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traildriver
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 11:58 am Post subject: |
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Those seemed like strange choices for that type of service. I believe they had a “baggage room” at the rear of the main level, accessed by a side door.
But they were resplendent in UP’s gleaming armour yellow, grey, and red striped “Streamliner” color scheme.😎 |
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traildriver
Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 2467 Location: South Florida
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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UP also had some like painted coaches, for its shuttle from the Ketchum, ID station to UP’s Sun Valley ski resort.
IIRC, you can see them in use, in a scene from the old film, “Sun Valley Serenade”. I believe those coaches featured custom styled round porthole side windows, to match those on UP’s McKeen motorcars…
UP’s subsidiary Utah Parks Company coaches did not follow the railroad colors. |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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traildriver wrote: | Those seemed like strange choices for that type of service. I believe they had a “baggage room” at the rear of the main level, accessed by a side door.
But they were resplendent in UP’s gleaming armour yellow, grey, and red striped “Streamliner” color scheme.😎 |
traildriver:
Agreed; as I commented earlier, the Old Look-style rear end treatment DID seem a bit "unusual" for that type of bus (no complaints from Yours Truly, however!)
I know one Union Pacific PDA-4101 was, quite awhile back beautifully restored to its original livery by EASTSHORE/FALCON LINES....QUITE a handsome bus, for certain!
"NYO"
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 23320 Location: NEW JOISEY
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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traildriver wrote: | UP also had some like painted coaches, for its shuttle from the Ketchum, ID station to UP’s Sun Valley ski resort.
IIRC, you can see them in use, in a scene from the old film, “Sun Valley Serenade”. I believe those coaches featured custom styled round porthole side windows, to match those on UP’s McKeen motorcars…
UP’s subsidiary Utah Parks Company coaches did not follow the railroad colors. |
traildriver:
For your viewing pleasure......
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1290411.html
(courtesy: imcdb.org)
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NEVER saw the likes of this rare bird....THAT'S for certain!!!
Note the cool railroad-type headlight above the destination sign!!!
"NYO"
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traildriver
Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 2467 Location: South Florida
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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Great catch
Wish I could see a better resolution of that thumbnail shot, trainside…
The high mounted headlight makes that coach look like it could be used as a “hi-railer”.
What’d that one commenter say, maybe built by White? |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 23320 Location: NEW JOISEY
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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traildriver:
Correct; that one comment had the fellow guessing it was a WHITE!
I am glad that you mentioned this old film, and the buses; I would have NEVER have known, otherwise....thank you!
(just imagine what a super-sharp tin toy this bus would have made...or, for that matter, a die-cast scale model.....WOW!)
"NYO"
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 1:22 am Post subject: |
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traildriver wrote: | Great catch
Wish I could see a better resolution of that thumbnail shot, trainside…
The high mounted headlight makes that coach look like it could be used as a “hi-railer”.
What’d that one commentator say, maybe built by White? |
traildriver:
Did you mention "Hi-Railer"????????
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/316870523784473895
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2023 1:03 am Post subject: |
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"The Hound", South Of The Border.........
Am curious as to when GREYHOUND began offering service to Mexico, and what cities/towns it served (also connections with regional Mexican carriers)
I am guessing that what remains of GREYHOUND today no longer provides service "south of the border" (unless I am mistaken)
traildriver: the proverbial ball is now in your court. on this one......
"NYO"
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traildriver
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Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 12:16 am Post subject: |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 wrote: | "The Hound", South Of The Border.........
Am curious as to when GREYHOUND began offering service to Mexico, and what cities/towns it served (also connections with regional Mexican carriers)
I am guessing that what remains of GREYHOUND today no longer provides service "south of the border" (unless I am mistaken)
traildriver: the proverbial ball is now in your court. on this one......
"NYO"
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The era I am most familiar with, pre-1987, Greyhound Lines never actually crossed the border into Mexico, but provided good connections with various Mexican carriers at US border towns in Texas, NM, AZ, and CA.
It was sometime in the late ‘90’s and 2,000’s, that they crossed the border themselves into places like Tijuana, and later somewhat further, or did so thru a subsidiary company.
I really never learned much about it.
Maybe this wiki article can give you some leads…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyhound_Mexico |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 23320 Location: NEW JOISEY
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Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 12:39 am Post subject: |
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traildriver:
Appreciate both the information you have provided as well as the link; this is a lot more information that I had previously known.....thanks!
Speaking of Mexico..........
In "FLXIBLE INTERCITY BUSES" (Luke), there are a few pages of photos of FLXIBLE and DINA coaches in Mexico.
Some of the companies listed:
NORTE De SONORA
TRANSPORTES CHIHAUHUENES
TRANSPORTES ESTRELLA BLANCA
ESTRELLAS De ORO
These buses in the photos, rugged and handsome, were all based on the FLXILINER..........
"NYO"
["ESPECIAL"]
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 12:52 am Post subject: |
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Here's another "South Of The Border" classic highway coach*......
https://www.pinterest.es/pin/361062095118396742/
*I think that the logo on the side had to have been inspired by the "Running Dog"...... |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2023 11:32 am Post subject: |
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Regarding the older PG/PD-types.........
This photo was taken alongside the old 9th Avenue El stub at Anderson Avenue in the Bronx, sometime during the 1950's.
Note the centrally-mounted light just above the destination sign.......
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?36426
(courtesy: nycsubway.org)
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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Here's an interesting bit from "BUS WORLD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BUSES" (Stauss, 1988)........
".......in 1982, Trailways opened a second plant to manufacture a new two-axle suburban Model 10, at Harlingen, Texas, creating Trailways Manufacturing, Inc......."
"......the original Brownsville manufacturing plant remained under Eagle International. Trailways placed 19 suburbans in Atlantic City service......."
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