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 22697 matches BusTalk Forum Index Author Message   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 1 Views: 23 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 5:34 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... And, of course, happy fairgoers also rode the buses out to the '64/'65 Fair........ https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154960 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?153260 (courtesy: nycsub ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 1 Views: 23 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 5:22 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... Ahhh, how the future was presented us, sixty years ago; how well a much, much younger Your's Truly recalls the excitement and thrill of seeing ANR rising aboard shiny new IRT "Bluebirds" and ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 19 Views: 702 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 1:55 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! 95th Street/Fort Hamilton (BMT)............. https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?4813 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?1145 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?1146 https://www.nycsubwa ...   Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 136 Views: 2873 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 1:49 pm   Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses As the days dwindle down to a precious few......... https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?153797 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?153788 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?153792 (courte ...   Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 136 Views: 2873 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 1:44 pm   Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses The air conditioned fishbowl is a Flxible in the 4000 series, the last Flxibles painted green! https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?158291 Thanks for this info; MUCH appreciated! " ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 19 Views: 702 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:34 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! These historic (and magnificent!) "Eye-Are-Tee" signs reflect the long-ago era where "subway artwork" was indeed "ARTWORK" (not all of this "artsy-fartsy", ofte ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 19 Views: 702 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:31 am   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! "GRAND AVENUE"........... https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?97212 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?97221 (courtesy: nycsubway.org) ["EXIT TO STREET"]   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 19 Views: 702 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:18 am   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! Note the unusual (and stylish) "EUCLID" displayed on the columns of said station; this, indeed, would have seemed quite "modern", back in 1948. Could the new SAS stations have f ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 19 Views: 702 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:02 am   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! Regarding "Eye-En-Dee" tilework/station design, etc......... Recall, Euclid Avenue (1948) indeed was the hallmark of the IND, with its modern, sleek florescent lighting. The station wa ...   Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 136 Views: 2873 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 10:51 am   Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses Indeed, the (premature) "end of the line".......... https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?153835 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?153794 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?153 ...   Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 136 Views: 2873 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 10:43 am   Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses W.B.: Great post (and info) as always. Seeing buses that were only on the streets for a little more than a decade scrapped is beyond wasteful, especially when Your's Truly can clearly recall 25- ...   Topic: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 23 Views: 2859 Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:58 am   Subject: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros Interesting that 10 of the 12 lines of the Mexico City Metro utilize rubber-tired trainsets, as is also commonplace in Paris and in Montreal. Here is yet another metro/subway system with an interes ...   Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 136 Views: 2873 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:45 am   Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses Has anyone else noticed (regarding the former "bus repository" between the BMT ramps at Fresh Pond Road) that the buses, in every photo, are parked facing OUT from the narrowest part of the ...   Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 136 Views: 2873 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:30 am   Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway/old lighting/signs/buses These two dismal depressing photos depict prewar "Eye-En-Dee" cars being scrapped at 207th Street and CIY*.......... (note the straps and number plates left intact as the cars were ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 19 Views: 702 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:21 am   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! "8TH AVENUE" (BMT Canarsie line) (note new Vickers frieze in two photos)........... https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?1463 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?1464 (IND styling, f ...   Page 1 of 1514 Goto page 1, 2, 3 ... 1512, 1513, 1514  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