BusTalk

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2022 10:09 pm Post subject:

W.B.:

Check these out (Myrtle Avenue photos, early 70's)............

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154423 *("Dangerfield")

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154819 *(Old Look)

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?153201 *(Fishbowl)

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154823 *(Old Look)

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

["54 TO JAY ST"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2022 1:41 am Post subject:

......it would also be interesting to find out when the first "Dangerfields" ran on Myrtle Avenue, and, also, when the last ones were replaced......

"NYO"

["Em-Tee-Yay"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2022 2:33 am Post subject:

....also, I'm interested of what garage the Myrtle Avenue buses were then based (I know Old Looks could still be seen on Myrtle Avenue in 1971).......

"NYO"

W.B. Fishbowl · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2022 8:46 am Post subject:

B54 was based out of Fresh Pond depot which, as of 1972, had 53 of the 1969-70 111CC-D5-1 "Dangerfields" (4100-4152, probably going back to 1970), extended by 1974 to 58 (up to 4157) and by then augmented by 20 of the newer order of 53102-6-1 (7135-7154). All other buses mentioned in the 1969, 1972, 1973 and 1974 rosters were Fishbowls, apparently the Old Looks that ran on the line were considered spares as none of them were mentioned.

Other routes assigned out of Fresh Pond in that time period were: B13, B20, B24, B38, B52, B53, B55, B57 and B58.

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2022 11:32 am Post subject:

W.B.:

As always, i greatly appreciate your historical input.

Fresh Pond was once a busy BMT/B&QT hub, with many yard tracks.

Streetcars were based there until about 1950 or so, and many different types of BMT equipment (subway and elevated) could be found there, back in the day.

I know the "EM-Tee-Yay" still stores trains there, but the equipment variety of years past is now, sadly, long-gone.

It's all NTT now.

Getting back to the buses, did any MACKS ever operate on Myrtle Avenue?

"NYO"

W.B. Fishbowl · Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2022 4:56 am Post subject:

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2022 11:17 am Post subject:

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 12:23 pm Post subject:

..........interesting on how it was that a local "indy" company like "AVENUE B." had the distinction of operating the very last MACKS in the city.

IMHO, I don't think the "Em-Tee-Yay's " new two-tone blue of the 1970's would have looked at all well on the Old Looks, let alone the MACKS.......

"NYO"

W.B. Fishbowl · Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 2:11 pm Post subject: