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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:22 am Post subject: |
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On a somewhat related note, when did the "Tee-Yay" began equipping buses with two-way radios?
I know that the subways had them by the 1960's, so I would guess it is a safe bet that they were appearing on the buses as well, during those years.....
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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W.B. Fishbowl
Age: 57 Joined: 02 Oct 2014 Posts: 2379 Location: New York, New York, USA
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Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 wrote: | No location was given for this 1992 photo of Flex New Look #9178.
The photo looks as though it were taken at a depot or terminal point (looks like a few MTA men on the right)
Note the "contraption" up on the roof; was this some sort of experimental piece of hardware?
I THINK I read, long ago, that there was supposed to be operations where buses could change the approaching traffic light to be in their favor (using some sort of radio relay?), to speed up service, but I am not at all sure...it's been a long while, now.......
http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?3232
(courtesy: bus.nycsubway.org)
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That thing seen sticking out atop the front of the Flx bus may be actually the top of a nearby building in the background, so it just might be an optical illusion. |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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W.B.:
I looked again, more closely, and (at least to me) it still seems that it is something mounted up on the roof of the bus.
Of course, I could indeed be wrong, but that's how my eyes are seeing it.......
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B53RICH
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 254
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Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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I figured out the object above the bus which is not on the bus. The location is at Ulmer Park Depot on Harway Ave. at Cropsey. I went to Google Street View to observe the location. There is a high rise apartment in the background. What you see is the structure on the building roof. |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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B53RICH wrote: | I figured out the object above the bus which is not on the bus. The location is at Ulmer Park Depot on Harway Ave. at Cropsey. I went to Google Street View to observe the location. There is a high rise apartment in the background. What you see is the structure on the building roof. |
B53RICH:
Talk about "appearances are deceiving"!
I'm sure glad that I didn't bet any $$$ on this one!
It's truly odd the way an "optical illusion" can work; I could have sworn that the object in question was was something mounted on the roof of the bus!
Anyway, thanks for taking the time to solve the "mystery"!
"NYO"
BTW:
Still am curious as to when the "Tee-Yay" installed two-way radios on the buses; again, I guessing the 1960's......... |
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W.B. Fishbowl
Age: 57 Joined: 02 Oct 2014 Posts: 2379 Location: New York, New York, USA
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Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 wrote: | B53RICH wrote: | I figured out the object above the bus which is not on the bus. The location is at Ulmer Park Depot on Harway Ave. at Cropsey. I went to Google Street View to observe the location. There is a high rise apartment in the background. What you see is the structure on the building roof. |
B53RICH:
Talk about "appearances are deceiving"!
I'm sure glad that I didn't bet any $$$ on this one!
It's truly odd the way an "optical illusion" can work; I could have sworn that the object in question was was something mounted on the roof of the bus!
Anyway, thanks for taking the time to solve the "mystery"!
"NYO"
BTW:
Still am curious as to when the "Tee-Yay" installed two-way radios on the buses; again, I guessing the 1960's......... |
Funny . . . I had an instinct of what 'B53RICH' confirmed. If I were a betting man, no doubt I would've won . . . |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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W.B.:
Well, thank the Lord that Your's Truly is NOT a betting man, and that's ALL I have to say on the matter!!!!
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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Lenox & 116th, 1981.
Sure looks like the buses are here subbing for the subways once again (IRT #2 train, in this instance).........
http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?3250
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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3rd Avenue & 86th, 1981.
Though the theatre marquee is certainly nostalgic today, Flex #9300 is of particular interest, especially under the windows, and its lower body panel.....
http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?3249
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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.....studying again the previous photo whose link I posted, of Flex #9300:
Could that be quite elaborate graffiti running the length of the bus beneath the windows? (note that it mimics the outlines of the windows themselves)
And, if so, what about the lettering on the lower body panel? (it almost looks like a "SMIRNOFF" slogan, but, then again, I've never seen ANY bus carry ANY sort of ad that low on the body).....
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W.B. Fishbowl
Age: 57 Joined: 02 Oct 2014 Posts: 2379 Location: New York, New York, USA
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Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 wrote: | .....studying again the previous photo whose link I posted, of Flex #9300:
Could that be quite elaborate graffiti running the length of the bus beneath the windows? (note that it mimics the outlines of the windows themselves)
And, if so, what about the lettering on the lower body panel? (it almost looks like a "SMIRNOFF" slogan, but, then again, I've never seen ANY bus carry ANY sort of ad that low on the body).....
"NYO" |
May've been an early attempt at the kind of advertising we now see on buses.
From the angle of the sun, looks like this was taken around 8 A.M. or something. |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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W.B.:
If your statement is true, than this photo HAS to be rare, as I have never (to date) seen another like it.
Perhaps, #9300 was sort of a "one-shot advertising experiment", as you suggest.
Of course, "wrapping" (which I still do not care for) was still many years into the future when the photo of #9300 was snapped.....
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B53RICH
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 254
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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MANY THANKS for posting this photo!
With this high-quality photo, I can clearly see that what I thought was graffiti under the windows was actually part of the advertisement!
Thanks again for solving this little "puzzle".......
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