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As a Trailways "starter", one of my jobs was to change the gate signs for each departure.
There was a time display that you could turn to the next departure time, and the sign had slats t ...

The speakers in the photo made me think back to when all the long distance departures were announced in the PABT. Remember that?
They were announced on a recording that played automatically when it ...

traildriver:

Went back to the original photo source; caption only states that the photo was taken at "the Greyhound bus terminal in New York".

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"DAYS GONE BY" (you can almost FEEL that tangible "sense of drama", with this crowd of well-dressed folks, awaiting departure time!)..... Wink

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Loading those late evening multi-section trips, was always a trying experience. The crowd included a few inebriated passenger's, some of who became belligerent, and needed to be removed by Port Polic ...

The way we used to operate back then, would be inconceivable to today's carrier's. We used to roll out a second (or more) section of an overloaded trip, even for just a single passenger!
Nowaday's, ...

traildriver

Inspect the photo of the roller curtain (at the top of the page) VERY carefully; I think you'll find this interesting......... Wink

"NYO"

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Perhaps this is a better example of a "luxurious" Fishbowl....... Wink

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/531213718551112088/

True, this... Smile

traildriver:

Just thought you might like to see this nostalgic photo from the 60s; indeed, it dates to a time when NEW buses LOOKED liked BUSES, and the drivers were nattily attired, obviously quit ...

traildriver:

Was flipping through some of my interurban books and came across the following interesting tidbit.........

".......at the Michigan City depot, rail passengers transferred to su ...

Came across this interesting 1950 photo from Chicago; note the Old Looks, the "L" terminal, and, on the far left, a "storefront" GREYHOUND depot..........

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traildriver:

Thanks, as always, for the info....always appreciated! Wink

That sign painted on the rear wall of the South Shore's old Michigan City station, (in the aforementioned 1973 photo) ...

traildriver:

Appreciate the info and link! Wink

I am now reminded of a 1973 photo from "INTERURBAN TRAINS TO CHICAGO" (John Kelly) that depicts the rear of the old South Shore depot ...

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

traildriver:

THANK YOU for this great info; tells me just what I wanted to know! Wink

In the excellent "IMAGES OF RAIL" book, "THE NORTH SHORE LINE" (Sadowski) there is a ...