BusTalk A Community Discussing Buses and Bus Operations Worldwide!    BusTalk Main FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups BusTalk Galleries   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Search found 23037 matches BusTalk Forum Index Author Message   Topic: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 768 Views: 263305 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Fri May 17, 2024 12:36 am   Subject: Baseball buses/rapid transit (then and now) It's a MIRACLE, I TELL YOU! A MIRACLE! The Mets FINALLY WON a game!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Recall, how, at the start of the season, the Amazins' were in the tank bIG TI ...   Topic: Israel's only subway/Overseas subways/Metros/trams NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 70 Views: 6731 Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes   Posted: Fri May 17, 2024 12:25 am   Subject: Israel's only subway/Overseas subways/Metros/trams More photos of modern and vintage Tokyo rolling stock (in the 1950s/60s/70s) many toy replicas (mostly tin, but also some plastic) were made by now long-gone Japanese toy companies) The largest of ...   Topic: Israel's only subway/Overseas subways/Metros/trams NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 70 Views: 6731 Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes   Posted: Fri May 17, 2024 12:18 am   Subject: Israel's only subway/Overseas subways/Metros/trams Many photos on this page depicting both modern and vintage rolling stock........... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toei_Subway_rolling_stock   Topic: Israel's only subway/Overseas subways/Metros/trams NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 70 Views: 6731 Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes   Posted: Fri May 17, 2024 12:14 am   Subject: Israel's only subway/Overseas subways/Metros/trams Here's an interesting page on Tokyo's extensive and complex subway system......... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Subway See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokohama_Subway [" ...   Topic: Israel's only subway/Overseas subways/Metros/trams NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 70 Views: 6731 Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes   Posted: Fri May 17, 2024 12:07 am   Subject: Israel's only subway/Overseas subways/Metros/trams Many Japanese cities now have extensive rapid transit systems; Tokyo's subway is the oldest rapid transit system in Japan (the first line opened in 1927) MU's have been commonplace in Japan since t ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 194 Views: 5144 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 11:51 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! W.B.: As always, greatly appreciate your input. Now, for comparison, let's recall "stoa's" distinctive "Shermans" with their "traditional"-type front sign boxes.... ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 197 Views: 4018 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 11:39 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... H&M/PATH's long-gone Henderson yards, 1964........... https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?21179 (courtesy: nycsubway.org) 1: Note "Aitch & Em" (n foreground) "toid r ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 197 Views: 4018 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 11:25 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... "Dateline: 1964".............. https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?75750 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?75752 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?114189 (courtesy: nycsubway ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 197 Views: 4018 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 11:15 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B.: OUTSTANDING (and VERY "in-depth") responses; thank you for taking the time to respond. Regarding "subway" and "elevated"-style "toid rails" ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 194 Views: 5144 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 8:50 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! See also: https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?156952 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?156997 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?156106 (courtesy: nycsubway.org) ["GLENWOOD" ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 194 Views: 5144 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 8:39 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! "Slot signs"............... Wondering why the right-hand roller sign boxes on "Shermans" like #9117 utilized a narrow "slot", also "Pattons"? See: http ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 197 Views: 4018 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 8:26 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... Further......... Differences (if any) between "toid rail" on the BMT and IND, in years past? I know, in the past, we've also briefly touched on the differences between "elevated&q ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 197 Views: 4018 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 8:20 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B.: As you are (obviously) quite knowledgeable with tracks/rails/speqs, I'm curious as to how modern rail (designed for today's "lightweight" NTT rolling stock) would have held up to th ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 194 Views: 5144 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 6:28 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NYO, got your message and tried to reply but got an error message when I did so don't know if you got it or not. I checked some of the links you mentioned. BTW, your message was the first one I've ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 197 Views: 4018 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 6:13 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B.: You mentioned track replacement......... https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?75793 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?89234 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?139474 https://www ...   Page 1 of 1536 Goto page 1, 2, 3 ... 1534, 1535, 1536  Next All times are GMT - 5 Hours Jump to: Select a forum PLEASE READ FIRST!----------------Announcements & InformationMember Introductions and AnnouncementsMember Feedback & Help Featured Forums----------------Hot Topics & Current EventsGeneral Bus Forum - All Bus TopicsGeneral Transportation - All Other ModesHobbyist Trips, Events, Outings, & MeetingsSurface Transit Resources on the Web New York Transit Forums----------------New York City BusesNew York City Bus RostersLong Island & Westchester BusesUpstate New York Surface TransitMTA News, Current Events & HappeningsToday in New York City Transit History Surface Transportation Worldwide----------------Transit Bus ManufacturersSurface Transit - Eastern United StatesSurface Transit - Western United StatesSurface Transit - CanadaSurface Transit - Everywhere ElseOver The Road Carriers Transit Employees & Employment----------------Transit Employee Discussion, Information, & IssuesBus Transportation Planning The Transit Hobbyist, Historian, Enthusiast----------------Photographs, Bus Logs and Route Suggestion IdeasBuses in Pop CultureExchange Place & Collector's CornerBus Preservation, Conversion, & SalesThe Bus Modeler  Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group