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 2570 matches BusTalk Forum Index Author Message   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 368 Views: 16522 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 30, 2024 1:06 am   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... And here's what I mean by some individual characters from the 'BROADWAY / EAST NY' era in "da Bronx": https://subwaynut.com/ind/182183d/182183d6.jpg ('RD' as well as the 'S') https://w ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 368 Views: 16522 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 30, 2024 12:51 am   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?39096 (this station's original Art-Deco entrance marquee easily could have graced the "Eye-En-Dee's" World's Fair station, back in 1939!) (courtesy: n ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 368 Views: 16522 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 30, 2024 12:49 am   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... (SEE PREVIOUS POSTS/LINKS) Of particular interest here (at Elmurst Avenue) are the several glaring "boo-boo" tile signs (was no one paying attention?) Note, also, the upside-do ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 368 Views: 16522 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Wed May 29, 2024 3:45 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... I noticed a slight difference in the way the tablets for the Clinton-Washington Avenue stations of the Crosstown and Fulton Street lines were laid out: https://subwaynut.com/ind/clinton_washingtong ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 368 Views: 16522 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Wed May 29, 2024 12:47 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... The last underground ("subway") stop before northbound West Side trains begin the climb to the span over 125th Street is 116th Street. Note also, the magnificent, intricate mosaics, so co ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 368 Views: 16522 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Wed May 29, 2024 9:33 am   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B.: You mentioned the "quasi-elevated" structure at the "Eye-En-Dee's" 174th-175th Street station............... https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?85901 https://www.ny ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 368 Views: 16522 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Wed May 29, 2024 1:45 am   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... Mention must be made of the "En-En-Dee's" 167th Street station, where, until 1948, direct underground transfers could be made to TARS streetcars. Interesting photos on this page.......... ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 368 Views: 16522 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue May 28, 2024 5:17 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B.: Thanks for posting links to those classic "Eye-En-Dee" mosaic photos (LOVED the one where the "Aitch & Em" was highlighted!); here are a few more classic examples, inc ...   Topic: MaBSTOA T6H-5309A (and El replacement buses) W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 1048 Views: 474392 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue May 28, 2024 3:00 pm   Subject: MaBSTOA T6H-5309A (and El replacement buses) W.B.: Interesting information, regarding those "Shermans". Regarding the "Toid-Aven-uh" El, I think it cannot be said that the El brought blight and crime to that area of &qu ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 368 Views: 16522 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue May 28, 2024 2:53 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... Now, here's a rare photo; one does not normally associate Fishbowl suburbans running for the "Em-Tee-Yay". This ex-"Em-Es-Bee-Yay" Fishbowl was snapped back in 1976......... ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 368 Views: 16522 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue May 28, 2024 2:50 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... Difficult to find any "pronounced nostalgia" at 179th Street today, unless you know where to look, or choose to remember long-ago days........... https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?5227 ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 368 Views: 16522 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue May 28, 2024 6:57 am   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B.: Appreciate, as always, your detailed feedback. What really caught my eye in that photo was that the two "Em-Tee-Yay" decals were affixed to the dash ad poster, instead of the das ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 368 Views: 16522 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Tue May 28, 2024 2:08 am   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... Here's an interesting picture from 1976 (taken at Hempstead) I just came across...... https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?156537 (courtesy: nycsubway.org) Note that two "MTA" decals ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 368 Views: 16522 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon May 27, 2024 4:35 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... "THOROUGHBREDS OF STEEL" Was, perhaps, "Harry The Horse" an entry at The Big "A" when these long-ago photos were taken? https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show? ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B. Fishbowl Replies: 368 Views: 16522 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon May 27, 2024 4:55 am   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... In grade school, we had several class trips up to the Zoo; I recall the buses either being RED & TAN or DE CAMP (usually "Shermans") As red was always my favorite color, I always hope ...   Page 1 of 172 Goto page 1, 2, 3 ... 170, 171, 172  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