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traildriver
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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That Texas company was totally unrelated to the New Jersey company.
I am surprised that the Trailways association permitted a new member (believe the NJ one), to use a similar name as an existing member??? |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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traildriver wrote: |
That Texas company was totally unrelated to the New Jersey company.
I am surprised that the Trailways association permitted a new member (believe the NJ one), to use a similar name as an existing member??? |
traildriver:
Your posting only further re-enforced the doubts I had myself, regarding "ARROW".
As I said previously, I can still remember a number of times, seeing "ARROW TRAILWAYS" Fishbowls some 40-odd years ago; that the one bus in the photo shows the bus signed for a DE CAMP route (#32) makes it even more of a mystery.............
"NYO" |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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................ARROW TRAILWAYS Fishbowl, way back in 1981, seen here at 47th St. & 7th Avenue.......
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?156759
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W.B. Fishbowl
Age: 57 Joined: 02 Oct 2014 Posts: 2379 Location: New York, New York, USA
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:55 am Post subject: |
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Even with those type buses, the divide among roll sign makers was evident.
#153651 shows a Trans-Lite roll sign on the front of that Fishbowl.
Both #153618 and #156760 are witness to Transign's handiwork on the top front. |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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W.B.:
Yet again, here is another example of what made the bus hobby so interesting, back in the day.
Speaking of roll signs, now that the faithful, long-lived R-32 "Brightliners" have been retired, this leaves the shiny R-68 "Hippos" as the only subway cars in service in "Noo Yawk" still using roll signs..... |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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Recall, also, the old, now-long gone SIRT roller sign boxes at the entrance to each platform at the St. George terminal.....
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?22045
(courtesy: nycsubway.org)
*Interestingly, though the R-44's on the SIRT were equipped with roller curtains, the old ME-1's were never so equipped.
In fact, when the "Tee-Yay" purchased a group of surplus SIRT cars in the early 50's (for BMT service) old metal destination plates, rescued from scrapped elevated cars, were installed) |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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Here's a train of refurbished SIRT ME-1 cars on the BMT's Culver Line; note the old metal sign plates that originally were used in wooden El cars.....
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?112795
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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Stillwell Avenue, 1970......
http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?151441
(courtesy: nycsubway.org)
This sign recalls the 1960's illuminated "WELCOME ABOARD" sign used at non-jetway TWA gates..... |
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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Seems to me that "CONEY ISLAND"* could have been centered here; wasted space, IMHO.....
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?45566
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*(As with bus roller signs, I much preferred all "caps")...... |
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W.B. Fishbowl
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 wrote: | Stillwell Avenue, 1970......
http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?151441
(courtesy: nycsubway.org)
This sign recalls the 1960's illuminated "WELCOME ABOARD" sign used at non-jetway TWA gates..... |
And as was noted in various subway books, Trans-Lite supplied the original roll signs for these babies. |
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