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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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"END OF THE LINE" (1975)
Note that the Fishbowl is in far worse shape than the two MACKS alongside; perhaps it had been in an accident, or, possibly being used as a parts donor for the other Fishbowls that were replacing the mACKS)
The last MACKS in Manhattan were about to fade into history.....
http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?11
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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This once magnificent AVENUE B & E. BROADWAY Mack certainly deserved better than this (just imagine this formidable beast from another era preserved and restored to its former glory, had it survived!)
http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?33
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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"GENERATION GAP" (Water & Pike, 1974)
This is a very moody and atmospheric "only in New York" image.....
http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?19
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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An interesting, if melancholy, yard scene from San Francisco (1974)
These MACKS look as though they have already been retired from service (note some have split rear windows, while others have a single curved rear window; I believe the latter were "New Look" MACKS).......
http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?3945
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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Quick question:
Were the suburban MACKS (C49's?) rostered by AVENUE B & EAST BROADWAY bought new, or were these second hand?
How many were there on the roster?
Thanks.....
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roymanning2000
Age: 75 Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 198
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:23 am Post subject: |
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I believe there were four Mack C-49DM suburbans on the Avenue B & East Broadway roster.
The first two were former Mack demonstrators that ran for a time on Public Service. I think the other two came from Schenectady Transportation Co. but I may be wrong. The bus shown gutted in an earlier post was one of the second two.
There weren't many of the C-49DM's. Greyhound bought 30 for its California operations and three for Richmond Greyhound Lines. After that, only a handful were built for other operators.
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:17 am Post subject: |
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roymanning2000 wrote: | I believe there were four Mack C-49DM suburbans on the Avenue B & East Broadway roster.
The first two were former Mack demonstrators that ran for a time on Public Service. I think the other two came from Schenectady Transportation Co. but I may be wrong. The bus shown gutted in an earlier post was one of the second two.
There weren't many of the C-49DM's. Greyhound bought 30 for its California operations and three for Richmond Greyhound Lines. After that, only a handful were built for other operators.
Roy |
Thank you......this was just the info I was looking for!
The only "suburban/single door" MACKS I knew growing up were those operated by ORANGE & BLACK.
PACIFIC GREYHOUND rostered 30 C49DM's; RICHMOND GREYHOUND operated 4.
One GREYHOUND C49DM has thankfully survived, and is part of the PACIFIC BUS MUSEUM fleet........
"NYO"
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Hart Bus
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 11:27 am Post subject: |
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Nice find. The only troubling thing is that the website hasn't been updated in quite some time |
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