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 22850 matches BusTalk Forum Index Author Message   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 110 Views: 2162 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 8:05 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! Wanted to bring this up (as we had been talking about "INDY" Jones and "Crocodile" Dundee)........... In 1990's supernatural flick "GHOST", these station entrances at ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 76 Views: 1625 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 6:10 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... Speaking of shuttles, recall that, in 1920, the "Bee-Are-Tee" abandoned through train service between Rockaway Parkway and the Canarsie Pier. A track loop was built at Rockaway Parkway, a ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 76 Views: 1625 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 5:57 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... "Shuttles"............ Though there is, of course, the shuttle on the Rockaways, most folks, hearing the word "shuttle" automatically think of the famed TSQ-GC line. Of cours ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 110 Views: 2162 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 5:44 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! W.B.: Thanks; this is EXACTLY the info I was looking for! Interesting, too, that these buses weren't the first "Noo Yawk" buses to have prefixes in front of the numbers; recall ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 110 Views: 2162 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 3:55 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! WB.: You're the one for this...... How many buses did the "Em-Tee-Yay" roster with the "PA" prefix before the number? See: https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?154962 ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 76 Views: 1625 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 3:48 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B.: The 1938/1939 WF cars, in fact, DID look a mite out of place on the TSQ-GC shuttle (I also caught the hyphen between "GRAND" and "CENTRAL" on the roller curtain) The TS ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 76 Views: 1625 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 3:14 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... Shuttle memories............ https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?6879 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?45874 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?2875 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 110 Views: 2162 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 12:33 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! From what I've read, that subway entrance (where the RTS was in the background) was at Columbus Circle; as I had stated earlier, you can see an "IRT 7th Avenue" sign over the stairway going ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 110 Views: 2162 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 12:27 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! See the following: https://www.movie-locations.com/movies/c/Crocodile-Dundee.php ["CRIKEY!"]   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 110 Views: 2162 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 12:23 pm   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! W.B.: Thanks for the info. I'm almost certain that this sequence was filmed in Manhattan, so your information on this bus running on Manhattan routes would be indeed valid. "NYO" ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 76 Views: 1625 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 12:17 pm   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B.: Great photos/links; thanks for posting here. OK, so now, with the gap fillers at the TSQ end of the shuttle gone, this would translate into the only station still utilizing them would be 1 ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 110 Views: 2162 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 11:44 am   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! W.B.: Any idea which depot RTS "#PA2383" was based out of, at the time of "Crocodile Dundee"? Any clue as to the route(s) it then operated on? Appreciate info, as always.. ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 76 Views: 1625 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 11:38 am   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... "MIND THE GAP"............ https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?74 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?80813 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?74873 https://www.nycsubway.org/pe ...   Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 76 Views: 1625 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 11:24 am   Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... W.B.: Again, excellent information and stats; again, this subject is one I am sure that even many "serious" enthusiasts are not aware of. Gap fillers...... I know the old South Ferr ...   Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 Replies: 110 Views: 2162 Forum: New York City Buses   Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 9:58 am   Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! Came across this picture of said "Torpedo"............ www.imcdb.org/vehicle_908168-GMC-RTS-1981.html (courtesy: imcdb.org) ['M"]   Page 1 of 1524 Goto page 1, 2, 3 ... 1522, 1523, 1524  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