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 Topic: Dolly Parton,"Buffalo" Gal |
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| Cyberider Replies: 5 Views: 441 |
 Forum: Over The Road Carriers Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2026 4:02 pm Subject: Dolly Parton,"Buffalo" Gal |
| Sorry to hear of Dolly's passing. She was someone who never grew old and we expected her to be here forever. First saw her on the Porter Waggoner show in the '60's. My late wife and I spent part of ... | |
| Topic: Talk about UNORTHODOX "buses" |
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| Cyberider Replies: 228 Views: 963187 |
Forum: General Bus Forum - All Bus Topics Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2026 3:51 pm Subject: Talk about UNORTHODOX "buses" |
| Buses looked better when they were "tough looking!" The sissy-looking buses of today with the slanted-eye headlights suck! | |
| Topic: Talk about UNORTHODOX "buses" |
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| Cyberider Replies: 228 Views: 963187 |
Forum: General Bus Forum - All Bus Topics Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2026 5:50 pm Subject: Talk about UNORTHODOX "buses" |
| Cool looking buses. I think PE had some that served on the Newport Beach line. If I remember correctly, the president of PE lived down there and wanted a nice bus to get him there swiftly from downt ... | |
| Topic: Talk about UNORTHODOX "buses" |
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| Cyberider Replies: 228 Views: 963187 |
Forum: General Bus Forum - All Bus Topics Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2026 1:24 pm Subject: Talk about UNORTHODOX "buses" |
| And after a long service in LA, some of them went to MUNI and some to Mexico where they soldiered on into the 80's. Show me a modern bus that could serve so long! | |
| Topic: Talk about UNORTHODOX "buses" |
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| Cyberider Replies: 228 Views: 963187 |
Forum: General Bus Forum - All Bus Topics Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2026 10:46 am Subject: Talk about UNORTHODOX "buses" |
| Many of these were still in service when I lived in LA during 1972-3. I'd never seen these wide Old Looks before since we only had the narrow ones in Phoenix. At first, they looked funny with the re ... | |
| Topic: PSNJ: the last years........ |
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| Cyberider Replies: 598 Views: 1308924 |
Forum: Surface Transit - Eastern United States Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2026 8:42 pm Subject: PSNJ: the last years........ |
A sad day, indeed.  |
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| Topic: Talk about UNORTHODOX "buses" |
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| Cyberider Replies: 228 Views: 963187 |
Forum: General Bus Forum - All Bus Topics Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2026 6:55 pm Subject: Talk about UNORTHODOX "buses" |
| Agreed. I liked the consistent styling too. | |
| Topic: Talk about UNORTHODOX "buses" |
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| Cyberider Replies: 228 Views: 963187 |
Forum: General Bus Forum - All Bus Topics Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2026 6:16 pm Subject: Talk about UNORTHODOX "buses" |
| Looked him up on YouTube. Al Jennings is his name and here's a sample video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7ezyQyofF4 |
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| Topic: Talk about UNORTHODOX "buses" |
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| Cyberider Replies: 228 Views: 963187 |
Forum: General Bus Forum - All Bus Topics Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2026 6:13 pm Subject: Talk about UNORTHODOX "buses" |
| Rarely seen outside of California, actually. There was (maybe still is) an older gentlement who collected a bunch of Crowns. Forgot what his name was but I can still see his face. He loved driving ... | |
| Topic: PSNJ: the last years........ |
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| Cyberider Replies: 598 Views: 1308924 |
Forum: Surface Transit - Eastern United States Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2026 6:08 pm Subject: PSNJ: the last years........ |
| I don't know what's worse, the new LRV's or the new ASV's if it had been paved over. At least there were many years of PCC's before the modern junk arrived. | |
| Topic: South, East, and all around the town....... |
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| Cyberider Replies: 792 Views: 1076930 |
Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2026 11:19 am Subject: South, East, and all around the town....... |
| Williamsburg Bridge Plaza, c. 1961; note the new "Bingham" MACK in the background, on the right.....
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?31155 (courtesy: ntcsubway.org) Assume y ... |
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| Topic: South, East, and all around the town....... |
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2026 2:59 pm Subject: South, East, and all around the town....... |
| NYO. Thanks for the photos of this area in streetcar and "good" bus days. | |
| Topic: South, East, and all around the town....... |
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2026 4:27 pm Subject: South, East, and all around the town....... |
| Thanks, NYO. Another important transit location confirmed. Now I understand why Marcy Ave. is such a busy place. | |
| Topic: "BUFFALO'S HISTORIC STREETCARS & BUSES" (book) |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2026 3:09 pm Subject: "BUFFALO'S HISTORIC STREETCARS & BUSES" (book) |
| You had better school buses than we had. Of course, I rode my bike so didn't bother with our crummy school buses. | |
| Topic: South, East, and all around the town....... |
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2026 3:07 pm Subject: South, East, and all around the town....... |
| I recognize this location. Isn't the current Marcy St. station just out of the photo to the left? Is the plaza still utilized for buses? | |
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