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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2025 8:44 pm Post subject:

(SEE PREVIOUS POSTS)

Japanese tin litho "Hounds"..........

As I've already recounted elsewhere in the past, most were "SCENICRUISERS"; some of these were almost scale models, and quite authentic.

Others were fairly accurate replicas, while others were only loosely based on the prototype.

Size-wise, they ranged from three-inch long toys, to massive replicas close to 2" in length!

One HUGE "Hound" I have was obviously based on a 4104, lettered for "PENNSYLVANIA GREYHOUND".

Still others were, to say the least, QUITE imaginative (like something seen in a 1960 issue of "POPULAR SCIENCE"! Shocked

There were many variations based on the 4104; again, some were pretty accurate, others were more or less "free lance"; ditto the 4106.

One of the rarest tin itho hounds I have is one of the last Japanese tin friction "GREYHOUND" buses made; this rare toy is quite authentic, replicating the hulking "MC-6", in its original livery.

These are getting more and more rare, with each passing year; I sure value mine! Wink

"NYO"

['SUPERCRUISER"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2025 8:54 pm Post subject:

"HOUND CAMEO" (1972)

Man, you can almost FEEL the strong nostalgic aura in this timeless, long-ago scene, just outside the "Port-of-Authority"........... Wink

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154497

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

["GREYHOUND"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2025 1:56 pm Post subject:

Here's a few more nostalgic "cameos" from over 40 years ago.......... Wink

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154516

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?156503

)courtesy: nycsubway.org)

["NEW YORK"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:17 am Post subject:

Back in the early 1980s, when I often knew this area on a twice-daily basis, I never thought that, one day, forty-odd years later, that I would look back with fond nostalgia.

And check out that outbound "7" up above on the helix, just out of the "Port".............. Wink

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?155950

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

["NJDOT"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2025 2:46 pm Post subject:

And here's another timeless "Hound" cameo from 1981 (taken at the Lincoln Tunnel helix)............ Wink

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154715

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

Not only does this photo contain many elements of nostalgia, it also serves to remind us of the days when "DE CAMP" still operated extensive commuter services...........

["99 NEW YORK"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2025 12:59 am Post subject:

More "Hound cameo" action at the Lincoln Tunnel helix (1981); look on the far right..... Wink

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?155357

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

["SPECIAL"]

Cyberider · Joined: 27 Apr 2007 Posts: 972 Location: Tempe, AZ

That area certainly was "Bus Haven."

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2025 4:35 pm Post subject:

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 12:37 am Post subject:

Also of interest (a number of if interesting photos on these pages; also, detailed articles)....... Wink

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoltBus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown_bus_lines

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fung_Wah_Bus_Transportation

["98"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 10:47 pm Post subject:

Regarding the MCI in suburban operations........

I wonder just how many of today's bus enthusiasts see the "MCI" in the same light as the Old Looks and Fishbowls that also once ran so reliably in commuter service, for so many years.

Think about it.......

For decades, GM-built buses were the integral backbone of the now-defunct New Jersey suburban operator's fleets; today, the big "MCI" coaches (which I've dubbed "Jersey Hounds"!) have taken their place, and, like their GM ancestors, themselves are now the backbone of the NJT commuter fleet.

As was the case with the old companies of years ago, one modern bus make indeed has become "The Kings Of The Road", just as the GM buses of several decades ago......clearly, MCI knows its stuff! Wink

"NYO"

["166 NEW YORK"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 12:26 am Post subject:

Speaking of MCIs.........

Go to youtube, fellows, and do a search for "NJT MCID4500CT 21253" and see a TRULY MAGNIFICENT SIGHT,,,,,,,,an MCO "wrapped" for PSNJ.....the distinctive PSNJ dash wings are truly a work of art!!!!! Very Happy

(there are also a number of great online photos as well!)

Sure would not mind seeing MCIs "wrapped" for ORANGE & BLACK, MANHATTAN LINES, and RED & TAN!!!! Wink

GREAT JOB, NJT! Very Happy

"NYO"

["161 NEW YORK VIA UNION CITY"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2025 11:32 am Post subject:

traildriver:

Here's to you, my friend........... Wink

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

["SK-210"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 12:58 am Post subject:

traildriver:

Here's another one for you; talk about a "Gathering Of The Classics!" (no wonder the driver seems to be a very happy mood......look at what he's driving!) Wink

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/531213718529795836/

["NEW YORK"]

traildriver · Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 2628 Location: South Florida

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:38 am Post subject:

traildriver:

Cannot believe it is now roughly FORTY YEARS since I last rode (or observed!) a 4106! Shocked

Last I rode was an ex-"INTERCITY" coach, running on NJT's (ex-"ORANGE & BLACK") rush-hour "RIVER ROAD EXPRESS".

Nowadays, I might be a gray-haired fellow now nearing 70, but at least I got GREAT memories of CLASSIC buses!! Wink

ALWAYS had a special place in my heart for the 4104 and 4106! Very Happy

"NYO"

["NEW YORK"]