BusTalk

I don't know when NICE dropped the N19 east of Massapequa, but it has resulted in a substantial reduction of service. Remember that Utility Bus Corp in the 1950's and 1960's offered a through route fr ...

See laudatory story in NY Times, December 2, 1951. Four good dining services and a swank bar.

I have submitted a photo of Suffolk Transit 92 in Riverhead, a remarkable and useful route that is C-shaped, serving both forks, Orient Point to Riverhead to East Hampton with a fare of $2.25.

Some of the drivers on Paris's bus route 92 have contributed to a fantastic site about how they enjoy their employment. The website has several excellent elements, but one I'd like to promote is a pag ...

I am almost giving up on finding the model of the bus that was set on fire in downtown Los Angeles. I did see on YouTube a lengthy view of the riots, culminating in the firey bus. The film depicts a d ...

I find it difficult to interpret the slang descriptions often found in Bus Talk.
Would someone clearly explain what kind of fuel exploded so furiously in Los Angeles soon after the Dodgers won the c ...

In celebration, idiots torched a bus in downtown Los Angeles. At Sunset and Echo park.

Half-hour round trip? For true? It seems to me more like an hour round trip.
Joe

The front of the Spragues is an ugly mash.
Please see this English-language site for the assembly of new MF-19 Boas.

https://www.alstom.com/press-releases-news/2024/3/alstom-receives-additional-or ...

Hunting through the gigantic photo collection of nycsubway.org can be tedious. For example, I am interested in the "State" cars that served the 1964 World's Fair. Here is the Rhode Island ca ...

The report neglects the tunnel's use by streetcars. Did trackless trolleys also use it? When was it paved?
https://turnto10.com/news/local/ripta-to-close-east-side-tunnel-for-repairs-march-25-2024

A fifth suspect was arrested today. He was inside Dunkin', using a cell phone to help the shooters target their victims.
CORRECTION. The article at nbcphiladelphia says Route 18. which makes sense. ...

The fourth juvenile involved in the March 6 Burholme shooting was captured in an apartment on Seaton Avenue in Alexandria, Virginia, March 19, 2024.
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https://6abc.com/septa-bus-stop-shooting-us- ...

Northbound 50 with a short turnback at 5th & Erie.
https://live.staticflickr.com/8825/27706149063_771b1079b6_z.jpg[url=https://flic.kr/p/JdifRe]Philadelphia 1979. by [url=https://www.flickr.com/p ...

I'm still trying to figure out which bus the 8 victims were trying to board, as they seem to have walked a third of a mile along Cottman to board the 67 or 70. By the way, the 16-year-old who received ...