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Topic: .....and leave the driving to us...... |
traildriver
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 7:10 am Subject: .....and leave the driving to us...... |
traildriver:
Here's to you, my friend...........
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/849702654719546705/
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Topic: DeCamp Bus Lines to end commuter service to NYC |
traildriver
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Forum: Surface Transit - Eastern United States Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2025 1:11 pm Subject: DeCamp Bus Lines to end commuter service to NYC |
Sorry to see....
https://www.busandmotorcoachnews.com/the-final-stop-njs-oldest-bus-company-closes-after-155-years/ |
Topic: Let's not forget Academy..... |
traildriver
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 11:20 pm Subject: Let's not forget Academy..... |
Well, yeah...that's obviously an Academy Bus from that link to Academy itself, but I meant a link to the news story you referenced... |
Topic: Let's not forget Academy..... |
traildriver
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 5:56 am Subject: Let's not forget Academy..... |
If you have a link, I'd take a look... |
Topic: Let's not forget Academy..... |
traildriver
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2025 6:00 am Subject: Let's not forget Academy..... |
traildriver:
You would be the man to ask here............
What was the reason that "ACADEMY" divested itself of the "22" and "BOULEVARD EAST" routes?
Both lines ... |
Topic: .....and leave the driving to us...... |
traildriver
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2025 6:49 pm Subject: .....and leave the driving to us...... |
Speaking of "PICKWICK" (note several photos)............
https://www.roadarch.com/bus/mo.html
What was, now is...
https://www.pickwickplaza.com/
At least it wasn't torn down. ... |
Topic: Let's not forget Academy..... |
traildriver
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:15 am Subject: Let's not forget Academy..... |
Just curious............
When did "ACADEMY" purchase its first "MCI" coaches?
What models were they?
Thanks...........
"NYO"
From this, it appe ... |
Topic: .....and leave the driving to us...... |
traildriver
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 8:33 am Subject: .....and leave the driving to us...... |
Greyhound Lines ran "VIP Executive Limited's" or "XL Limited's", between some other places. They used former SGL Scenicruiser's, that featured those Motorola individual radio rece ... |
Topic: .....and leave the driving to us...... |
traildriver
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 4:57 pm Subject: .....and leave the driving to us...... |
Further:
In the same book, there is also a photo of a "MC-6", also assigned to "V.I.P. EXECUTIVE SERVICE"; this particular VIP run was between Calgary and Alberta............... ... |
Topic: Let's not forget Academy..... |
traildriver
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 6:00 am Subject: Let's not forget Academy..... |
The PD-4901 suffered the same problem as the PD-4501...the twin engine design with the two fluid-coupled Detroit 4-71's, and their mechanical problems. This started the eventual split between GM and ... |
Topic: .....and leave the driving to us...... |
traildriver
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 11:53 pm Subject: .....and leave the driving to us...... |
IIRC, the name "Courier" continued on even into MC-5 construction for coaches delivered to Canadian customer's, even Greyhound Lines of Canada, while those MC-5's and MC-5A's delivered to Am ... |
Topic: Let's not forget Academy..... |
traildriver
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 11:42 pm Subject: Let's not forget Academy..... |
traildriver:
Quick questions:
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In your years with "ACADEMY", how many paint schemes have you seen come and go?
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Besides the 4106(!!) what bus have you driven that you rank ... |
Topic: .....and leave the driving to us...... |
traildriver
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:52 pm Subject: .....and leave the driving to us...... |
GREYHOUND's MCI era........earlier than most thought..............
Interesting that the VERY first MCI coaches purchased by GREYHOUND were way back in 1953.
Five sleek, silversided MCI "COU ... |
Topic: Let's not forget Academy..... |
traildriver
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:42 pm Subject: Let's not forget Academy..... |
traildriver:
A bit off-topic, but were you at all familiar with this old (New Jersey) charter outfit, back in the day?
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?157451
courtesy: nycsubway.org)
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Topic: Talk about UNORTHODOX "buses" |
traildriver
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Forum: General Bus Forum - All Bus Topics Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 6:08 am Subject: Talk about UNORTHODOX "buses" |
Following are more obscure bus (and bus body) builders........
HAYES (HAYES-ANDERSON)
FITZJOHN
PONY CRUISER
GAR WOOD
REO
BROWN INDUSTRIES
ECKLAND
"NYO"
This on ... |
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