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Topic: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 12:02 am Subject: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros |
London's "METROPOLITAN" line has a rich and fascinating history; many interesting types of rolling stock have served the line through the decades.
In 1863, it was the first underground ra ... |
Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 11:39 pm Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
Wearing the original 'Tee-Yay" green of earlier days, we see "Dangerfield" #5677 at the Queens Village garage, on a bright, chilly day, back in 1977..............
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Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 11:29 pm Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
Recalling now the long-abandoned, echoing lower level 9th Avenue station, showing assorted car classes in use (both on revenue trains and fan trips).......
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?24012 ... |
Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 11:19 pm Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
Fort Hamilton Parkway..........
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?112208
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?4688
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?24388
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Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 11:08 pm Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
Here's several long-ago views of the 13th Avenue station, during its service days..........
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?96351
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?6436
https://www.nycs ... |
Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 11:03 pm Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
Today, there are no traces of the Culver Shuttle's 13th Avenue station, nor of the ROW itself; as I had noted previously, virtually no trace of the Shuttle remain today, unless you know where to look. ... |
Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 10:40 pm Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
On today's date in 1975:
The "Bee-Em-Tee's" decrepit, crumbling Culver Shuttle was abandoned.
This line had become dangerously decrepit in its last years; stations were indeed, literal ... |
Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 8:17 pm Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
Still tastefully attired in classic "Tee-Yay" green, we see veteran "Jetson" Fishbowl #2017 at Queens Blvd & 78th Avenue, back in '77.............
https://www.nycsubway.org/ ... |
Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 8:09 pm Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
"DITTO".............
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?2928
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?3052
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Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 8:00 pm Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
Same year and location as previous photo:
Here we have "Dangerfield" fleetmate #5603, painted in two-tone blue, and looking pretty "respected"............
https://www.nycsubw ... |
Topic: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 12:06 pm Subject: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros |
Until 1952, London had its own streetcar (tramway) subway; this was the Kingsway Subway, which once served several routes.
The Subway was originally built for single-deck cars, but was later rebuil ... |
Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 10:30 am Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
Roosevelt & Prince, 1978.
Here we have hard-workin' "Dangerfield" #5609*, still attired in classic "Tee-Yay" green; but notice, that this "Dangerfield" seems to ha ... |
Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 10:20 am Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
Night and day............
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?127210
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?12071
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["1 SOUTH FERRY"] |
Topic: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 1:17 am Subject: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros |
When the Victoria line opened in the later 1960s, it was the first London "tube" line to open in 50 years.
The original trains ran until 2011.................
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Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 1:05 am Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
(SEE PREVIOUS POSTS)
"Eye-Are-Tee" SMEE-consists in the "KISS" era (Krappy Inscriptions Subway Scourge")..........
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?127091 ... |
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