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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2026 10:56 am Post subject:

Contemplating......

IMHO, the "fun" is REALLY going to start, once the actual demolition of the present terminal and its approach ramps begin.......this is all going to be QUITE interesting, to be sure, and it going to be interesting, also, to see how NJT (and other carriers) adjust their schedules accordingly.....also, the new, "temporary" bus loading/unloading areas...........

"NYO"

["NEW YORK VIA TUNNEL"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 10:18 am Post subject:

Further:

Just imagine the impact this PABT demolition/construction will have on local traffic patterns/flow....it sure ain't gonna be no Sunday School picnic, that's for sure! Razz

Seeing how the "tunnel buses" buses are going to be handled will be another interesting "spectator sport", for certain........ Rolling Eyes

"NYO"

["RIVER ROAD EXPRESS"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:09 pm Post subject:

Scroll down page for interesting articles on the West Side Bus Depot, renovations, decline, air rights, rebuilding, etc..........

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

["5 NEW YORK"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2026 12:08 am Post subject:

Eyewitness News at 11 (Sunday).........

At the end of quick "run through" report on NJT parking lot fees rising significantly in the near term, there was a quick glimpse of an NJT MCI leaving the PABT; in the background, I could see a storage lot where more MCIs were parked.

I guess there is still some bus storage near/under the PABT ramps.........

"NYO"

["165 NEW YORK"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2026 4:36 pm Post subject:

It would have been interesting.........

To see the relocation of bus lanes, storage areas, etc., had this taken place back in the day when the "Joisey" suburban carriers were still all independent..........

"NYO"

["RIDE THE RED & TAN LINES"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 12:02 pm Post subject:

On this day in 1963, the GWB Bus Terminal opens, replacing several "open-air" stations used by suburban buses from New Jersey.

Despite renovations/"upgrades" in more recent years, the terminal's "glory days" are now long gone.........

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

["RIDE THE RED & TAN LINES"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 12:09 pm Post subject:

See also (note Old Looks)............

https://www.panynj.gov/bus-terminals/en/george-washington/history.html

["53C-NEW YORK VIA G.W. BRIDGE"]

W.B. Fishbowl · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2026 8:26 am Post subject:

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2026 9:30 am Post subject:

W.B.:

Agreed.

DO NOT like the idea of "dollar jitneys" being allowed to access the "Gee-Doubleya-Bee" terminal.......only BUSES (or "BINOs", of you prefer) should be allowed.

Last time I visited that terminal was with my older (late) brother, back in the 1990s; we had walked over the span to Manhattan from Fort Lee, and my brother put Your's Truly in charge of "getting home via bus!".....wonder why? Wink

We were both MORE than happy to "make our escape" from the "toiminal'......far too many "unsavory" characters lurking about (I also remember a number of empty storefronts and boarded-up areas)....could not WAIT to hop on that big "Jersey Hound" (MCI) and hightail it back to good ol' Fort Lee......... Wink

"NYO"

["MCI]

W.B. Fishbowl · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2026 2:16 am Post subject:

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2026 10:36 am Post subject:

W.B.:

Sounds like you DID gret a BIT of exercise! Wink

There was a report awhile back about "Tijuana Taxi" dollar vans at the GWB terminal'; I know one outfit is "Spanish Transportation", which nabs quite a bit of would-be NJT passengers along Bergenline Avenue, especially.

In my area, these rattletrap vans MORE than outnumber ANY and ALL NJT buses (159/751)

Yeah, a LOT has changed since the GWB "toiminal" opened 63 years back............. Sad