BusTalk

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"THE CARLSBAD CAVERN ROUTE"

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["BUS DEPOT"]

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One sign.......and a million and one journeys...........

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["TRAVEL BY BUS"]

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Rare old station signs like this recall the long-lost era when so many long-defunct (and forgotten) regional carriers once crisscrossed our nation (this beautiful 1930s sign reminds me of the late Jim Lehrer!)

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["BUS DEPOT"]

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This nostalgic (circa-1960) GREYHOUND depot scene is indeed a slice of America as it was, sixty-odd years back............

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["GREYHOUND"]

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Here's a particularly handsome sign for "PEERLESS STAGES" (the bus recalls the hulking YELLOW PD/PG models of the early 1940s)..............

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["BUS DEPOT"]

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The way we were...........

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["AMERICA"]

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Recalling the days when Eagles still soared proudly............

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["CONTINENTAL TRAILWAYS"]

[traildriver]

In case you missed it, Van Hool is in trouble...

https://www.busandmotorcoachnews.com/van-hool-reorganization-wont-impact-2024-bus-production-says-abc-companies/

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traildriver:

Thanks for this info; I was not aware of this development.

I've always considered VanHool an "exotic" bus, as they are, indeed, not to be seen in my area.

I DID, however, some years ago, every once in awhile see an older model VanHool on a charter passing through town; oddly, the bus had no company identification or number displayed whatsoever, so I have no idea what company it might have been operating for.

I still refer to it as the "mystery bus".

It will be interesting to see what the future holds for the company.....

"NYO"

["VanHool"]

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If my memory serves me correctly, the "mystery" VanHool I had previously mentioned was a Model T-900 (I know that "WESTERN TRAILWAYS" once operated several of this type, back in later 1990s/early 2000s)

VERMONT TRANSIT also operated similar VanHools............

"NYO"

["EXPRESS"]

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In 1975, VERMONT TRANSIT was acquired by GREYHOUND, and became a subsidiary line...........

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont_Transit_Lines

["BOSTON"]

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Here's a nostalgic picture of a VERMONT TRANSIT 4106; note "SCENICRUISER SERVICE" emblazoned above the windows.............

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["SCENICRUISER SERVICE"]

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Just received my DVD copy of Glen Campbell's 1970 film "NORWOOD"; there are a number of scenes featuring CONTINENTAL Eagles (exterior and interior shots!)

There is even a brief glimpse of the "Port-Of-Authority's original 8th Avenue facade, as a bonus!

In one scene, one bus is signed "JACKSONVILLE" (North Carolina); in another, "TEXARKANA" (another scene has an EAGLE signed "MEMPHIS")

One nighttime scene (MAGNIFICENT seeing the illuminated "CONTINENTAL TRAILWAYS" lettering beneath the rear windows!) shows an EAGLE pulling up to a corner stop; on a pole there is a yellow metal sign, with the map of the United States, with "TRAILWAYS" emblazoned across it, and "BUS STOP" beneath it.

In one lunch counter/coffee shop scene, in the background, is a large cutout of a uniformed CONTINENTAL hostess holding a sign behind the counter.

And those harmonic EAGLE horns.....and the tantalizing "HIIIIssssss" of the air brakes..........aaahh, the sweet nostalgia!

"NYO"

["JACKSONVILLE"]

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Here's one timeless scene from 1970's "NORWOOD", showing Glen's outbound "EAGLE", with a suburban Fishbowl just behind (note the "Buffalo" taking a brief respite from daily chores on the left!)

https://pics.imcdb.org/26849/backgr6.7.jpg

(courtesy: imcdb.org)

["TEXARKANA"]

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Enjoy this page of EAGLE photos from "NORWOOD".......

https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1392409-Eagle-Model-05-1969.html

["SILVER EAGLE"]