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Topic: Electrico Carro Fiesta! |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: Surface Transit - Everywhere Else Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2026 7:45 pm Subject: Electrico Carro Fiesta! |
Excellent collection of St. Louis streetcar photos (PCCs and older cars).............
https://newdavesrailpix.com/stl/stl.htm |
Topic: Electrico Carro Fiesta! |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: Surface Transit - Everywhere Else Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2026 7:38 pm Subject: Electrico Carro Fiesta! |
St. Louis was yet another city that operated PCCs into the1960s.
PCCs were indeed classic in EVERY sense of the word.....
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?52853
https://www.nycsubw ... |
Topic: Club Transport, Surface Transit, TARS, etc....... |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2026 7:27 pm Subject: Club Transport, Surface Transit, TARS, etc....... |
Ain't it odd..............
In the bus photo collection at nycsubway.org, there are NO photos of "Tee-Yay" MACKS in thier last years of "soivice"?
You MIGHT think there would ... |
Topic: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2026 7:11 pm Subject: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
UPDATE: The "Boulevardiers" lost AGAIN! "AYF's" are once more "boxed in," unable once again to lord it over long-suffering Mets' fans.
W.B.:
ALWAYS does my heart ... |
Topic: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2026 3:05 pm Subject: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
"Seesaw Syndrome"...............
Sad to say, the "Phil-eeze" are getting revenge on the Mets this afternoon, after they were defeated yesterday............
"NYO" ... |
Topic: Club Transport, Surface Transit, TARS, etc....... |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2026 1:43 pm Subject: Club Transport, Surface Transit, TARS, etc....... |
The last "hurrah", "Joiseyy"-style.............
By late 166/1967, the "old order" began to change, bus-wise, in my area of Hudson County.
The square window Old Look ... |
Topic: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2026 1:33 pm Subject: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
Also........
1010 WINS earlier ran a couple of "farewell" reports on Howie Rose, playing clips of some of his greatest calls through the years (he indeed had the {PASSION!)
Howie said ... |
Topic: The Aldene Plan/CNJ/Waterfront Rails |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2026 11:10 pm Subject: The Aldene Plan/CNJ/Waterfront Rails |
1965...............
That year, theCNJ lost all mail service; all RPOs were retired, as were mail storage cars.
The combines continued to be used in regular service (carrung express packages and ... |
Topic: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2026 10:46 pm Subject: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
BREAKING baseball "nooze"..............
Aftera VERY lengthy tie, the Diamondbcks BEAT those pompous, arrogant "Boulevardiers"!
Tonight, the Mets were the WINNING "N ... |
Topic: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2026 9:06 pm Subject: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
(SEE PREVIOUS POST)
Further.................
Recall, in later years, the "Toid Aven-uh" El up in "da Bronx" was designated "8".............
"NYO"
[& ... |
Topic: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2026 9:00 pm Subject: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
More on "numbers".......
Unlike the "Bee-Em-Tee", the "Eye-Are-Tee's" numbers (am referring hee to route numbers printed on roller cirtains) onlu went as high as " ... |
Topic: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2026 6:38 pm Subject: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
UPDATE:
The Amazins just CRUSHED the "Phil-eeze"!!!
TWO WINS IN A ROW!!!!!!!!
Again, VERY happy Mets fans going home o ... |
Topic: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2026 6:16 pm Subject: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
"Noo Yawk" baseball "nooze" for Saturday (early edition)..........
Right now, the Mets have a decent lead over the "Phil-eeze".....keep yer fingers crossed, fellows... ... |
Topic: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2026 6:11 pm Subject: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
On a transit related note...........
Heard on the news earlier that today the Mets officially retired Number "15".
Recall, FACCo's Route #15 to Queens, and the the BMT's "#15 JAMA ... |
Topic: Club Transport, Surface Transit, TARS, etc....... |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2026 3:38 pm Subject: Club Transport, Surface Transit, TARS, etc....... |
W.B.:
A circa-1963 postcard I have of the St. Geirge terminal shows close to rwo dozen buses, ALL either "Krmdens" or"Pattons"".
As I've reclled in the past, in the earl ... |
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