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  Topic: .....and leave the driving to us......
traildriver

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PostForum: 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........... Wink

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/849702654719546705/



Smile
  Topic: DeCamp Bus Lines to end commuter service to NYC
traildriver

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PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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

Replies: 51
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PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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

Replies: 51
Views: 6129

PostForum: 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........... Wink

"NYO"



From this, it appe ...
  Topic: .....and leave the driving to us......
traildriver

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PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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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Views: 6129

PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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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PostForum: Over The Road Carriers   Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 11:42 pm   Subject: Let's not forget Academy.....
traildriver:

Quick questions:

1:

In your years with "ACADEMY", how many paint schemes have you seen come and go?

2:

Besides the 4106(!!) what bus have you driven that you rank ...
  Topic: .....and leave the driving to us......
traildriver

Replies: 1186
Views: 899301

PostForum: 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

Replies: 51
Views: 6129

PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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"



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