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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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 Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2026 11:58 am Post subject: |
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| Cyberider wrote: | | Retired PE and LARy cars were used as homes as late as just after WWII. |
Cyberider:
Even the children;'s books of that long-ago era focused on the massive conversions of streetsar lines to buses; in two late 1940s children's books, both "PUDDLEJUMPER" and "SPARKY" dealt with the trend to convert retired streetcars into diners/burger stands.
"PUDDLEJUMPER" did not mind becoming a diner ("THE TROLLEY CAR INN"), as his old motorman was now his owner, manager (and head chef!), and had him all spiffed up in bright new paint, and he was full of happy people all day and night!
He was SO HAPPY to NOT be turned into SCRAP!
"NYO"
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2026 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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TARS cars in Philadelphia.......
Interesting to note that a group of TARS cars went to Philadelphia during WW1, to help handle the tremendous traffic generated by the Hog Island shipyards.
The cars were never repainted, and carried their original TARS paint until they were retired...........
"NYO"
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Cyberider
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| Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2026 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Those TARS cars sure got around. |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2026 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Cyberider wrote: | | Those TARS cars sure got around. |
Cyberider:
Agreed!
They also later ran in Queens, Wilkes-Barre, and San Diego.
Those old veterans MORE than "earned their keep", for certain, for all of those years! 
"NYO"
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2026 10:25 am Post subject: |
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On this day in 1964........
The two refurbushed former North Shore "ELECTROLINERS" entered service on Red Arrow's (ex-P&W) Norristown line, between 69th Street and Norristown.
The trains were re-christened the "VALLEY FORGE" and the "INDEPENDENCE HALL" ("Liberty Liners")
These sleek, high-speed trains, however, were not well-suited for the "stop-and-go" format of the Norristown line, and were never able to re-capture the glories of their high-speed days on the now-dismantled North Shore.
Thankfully. both of these historic electric trains today reside in museums, beautifully restored.........
"NUO"
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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On this day in 1962...........
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?21228
(courtesy: nycsubway.org)
The last remaining streetcars lines in Washington DC were converted to buses.
By this late date, only the all-conduit lines were in operation............
"NYO"
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