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NO WONDER this smiling little chap has indeed been grinning so broadly, as of late...... Wink

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Met

THE AMAZIN' NEW YORK METS SWEPT ATLANTA AGAIN!!!!! Very Happy

Meanwhile, "The Bombers" BOMBED again, losing their 5th STRAIGHT game in a row!! Confused

Really amazing how when one "No ...

"Da Bronx"*, back in the days of wooden El gate cars and TARS streetcars.......a far, far different place and time......

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?56971

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Pelham Parkway, 1985..........(oh, those poor SMEES) Crying or Very sad

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?127481

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["2 Flatbush Avenue"]

Back in 1974, we see MaBSTOA Fishbowl #4892 threading its way through the old columns that, until recently, had supported the 3rd Avenue El.

IMHO, the removal of the El certainly DID NOT improve th ...

W.B.:

Thanks for your input, as always.

Kind of sobering, that, back in the 70's, Brooklyn was certainly no "family-friendly Disneyland" by any means, and yet, looked at how many bus p ...

Some interesting info on this page......

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

["PORT-OF-AUTHORITY"]

(There is also a 1930's photo here of the old GREYHOUND term ...

"Dangerfields" up to Yankee Stadium (WAMATA loans)

I know that MaBSTOA "Dangerfields" once served routes that went to Yankee Stadium.

Were any of the "bailout" WAMA ...

The Amazin' NY Mets just swept Atlanta in a hot double-header!!!! Very Happy

(meanwhile, the "Bombers" have lost three games in a row....NOT fun for the Yankee faithful, for sure)

"B ...

No "Dangerfields" ever were rostered by the BTC (Baltimore); these buses were purchased after the MTA took the reins.

All were a/c-equipped from the get-go.......

https://www.nycsubway ...

In this chilly (and most refreshing!) wintertime scene from 1983, we see a JAMAICA "Dangerfield" New Look alongside an "Em-Tee-Yay" RTS.

A "Borough Bomber" (GRUMMAN) i ...

Tiny Tim:

Thanks for sharing this info.

Here's a photo of one of the company's Flex New Looks (aka "Dangerfields") after being repainted into the new scheme.......

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Unlike NYC's "Em-Tee-Yay", Baltimore's "Em-Tee-Yay" once rostered RTS buses which were equipped with roller curtains.

Much has been written of how the riding public in Baltimore ...

Nothing related to this has been mentioned on the recent PABT rebuilding reports on the news......

Whenever the new terminal opens, there will STILL be the major issue of the Lincoln Tunnel, strang ...

Here's ACADEMY #3275 (Flex Metro) at Hoboken Terminal in the 1990's, some time after the roller curtains were replaced with new electronic signs (as you can see, the sign is not all that clear)

The ...