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Topic: "Bye, Bye, Breda" (MUNI) |
Cyberider
Replies: 6
Views: 869
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Forum: Surface Transit - Western United States Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2026 9:21 pm Subject: "Bye, Bye, Breda" (MUNI) |
| Doesn't look worth saving but I suppose some of the younger set might disagree. |
Topic: Electrico Carro Fiesta! |
Cyberider
Replies: 1302
Views: 1508010
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Forum: Surface Transit - Everywhere Else Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2026 12:52 pm Subject: Electrico Carro Fiesta! |
| That was a painful transition for sure. |
Topic: Hail To The Fishbowl |
Cyberider
Replies: 11
Views: 2623
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2026 12:51 pm Subject: Hail To The Fishbowl |
| New Looks (I don't remember anyone referring to them as Fishbowls back then) arrived early in Phoenix, 1959 or 1960, as I recall, much to my chagrin. They were replacing some of my beloved Old Looks ... |
Topic: Hail To The Fishbowl |
Cyberider
Replies: 11
Views: 2623
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2026 10:32 pm Subject: Hail To The Fishbowl |
| I remember them too from when I was a kid. Getting stuck behind one going up a mountain in our 1957 VW Microbus camper and not having the power to pass. The rear windows were fascinating from that p ... |
Topic: Electrico Carro Fiesta! |
Cyberider
Replies: 1302
Views: 1508010
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Forum: Surface Transit - Everywhere Else Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2026 10:30 pm Subject: Electrico Carro Fiesta! |
| Transitions, back in the day, were interesting. Transitions, from the stuff we loved to the new stuff we didn't, was painful. |
Topic: Electrico Carro Fiesta! |
Cyberider
Replies: 1302
Views: 1508010
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Forum: Surface Transit - Everywhere Else Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2026 5:27 pm Subject: Electrico Carro Fiesta! |
| The 2601 was a beauty when she was new! |
Topic: Hail To The Fishbowl |
Cyberider
Replies: 11
Views: 2623
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2026 4:23 pm Subject: Hail To The Fishbowl |
| Thanks for the clarification, MaBSTOA 15. I didn't want to trust my memory and didn't want to look it up! |
Topic: Electrico Carro Fiesta! |
Cyberider
Replies: 1302
Views: 1508010
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Forum: Surface Transit - Everywhere Else Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2026 6:23 pm Subject: Electrico Carro Fiesta! |
| That's a detail I was definitely unaware of! Thanks, NYO. |
Topic: Hail To The Fishbowl |
Cyberider
Replies: 11
Views: 2623
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2026 6:21 pm Subject: Hail To The Fishbowl |
| I noticed the inappropriate photos and inaccuracies also. A lot of videos are like that these days, it seems. It's funny that just when they were talking about the Allison automatic transmissions, t ... |
Topic: Electrico Carro Fiesta! |
Cyberider
Replies: 1302
Views: 1508010
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Forum: Surface Transit - Everywhere Else Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2026 3:29 pm Subject: Electrico Carro Fiesta! |
| Sounds like some fascinating places back in the day. At least one still stands even though what's going on isn't as interesting as it once was. |
Topic: Hail To The Fishbowl |
Cyberider
Replies: 11
Views: 2623
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2026 12:59 pm Subject: Hail To The Fishbowl |
Thanks, Q65A! I wonder how the "Bus Grease Monkey" driving his Silversides got in there?  |
Topic: Midtown 1990 |
Cyberider
Replies: 2
Views: 385
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2026 6:43 pm Subject: Midtown 1990 |
| Thanks, Q65A! Good stuff! |
Topic: Electrico Carro Fiesta! |
Cyberider
Replies: 1302
Views: 1508010
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Forum: Surface Transit - Everywhere Else Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2026 4:25 pm Subject: Electrico Carro Fiesta! |
| Let's hope the new battery buses don't catch fire and burn down this historic facility! |
Topic: Electrico Carro Fiesta! |
Cyberider
Replies: 1302
Views: 1508010
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Forum: Surface Transit - Everywhere Else Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2026 9:16 pm Subject: Electrico Carro Fiesta! |
| One more. Revisiting the LIRR 1925-1975 by Keller & Lynch, |
Topic: Electrico Carro Fiesta! |
Cyberider
Replies: 1302
Views: 1508010
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Forum: Surface Transit - Everywhere Else Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2026 9:22 pm Subject: Electrico Carro Fiesta! |
Here's another if you haven't already mentioned it:
Metropolitan New York's Third Avenue Railway System. |
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