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[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

W.B.:

Which, back in 1933, would have been TARS and NY Railways......

"NYO"

["NEW YORK RAILWAYS"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Interesting......

When "NYO" buses replaced the last NY Railways streetcars, they obviously followed "Fak-ko's" example by purchasing new YELLOWS.

It is also interesting to note, that, when 'NYO began operations, it started with seven different loots of 718s.

Then, in 1940, when the company purchased the Triangle Bus Company, the purchase included 9 MACK "CWs" and 11 used INDIANA coaches; interestingly, "NYO" never operated any of these second-hand buses, continuing to operate only the YELLOW 718s.

Interesting, also, that "NYO" then dominated Manhattan bus routes, with the prestigious "Fak-ko" in second place........

"NYO"

Source: "NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT BUSES" (Martin)

[W.B. Fishbowl]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

W.B.:

Good additional historical info!

"Pee-Es-En-Jay" was another die-hard YELLOW customer; back in the 30s and into the 40s, the fleet was totally YELLOW, save for one "oddball" MACK (an "ASV")

The steadfast loyalty that the company showed YELLOW was later transferred to "Gee-Em" by late in the War; hundreds of new "Gee-Em"-built buses were added to the massive PS fleet through the 50s and 60s, and into the TNJ era.

The "Gee-Em" dominance came to an end in the later 1970s, when nearly 900 new NJDOT "Dangerfields" began arriving.........

'NYO"

["PUBLIC SERVICE COORDINATED TRANSPORT"]

[W.B. Fishbowl]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

W.B.:

Yeah, talk about a "smooth transition", for "soitan"

DE CAMP was also a company that purchased a lare number of YELLOWS, especially through the 1930s; however, they also purchased a number of (front-engine) WHITES.............

"NYO"

["NEW YORK"]