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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 ...

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 ...

As well, whilst the WF R36's and single-unit R33's spelt "the future" in their appearance, in roll signs they were very much a throwback: the last subway cars to bear cloth roll signs, made ...

Also in 1964.............

Recall that the first of the "Dangerfields" ("Tee-Yay") arrived that year (#s 5001-#5165)

Also in 1964, the TDH-5301 "Jetson" Fishbowls (w ...

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 ...

Twenty-four years separate these IRT signs at 23rd Street and Main Street (Flushing)............

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Further comparison of station tablet tiles ("BROAD STREET"
That "Bee-Em-Tee" Broad Street was a re-tiling (notice the ITC Bookman font used for the station name). When first ope ...

In 1970, the last ex-SURFACE TDH-5106s were retired; for some time, they were stored in the yard at the Colesium depot.

One of these distinctive buses (with the protruding front sign box) can be se ...

Interesting, also, to compare the original, 1900s-era mosaics in the IRT stations with the more modern, more "streamlined" tiled signs typical of the IND, by the 1930s.

Many BMT signs wer ...

W.B.:

Thanks for the info..

By 1973, were any of the ex-FACL "Jetson"* Fishbowls still running to for "Em-Tee-Yay", or had they already been retired?

What about the ex-SUR ...

In this interesting 1974 photo, we see ex-NYCTA "Jetson" #2*, now playing in a new role (Parks Department?)...........

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Same location in 1974; note that the area between the BMT ramps is now jammed full of trashed Fishbowls, silently awaiting their last runs.......to the scrapper...........

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W.B.:

You mentioned "farebox codes"; it would be interesting to see a list of farebox codes (regarding the different depots) from, say, the 1950s through to the present day.

Think of t ...

Excerpts from my copy of "THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY OPERATING BUDGET PROPOSAL: 1988-1991".......

"BUS DEPOT PLAN"

".......a key to providing more efficient bus ...

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In this undated photo, we see "Borough Bomber" #647 basking in the glare of florescent lighting at an unidentified garage..........

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