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Topic: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Thu May 07, 2026 12:09 am Subject: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
"Noo Yawk" baseball "nooze" for Wednesday (late edition).....
Well, as the "Amazins'" CLOBBERED the Rockies, and the "Kan-ikker-bockers" also won last evenin ... |
Topic: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 9:14 pm Subject: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
"Noo Yawk"baseball "nooze" (Wednesday)............
Mets fans MUST be LOVING this!!!
On home "toif", no less, the "YINOs" (aka"Boulvedardiers F ... |
Topic: Kramden's Time Travel!"/Batman goes the MABSTOA way.... |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 6:19 pm Subject: Kramden's Time Travel!"/Batman goes the MABSTOA way.... |
1987..........
In that year, the legendary "Great One", Jackie Gleason (aka "Ralph Kramden") passed away.
Mr. Gleason lived well into the RTS era, then the newest members of ... |
Topic: Now it's time to say good-bye...to the faithful RTS..... |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 5:57 pm Subject: Now it's time to say good-bye...to the faithful RTS..... |
W.B.:
Read your excellent "coverage" over on BusChat on the last days of the iconic, legendary RTS; also, other info your provided was well-documented.....interesting reading!
Like you ... |
Topic: Another rapid transit "meltdown" (PATH) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 2:09 pm Subject: Another rapid transit "meltdown" (PATH) |
W.B.:
Just did a quick check; OMNY is NOT accepted on "the tubes"; "METROCARD" was also not accepted..........
"NYO"
["P.A.T.H."] |
Topic: Another rapid transit "meltdown" (PATH) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 1:50 pm Subject: Another rapid transit "meltdown" (PATH) |
"Progress"..............
It now costs MORE to ride "the tubes" than it does the NYC subways......oh, joy!
"NYO"
I haven't been on PATH in the last year ... |
Topic: Now it's time to say good-bye...to the faithful RTS..... |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 1:38 pm Subject: Now it's time to say good-bye...to the faithful RTS..... |
W.B.:
STILL find it hard to believe that the now-classic RTS has been gone from the streets of "Noo Yawk" for SEVEN YEARS now.....where has the time gone?
"En-Jay-Tee's" have ... |
Topic: Club Transport, Surface Transit, TARS, etc....... |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 1:30 pm Subject: Club Transport, Surface Transit, TARS, etc....... |
Imagine these buses wearing the "AVENUE B "livery...........
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?156362
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154542
(courtesy:nycsubway.org)
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Topic: Club Transport, Surface Transit, TARS, etc....... |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 1:21 pm Subject: Club Transport, Surface Transit, TARS, etc....... |
W.B.:
NEVER even thought of the "Classics"; it would have been interesting, to say the least, seeing "AVENUE B" running a fleet of these distonctive buses (never saw 'em here in ... |
Topic: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 1:14 pm Subject: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
W.N.:
Exactly!
Talk about a "change of pace"!
Maybe all "da snow" will bring some much-needed good luck to "Mr. Met's" in-dire-need-of-a-winning-streak b ... |
Topic: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Tue May 05, 2026 5:53 pm Subject: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
Northeast Corridor signalling........
https://www.railroadsignals.us/rulebooks/amtraknec/index.htm
["SLOW APPROACH"] |
Topic: The Cruise Ship Companies: What Is The Future? |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Tue May 05, 2026 5:48 pm Subject: The Cruise Ship Companies: What Is The Future? |
From ABC World News (Tuesday)..........
The quarantined ship, sitting off Cape Verde (off the African coast) is now headed towards the Canary Islands.
Passengers will be airlifted to clinics and ... |
Topic: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Tue May 05, 2026 5:23 pm Subject: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) |
Say it ain't "snow"................
Tonight's Mets game in Denver (against the Rockies) was postponed due to MAJOR snow!!!
The rest of the series is now &quo ... |
Topic: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Tue May 05, 2026 1:01 pm Subject: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
Detailed, "in depth" page on the N&W's CPLs.........
https://www.railroadsignals.us/signals/nwcpl/index.htm
["PL-1"] |
Topic: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Tue May 05, 2026 12:54 pm Subject: "A" is for "Amtrak"........ |
(SEE PREVIOUS POSTS/:INKS)
Information on AMTRAK's CPL signals (the B&O also used colored CPLs, as did their subsidiary SIRT)...............
https://www.railroadsignals.us/signals/pcl/index. ... |
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