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D. C. Transit Old-Look Air-Conditioned Buses, Part 2

 
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Henry Gray



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:43 am    Post subject: D. C. Transit Old-Look Air-Conditioned Buses, Part 2 Reply with quote

Fellow Members,

On August 12 I had posted a question about the old-look buses of D. C. Transit that were air-conditioned. Thank you for all your help, especially Mr. Linsky the Green Bus Lines historian (I grew up in South Jamaica and frequently rode the Q6, Q7, and the Q40 routes during the 60's and 70's). One question that I forgot to ask, sorry - Were any of those buses preserved for any kind of museum? Since they were the first fleet of a/c buses built by GM, it would be a shame if none of them were saved or preserved. Please reply someone!!!!

GOD bless,
Henry Gray
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nycbusfan




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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm not sure if any DC Transit buses were preserved. I do know that the MTA has preserved an air conditioned Old Look. Here are two photos of that bus.

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Henry,

Thanks for the compliment, and it was my pleasure to try to help you!

According to Ohio Museum of Transportation, none of the DC Transit Air Conditioned jobs were preserved.

Fifth Avenue's (NY) # 3100 pictured above may possibly be the only 'GM' Old Look (transit) with air conditioning that is preserved, and it was orignally an experiment and not a production job.

The other experiment (#3200) which saw demonstration service with FACCO eventually went to New Orleans Public Service with no indication of preservation.

BTW; if you rode the Q7 during the summers of 1960 or 1961, you might have had me for a relief driver! (but I don't remember anyone by the name of Henry - only kidding).

Mr. Linsky - Green Bus Lines, Inc., Jamaica, NY
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Waynejay



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Although none of the D.C. Transit old looks were saved, WMATA does have one '57 TDH-5105 (no A/C). It was originally purchased by Baltimore's transit system and later donated to WMATA. WMATA's Bladensburg shops restored the bus. Here's some pics of it at WMATA's roadeo a few years ago.







...and some more of WMATA's historical fleet









My understanding is that WMATA also has saved one of their Flxible Metro-Bs to be added to the historical fleet. As you see the RTS and TDH-5304 are not quite restored to their original appearance.

The RTS was modified by WMATA (Rear door removed and new seating added) before it was retired. The fishbowl was rebuilt by Blitz and again not restored to it's original appearance.
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