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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 9:21 pm Post subject:

MaBSTOA 15:

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! Shocked

Talk about the MASTERPIECE that even the great Da Vinci could not paint!!!!!! Shocked

Never saw this photo before; though, during the 1960's, Mom and I were frequent visitors to the old CNJ terminal in Jersey City (pre-Aldene) and I can still clearly remember an elderly CNJ conductor pointing out to us the remains of the B&O bus turntable; sadly, I missed the B&O bus/ferry operation by only several years. Sad

The "sedan doors" on the buses gave them an added touch of "class", MOST appropriate for the elegant B&O rail services of the day........

"NYO"

traildriver · Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 2749 Location: South Florida

Agreed!
That's an awesome find!

When I get back to NYC, I'll try to remember to dig up my old Reading Trailways cap badge, and add it to this thread...
It is a National Trailways shield, with Reading Trailways in the banner, and a smaller Reading Lines diamond shape and badge number stamped in the bottom part...
It is silver, with black, red, yellow, and white enamel...very colorful...

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 11:11 am Post subject:

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2026 11:47 pm Post subject:

Updating a forgotten topic, here...........

Yesterday, I received my ("Images Of Rail") book, "CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NEW JERSEY TERMINAL"(Anthony Puzzila), which I was eagerly waiting on.

In this interesting little book, there are several rare photos of the B&O's bus-train connection coaches at Jersey City, none of which I had seen before.

There are two late-1920s/early-1930s) photos of front engined coaches, including one showing a line of buses under the trainsheds, awaiting the next inbound B&O train.

There are also several photos taken in later years, showing the postwar WHITES, which were in use when the B&O abandoned all service to New York (Jersey City) in 1958.

According to the text, three generations of train-connection buses served this unique and fascinating operation..............

"NYO"

{"THE ROYAL BLUE"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2026 11:00 pm Post subject:

Of related interest.........

In the book "OVER THE ROAD" (Meier/Hoschek) there is a circa-1930 photo showing buses entering and leaving the Dixie Hotel terminal in Manhattan.

One of the buses is a "Jersey Central" MACK.........

"NYO"

["NEW JERSEY CENTRAL"]

MaBSTOA 15 · Age: 72 Joined: 27 Feb 2013 Posts: 1214

B and O bus on the turntable between tracks 1 and 4 in the Jersey City Terminal. April 1958

MaBSTOA 15 · Age: 72 Joined: 27 Feb 2013 Posts: 1214

More B&O scenes

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 12:33 pm Post subject:

MaBSTOA 15:

JACKPOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very Happy

AWESOME photos!!!!!!!! Very Happy

Pre-Adene, I well recall those old, 1900s-era CNJ steam ferries (the last survivor, foolishly scuttled long ago,, was the "ELIZABETH".

BTW:

The driveway for the B&O buses at Jersey City. after 1958, was used as a parking area.

Again, GREAT PHOTOS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very Happy

"NYO"

["B&O TRAIN CONNECTION"]

traildriver · Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 2749 Location: South Florida

[quote="MaBSTOA 15"]More B&O scenes[/quote

Great shots, thanks for posting!

I believe we may have discussed this previously, but someone refresh my memory...

Who actually operated those "B&O" buses? IIRC, their operation was a contract with a regular bus carrier, possibly Public Service?

Anyone recognize those uniforms in the last photo?

Or have a photo showing the "Legals" lettering on the buses?

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2026 3:31 pm Post subject:

[quote="traildriver"]

traildriver · Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 2749 Location: South Florida

[quote="NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2026 5:13 pm Post subject:

traildriver:

Glad I was able to ve of some help! Wink

As the B&O, until 1958, had several trains which served the CNJ's Jersey City terminal, it would be interesting to see just how many train-connections were made with the buses at Jersey City, on a given day.

I know that B&O buses had priority over all other vehicles, when the time came to load the ferryboats at Jersey City and at Liberty Street.

I've seen photos and movie footage of CNJ boats carrying full loads of B&O buses; no other vehicles aboard.

Too bad I missed out on all this fascinating bus/train/ferry activity by only several years! Sad

"NYO"

["B&O TRAIN CONNECTION FROM 33RD STREET"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2026 12:19 pm Post subject:

On this day in 1958........

The B&O abandoned all passenger service to New York (via the CNJ's Jersey City terminal)

This also ended the need for the B&O's bus connections at Jersey City........

'NYO"

["B&O"]

traildriver · Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 2749 Location: South Florida

The B&O's "Royal Blue Route" from Washington to New York, left B&O Rails in Philadelphia, then used Reading Company tracks from there to Bound Brook, NJ, thence CNJ on into the Jersey City ferry terminal.

Since B&O provided those connecting buses from there to various points in The City, I wonder if the Reading Company ever did similar for their trains from Philadelphia, which also used the Jersey Central rails from Bound Brook on?

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2026 4:41 pm Post subject:

traildriver:

The only train-bus connection at the CNJ's Jersey City terminal that I've heard of was the B&O's.

I would guess that RDG passengers simply detrained at Jersey City and boarded a CNJ ferry for New York.

Until about 1963, the RDG operated passenger service between Harrisburg and Jersey City; these trains were short in length, usially hust a Trainmaster, an RPO, and a coach or two (usually, there was at least one CNJ car in the consist)..................

"NYO"

["READING COMPANY"]