BusTalk

Thanks, NYO. Interesting stuff.

If I remember correctly, that was the worst accident in their entire history.

Until they were retired in 1973, the "4000s" operated under trolley wire on certain routes, recalling the long-ago days of the CA&E and the CNS&M........

https://www.nycsubway.org ...

No way to treat customers if you expected them to patronize you again. Where did the CA&E serve after that if they were petitioning them to come back?

Sounds like your Mom was quite the transit buff. Mine only rode the bus because she couldn't see well enough to drive. I've seen photos of the LIRR cars before. I guess SI was desperate for equipme ...

Thanks, NYO. I've seen photos of that contraption before. Didn't know it was also used on SI but it makes sense.

BusTalk has been logging me out frequently lately even though I have the box check ...

Perhaps one of the most rare SIRT photos taken at St. George is this photo showing the departure of a troop train, pulling out of the St. George terminal, sometime during WW2.

Note the elderly trus ...

NYO:

Too bad Mom isn't around to reminisce and possibly add to what was said.

This popped up in my YouTube feed without even looking for it. I suppose my viewing of the Laurel Line video recent ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4bomJdX-mk

I second that. Great book. I've had my copy for 40 or 45 years. Only cost $25 back in the day.

Was the cause of the fire known?

NYO,

I learned a lot about this system from watching this. Maybe it was all in the book but I didn't take the time to try to read it and the quality of the photos in it left much to be desired. G ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FNTLLLCRiU

http://www.trolleybuses.net/wks/wks.htm