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  Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators.....
traildriver

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PostForum: Over The Road Carriers   Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:09 am   Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators.....
traildriver:

I very fortunate (to say the least!) to come across this exhaustive page; it lists all of the companies (a large number of "Fallen Flag" companies here!) which once operated ...
  Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators.....
traildriver

Replies: 1102
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PostForum: Over The Road Carriers   Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:29 pm   Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators.....
Forever an American icon................

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/640848221949449500/



Note in the background, bus 18454...that is the "Academy Express" articulated coach built ...
  Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators.....
traildriver

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PostForum: Over The Road Carriers   Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:23 pm   Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators.....
Forever an American icon................

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/640848221949449500/



That is a 1968 model "05" Eagle. The first 05 model, but it looks like the earlier 01 m ...
  Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators.....
traildriver

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PostForum: Over The Road Carriers   Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:12 am   Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators.....
traildriver:

Glad you got to actually travel to and from that terminal; it indeed had the timeless look of a "classic era" American bus station! Wink

I would assume that the site of ...
  Topic: Memories Of The "Friendly Skies"
traildriver

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PostForum: General Transportation - All Other Modes   Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:44 pm   Subject: Memories Of The "Friendly Skies"
"My" bird, the GBOAD was famous for some other interesting reasons...
https://mainlymiles.com/2024/03/03/singapore-airlines-concorde-full-story/

With the BA -Singapore Airlines London to ...
  Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators.....
traildriver

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PostForum: Over The Road Carriers   Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:31 pm   Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators.....
traildriver:

I am QUITE sure that you will find this mid-late 1950's Boston terminal scene MORE than interesting! Wink

https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3424136150_a8c5937a6e_b.jpg


Indeed I ...
  Topic: Memories Of The "Friendly Skies"
traildriver

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PostForum: General Transportation - All Other Modes   Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:15 pm   Subject: Memories Of The "Friendly Skies"
I flew from LHR to JFK on that very 'bird' (GBOAD) in 1998... Cool

LUCKY MAN, INDEED! Very Happy

That had to be a VERY interesting experience, to be sure!

Care to recall the flight here? Wink

&q ...
  Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators.....
traildriver

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PostForum: Over The Road Carriers   Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:12 am   Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators.....
Trailways terminal was at Park Square...shared with Peter Pan, B&W, Almeida, and a few other small lines. Greyhound was at St. James Place, shared with Vermont Transit, Short Line (of RI, which ...
  Topic: Memories Of The "Friendly Skies"
traildriver

Replies: 577
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PostForum: General Transportation - All Other Modes   Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:05 am   Subject: Memories Of The "Friendly Skies"
I flew from LHR to JFK on that very 'bird' (GBOAD) in 1998... Cool
  Topic: What does the future hold for the PABT?
traildriver

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PostForum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:06 am   Subject: What does the future hold for the PABT?
.....what WILL indeed be QUITE interesting is when the present PABT is finally closed to all buses, and to see where the buses will be diverted to, and what the temporary facilities will be like.

T ...
  Topic: MaBSTOA Nostalgia ("Take 2")
traildriver

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PostForum: New York City Buses   Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:50 pm   Subject: MaBSTOA Nostalgia ("Take 2")
traildriver:

Could be, could be! Wink

To this very day, we still hear the time-honored phrase" BUILT LIKE A MACK TRUCK".

One could also accurately state: "BUILT LIKE A MACK ...
  Topic: What does the future hold for the PABT?
traildriver

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PostForum: New York City Buses   Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:44 pm   Subject: What does the future hold for the PABT?

I have my own memories . . . back in the day (1970's), across from the PABT on Ninth Avenue was an M.H. Lamston's 5 & 10 store that my mother and I frequently went to . . . sadly, the building o ...
  Topic: Port Authority Bus Terminal
traildriver

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PostForum: Hot Topics & Current Events   Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:38 pm   Subject: Port Authority Bus Terminal
Thanks for the info.
So much attention understandably has been given to Penn Station upgrades but PABT also needs a thorough upgrade.
Buses serve very important commuter and long distance riders, ...
  Topic: MaBSTOA Nostalgia ("Take 2")
traildriver

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Views: 531629

PostForum: New York City Buses   Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:38 am   Subject: MaBSTOA Nostalgia ("Take 2")
A MACK "Dangerfield"? Rolling Eyes

Not so unorthodox as it seems.......read on........

Recall we've discussed on how the Flex New Look (aka "Dangerfield") was almost a "new g ...
  Topic: What does the future hold for the PABT?
traildriver

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Views: 171620

PostForum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 4:48 pm   Subject: What does the future hold for the PABT?
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-mayor-adams-and-port-authority-announce-agreement-support-replacement-midtown
 
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