found of the interior, sometime in the '70's... https://www.ebay.com/itm/143182062368 It was an incredibly busy, vibrant transportation hub, with Post House Cafeteria, snack ba ...   Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... traildriver Replies: 1180 Views: 457698 Forum: Over The Road Carriers   Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:47 am   Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... More 'hound station nostalgia (Pittsburgh and elsewhere.......GREAT photos!) https://bus-time.netlify.app/greyhound-bus-station-pittsburgh-pennsylvania.html The third edition of Pitt ...   Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... traildriver Replies: 1180 Views: 457698 Forum: Over The Road Carriers   Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:21 pm   Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... Speaking of Philly...here's the latest... https://billypenn.com/2024/03/19/philly-intercity-bus-terminal-moves-again/   Page 1 of 164 Goto page 1, 2, 3 ... 162, 163, 164  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