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 22718 matches BusTalk Forum Index Author Message   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 16 Views: 194 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:25 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... Here's #9440 ("STATE OF RHODE ISLAND") at Corona yard, 1964........... https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?19894 (courtesy: nycsubway.org) ["COME TO THE FAIR BY SUBWAY!"]   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 16 Views: 194 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: 16 Views: 194 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: 16 Views: 194 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: 16 Views: 194 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: 25 Views: 814 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: 25 Views: 814 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: 25 Views: 814 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 ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 25 Views: 814 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 4:50 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! traildriver: I WELL recall that classic sign, on my last visit to Chicago in 1986; it was a CLASSIC even then! I am now recalling the (much smaller) electric sign at the St. George termi ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 16 Views: 194 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 10:14 am   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... Red "R-29s" also served the Fair............. https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?127689 (courtesy: nycsubway.org) ["COME TO FAIR BY SUBWAY"]   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 16 Views: 194 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 10:06 am   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... This (undated) photo, snapped at the World's Fair/Willets Point station (mid-1960s?) depicts a tantalizing variety of buses, the likes of which we will never see again. PSNJ Fishbowls dominate; not ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 25 Views: 814 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:59 am   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! Note these unusual vintage "streamlined" electric station signs at the "FAIRMOUNT" station on Philadelphia's BSS; I can easily picture such "moderne" signs at "Eye-E ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 16 Views: 194 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:32 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... And the ol' LIRR indeed made dang sure that their legions of "Dashing Dans" knew that they could arrive swiftly at the '64/'65 Fair, with no traffic or parking hassles to contend with....... ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 16 Views: 194 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:11 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... Here is another timeless photo from 1964, also featuring a formidable "Patton"........... https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?153632 (courtesy: nycsubway.org) ["HICKSVILLE" ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 16 Views: 194 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:05 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... "SEE YOU AT THE FAIR"*............... https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?155951 (courtesy: nycsubway.org) *Some of these New Look "Pattons" were later sold to "BLUE ...   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