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Topic: MaBSTOA Nostalgia ("Take 2") |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 5:59 pm Subject: MaBSTOA Nostalgia ("Take 2") |
I recall reading when NJT took delivery of their first artics (VOLVO) back the 80's, that schedules wer being adjusted on the routes where the new articulateds were being placed in service.
(This, ... |
Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 1:11 am Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
See also.....
https://pics.imcdb.org/0ge14/143380-LoveField22.jpg
["SCENICRUISER"] |
Topic: MaBSTOA Nostalgia ("Take 2") |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 7:21 pm Subject: MaBSTOA Nostalgia ("Take 2") |
Regarding the the long-ago days when FACCo was beginning to phase out its famed double-decker fleet, I am wondering how headways/scheduling were adjusted, as now single-deck buses would soon be 100% o ... |
Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 2:23 am Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
There are several GREYHOUND-related photos on this page for "LOVE FIELD"......
www.classic--movies.blogspot.com/2011/10/love-field.html
["GO GREYHOUND-AND LEAVE THE DRIVING TO US& ... |
Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 12:48 pm Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
A GREYHOUND 4103 was also briefly seen in the station sequences in "LOVE FIELD"......
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_208277-GMC-PD-4103.html
["GO GREYHOUND"] |
Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 12:42 pm Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
Here's a "SCENICRUISER" scene from "LOVE FIELD"; note, also, the historic GREYHOUND depot, then (in 1963) still so commonplace.....
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_208276-GMC-PD-4 ... |
Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 12:37 pm Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
NYO—
Sorry, I don’t recognise either of those. If you are a “pro” paid member of the IMDB site, I believe you can access more details on a film’s production and scene’s that may reveal more clues. ... |
Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 12:33 pm Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
traildriver:
I thought as much; however, you and I both know that, in so many instances, then and now, a bus used in a film will often be representing a fictitious company.
Still, that destinati ... |
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 10:28 am Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
[quote="NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629"]Here's a "Buffalo" from "The Truman Show".
Is it me, or does the destination sign look "fake"?
Note "BUS" ... |
Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 10:24 am Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
traildriver:
You are welcome, as always!
Any clues as to who supplied the "Buffalo" driven by OJ in the film? ("generic" studio bus, perhaps? Second-hand vehicle?)
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Topic: MaBSTOA Nostalgia ("Take 2") |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 2:34 am Subject: MaBSTOA Nostalgia ("Take 2") |
Recalling the days when LIBERTY LINES was still with us, and, also, operating "Bison".......
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/432908582935722511/
["LIBERTY LINES"] |
Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 12:26 am Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
Here's a "Buffalo" from "The Truman Show".
Is it me, or does the destination sign look "fake"?
Note "BUS" on the building glimpsed in the backgrou ... |
Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 12:56 pm Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
traildriver:
Thanks for bringing this doozy to my attention; I cannot recall hearing of this obscure film, even when it was just out!!!
OJ as a BUS DRIVER? :shoc ... |
Topic: MaBSTOA Nostalgia ("Take 2") |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 12:18 am Subject: MaBSTOA Nostalgia ("Take 2") |
For those who thought that the "GARWOOD" was a, shall we say, VERY unorthodox-looking bus, then take a gander at the highly-unorthodox "PEACEMAKER", perhaps one of the most BIZARRE ... |
Topic: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
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Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 12:08 am Subject: Recalling the long-defunct intercity operators..... |
In this scene from "STRAIGHT TIME" (1978) we see two "AMERICAN PACIFIC" (w/AMTRAK markings) "Bison".......
https://www.imcdb.org/v218433.html
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