BusTalk A Community Discussing Buses and Bus Operations Worldwide!    BusTalk Main FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups BusTalk Galleries   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Search found 22725 matches BusTalk Forum Index Author Message   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 22 Views: 248 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:29 am   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... The "Eye-En-Dee" was the only one of the New York subway systems to build an entirely new line to serve the 1939/1940............... https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/IND_1939_Worlds_Fair_Li ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 22 Views: 248 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:19 am   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... 1939/1940 FairWe know, of course, that the "Bee-Em-Tee" rebuilt a number of old elevated gate cars into more modern units classified as the "Q"-types, and were painted in the Fair' ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 22 Views: 248 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:13 am   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... WF interior paint.......... I have also seen a few pictures showing "R-14"/"Arnine" interiors repainted in in blue/orange for the '64 Fair. I wonder now how many cars receive ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 22 Views: 248 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:06 am   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B.: Thanks for the "heads up"! If Your's Truly is correct, there were (oddly enough) no "State" cars for either "Noo Yawk" or "Noo Joisey"? :rol ...   Topic: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 28 Views: 3110 Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes   Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:21 am   Subject: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros "Subways" do not usually come to mind when one mentions Sicily, but there is one small system in Cantania; interestingly, it is not only the only metro on the island, it is also the southern ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 22 Views: 248 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:10 am   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... Here we have #9440 ("STATE OF RHODE ISLAND") at the Corona Yard, in 1964............... https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?19894 (courtesy: nycsubway.org) ["COME TO THE FAIR B ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 28 Views: 894 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:02 am   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! This photo shows the Rockaway Park (IND) station house in 2009; look closely, and you can tell where the old electric "SUBWAY" sign had been mounted............ https://www.nycsubway.org/ ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 28 Views: 894 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:41 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! Here is a photo of the IND Rockaway Park station house when the old 1950s- era electric "SUBWAY" sign was still intact, before it was foolishly removed (no regard for local history)....... ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 22 Views: 248 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:18 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... (SEE PREVIOUS POSTS) An interesting (and colorful!) view at Corona Yard, 1964 (an unidentified "State" car can be glimpsed on the far left; and check out that awesome assortment of vintag ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 22 Views: 248 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:10 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... Here's the "STATE OF MISSOURI" car (#9744) at Corona Yard, circa-1964............ https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?77640 (courtesy" nycsubway.org) ["7 TIMES SQUARE" ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 22 Views: 248 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 7:59 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... Hunting through the gigantic photo collection of nycsubway.org can be tedious. For example, I am interested in the "State" cars that served the 1964 World's Fair. Here is the Rhode Island ca ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 22 Views: 248 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 7:48 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B.: As always, appreciate the additional information. Speaking of cloth/mylar roller curtains, which buses were the first to make the transition from cloth curtains to mylar? Did mylar come ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 28 Views: 894 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:32 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! Recalling vintage electric subway station signs*......... https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?38526 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?39096 (courtesy: nycsubway.org) *There used to be a ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 28 Views: 894 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:42 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! Thankfully, one magnificent reproduction of an IRT kiosk stands at Astor Place, recalling what was once oh-so-commonplace in the city. (two photos also feature an RTS in the background)............ ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 28 Views: 894 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:35 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! The most iconic "underground" stations of all were, of course, the once-familiar IRT kiosks, the last of which disappeared (thanks to "progress"!) in the late 1960s. https://www ...   Page 1 of 1515 Goto page 1, 2, 3 ... 1513, 1514, 1515  Next All times are GMT - 5 Hours Jump to: Select a forum PLEASE READ FIRST!----------------Announcements & InformationMember Introductions and AnnouncementsMember Feedback & Help Featured Forums----------------Hot Topics & Current EventsGeneral Bus Forum - All Bus TopicsGeneral Transportation - All Other ModesHobbyist Trips, Events, Outings, & MeetingsSurface Transit Resources on the Web New York Transit Forums----------------New York City BusesNew York City Bus RostersLong Island & Westchester BusesUpstate New York Surface TransitMTA News, Current Events & HappeningsToday in New York City Transit History Surface Transportation Worldwide----------------Transit Bus ManufacturersSurface Transit - Eastern United StatesSurface Transit - Western United StatesSurface Transit - CanadaSurface Transit - Everywhere ElseOver The Road Carriers Transit Employees & Employment----------------Transit Employee Discussion, Information, & IssuesBus Transportation Planning The Transit Hobbyist, Historian, Enthusiast----------------Photographs, Bus Logs and Route Suggestion IdeasBuses in Pop CultureExchange Place & Collector's CornerBus Preservation, Conversion, & SalesThe Bus Modeler  Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group