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  Topic: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629

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PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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"............

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  Topic: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629

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PostForum: 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!
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629

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PostForum: 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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PostForum: 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

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

["1 SOUTH FERRY"]
  Topic: Israel's only subway (Haifa)/Overseas subways/Metros
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629

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PostForum: 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.................

https://en.wikipedia.org/ ...
  Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future.......
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629

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PostForum: 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").......... Rolling Eyes Sad

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