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Topic: PABT (Perpetually Aggravating Bus Terminal) |
Hankg42
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Forum: General Bus Forum - All Bus Topics Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 3:18 pm Subject: PABT (Perpetually Aggravating Bus Terminal) |
I experienced the Lincoln Tunnel snarl first hand last Sunday. It took ONE HOUR and TWENTY MINUTES to get from 34th St. and 9th Ave. to the entrance of the tunnel. I think that's a total of FOUR blo ... |
Topic: MACK C-50-DT "ambulances"/MACK memories |
Hankg42
Replies: 68
Views: 96517
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 12:59 pm Subject: MACK C-50-DT "ambulances"/MACK memories |
Hart Bus... yes, I have changed a bit! LOL!
NYO... One of the reasons I love this forum is the flood of memories it brings. I lived on SI until 1977, and saw how it changed, often not for the b ... |
Topic: MACK C-50-DT "ambulances"/MACK memories |
Hankg42
Replies: 68
Views: 96517
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 11:24 am Subject: MACK C-50-DT "ambulances"/MACK memories |
Hankg42:
Back in the 60's, in my area of northern New Jersey, most MACKS seemed to be C-45's; the only suburban MACKS I remember were those rostered by ORANGE & BLACK.
The other companies I ... |
Topic: MACK C-50-DT "ambulances"/MACK memories |
Hankg42
Replies: 68
Views: 96517
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 8:11 am Subject: MACK C-50-DT "ambulances"/MACK memories |
... (Too bad that this fine coach wasn't saved from the scrap yard)
"NYO"
Unfortunately, all we have are pictures, and in some cases, some very clear memories.
I have a very clear m ... |
Topic: MACK C-50-DT "ambulances"/MACK memories |
Hankg42
Replies: 68
Views: 96517
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 2:22 pm Subject: MACK C-50-DT "ambulances"/MACK memories |
I have a few pictures of C50-DTs, most of which have been seen before. I do not know the original sources. This picture shows one in good condition, prior to the rigors of NYC service having effect. ... |
Topic: When is a "Fishbowl" a "New Look"? |
Hankg42
Replies: 54
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Forum: General Bus Forum - All Bus Topics Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 3:55 pm Subject: When is a "Fishbowl" a "New Look"? |
I remember hearing years ago that Staten Island was "where old buses came to die"; I recall all Old Looks and MACKS operating out of St. George, back in the 60's.
Aaaahhh, to do it all ag ... |
Topic: GM NEW LOOK ODDITIES |
Hankg42
Replies: 155
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 10:57 am Subject: GM NEW LOOK ODDITIES |
Note that 6941 also has one of those odd right side mirrors in front of the door. |
Topic: PARK ROW, 1946/"Bit Players", etc. |
Hankg42
Replies: 127
Views: 155232
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 3:40 pm Subject: PARK ROW, 1946/"Bit Players", etc. |
Hankg42:
I think you made a typo in your post. You can't be 63,you gatta be 963 years old, making you the oldest member of the board
Hart Bus
Right you are! 1950's would be the cor ... |
Topic: PARK ROW, 1946/"Bit Players", etc. |
Hankg42
Replies: 127
Views: 155232
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 7:50 am Subject: PARK ROW, 1946/"Bit Players", etc. |
In the mid-1950's I rode a White school bus every day. It was a model similar to this, however, I think the one in this picture might be just a bit newer. |
Topic: 'VINTAGE NEW YORK CITY' |
Hankg42
Replies: 2261
Views: 3162080
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 8:36 am Subject: 'VINTAGE NEW YORK CITY' |
Thanks, Mr. L for the above photo. My dad had told me that when he first started as a bus driver in S.I. he drove Whites, but I believe this is the first picture I've seen of one of the Staten Island ... |
Topic: 'VINTAGE NEW YORK CITY' |
Hankg42
Replies: 2261
Views: 3162080
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 10:07 am Subject: 'VINTAGE NEW YORK CITY' |
I'm right with you, Mr. L; that is a great shot indeed.
Those Old Looks were aesthetically very pleasing, but they were a bit short on forward visibility.
Imagine how bus operators of the late 1950' ... |
Topic: 'VINTAGE NEW YORK CITY' |
Hankg42
Replies: 2261
Views: 3162080
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 8:25 am Subject: 'VINTAGE NEW YORK CITY' |
While I have no concrete proof to present, I was still living in Staten Island in 1970 (and did until 1977), and I do not believe there was any S.I. Transit operating in Staten Island, much less this ... |
Topic: 'VINTAGE NEW YORK CITY' |
Hankg42
Replies: 2261
Views: 3162080
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:59 am Subject: 'VINTAGE NEW YORK CITY' |
I have to wonder how fast that bus was moving to get up over the car like that? Indeed, the occupants of both vehicles were extremely lucky, although a fractured skull is certainly not minor. |
Topic: 'VINTAGE NEW YORK CITY' |
Hankg42
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Views: 3162080
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 8:58 am Subject: 'VINTAGE NEW YORK CITY' |
Regarding the photo of four double-deck Yellows on Fifth Avenue:
They are heading north on Fifth waiting to cross 42nd Street. The clue is the three tall arched windows flanked by smaller arched win ... |
Topic: "Comprehensive Bus Company" |
Hankg42
Replies: 16
Views: 27466
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:25 am Subject: "Comprehensive Bus Company" |
Mr. "L":
No apologies necessary, my friend!
Allow me, also, to thank you for your latest vintage photo.......your magical "Well Of Bus Nostalgia" NEVER seems to run d ... |
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