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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Alternate company names for "GOTHAM BYS COMPANY"..........
"BROOKLYN BUS LINES"
"BROOKLYN-MANHATTAN BUS SYSTEM"
"BROOKLYN-QUEENS BUS SYSTEM"
"BROOKLYN BORO BUS COMPANY"
Just thinkin'..... 
"NYO"
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2026 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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Further..............
With "Ralph's" seniority, had he driven for a Brooklyn-based company that had a route(s) into Manhattan, I could easily picture him assigned to an inter-borough route..........
"NYO"
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W.B. Fishbowl
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| Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2026 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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| NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 wrote: | Further..............
With "Ralph's" seniority, had he driven for a Brooklyn-based company that had a route(s) into Manhattan, I could easily picture him assigned to an inter-borough route..........
"NYO"
["MANHATTAN-EXPRESS ONLY"] |
It does beg the question as to whether Ralph's route was inter-borough, going as it did thru' Madison . . . |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2026 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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| W.B. Fishbowl wrote: | | NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 wrote: | Further..............
With "Ralph's" seniority, had he driven for a Brooklyn-based company that had a route(s) into Manhattan, I could easily picture him assigned to an inter-borough route..........
"NYO"
["MANHATTAN-EXPRESS ONLY"] |
It does beg the question as to whether Ralph's route was inter-borough, going as it did thru' Madison . . . |
W.B.:
One also wonders about Ralph's earliest years with the "GBC"; did he drive a Madison Avenue route right from the get-go, or, perhaps, was he assigned to less-prestigious runs, possibly crosstown routes, until he garnerd enough seniority..............
"NYO"
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2026 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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From "THE HONEYMOONER'S COMPANION" (McCrohan).........
"Gotham Bus Company"-
".....the company for which Ralph works. The offices are supposedly on Ninth Avenue and 48th Street in Manhattan......"
"NYO"
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W.B. Fishbowl
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| Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2026 4:25 am Post subject: |
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| NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 wrote: | From "THE HONEYMOONER'S COMPANION" (McCrohan).........
"Gotham Bus Company"-
".....the company for which Ralph works. The offices are supposedly on Ninth Avenue and 48th Street in Manhattan......"
"NYO"
["GENERAL MOTORS"] |
Which was just six blocks away from NYCO's actual depot on 54th and Ninth (which, under later hands - FACL and then " 'stoa" - lasted into the 1990's). |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2026 10:40 am Post subject: |
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W.B.:
MORE than a bit of real-life "inspiration" here, fur sure........
"NYO"
["MADISON AVENUE-LIMITED STOPS"] |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Could not help but picture a certain "Ralph Kramden" when I heard this on 1010 WINS earlier..........
The MTA has just launched its new hi-tech "bus driver simulator", putting trainees through virtually every type freal-life scenario.
The simulator will allow would-be drivers to go with a diesel, an electric, a hybrid, or an articulated.
Had to chuckle picturing hot-tempered "Ralph" using one of these simulators........ 
"NYO"
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Driver training............
Growing up, I still clearly remember seeing NHBL and PSNJ buses sporting roller signs reading "NO PASSENGERS" or "SPECIAL", along with a small placard in the windshield reading "STUDENT DRIVER" when a "trainee" was behind the wheel.............
"NYO"
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W.B. Fishbowl
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2026 8:38 am Post subject: |
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| NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 wrote: | Driver training............
Growing up, I still clearly remember seeing NHBL and PSNJ buses sporting roller signs reading "NO PASSENGERS" or "SPECIAL", along with a small placard in the windshield reading "STUDENT DRIVER" when a "trainee" was behind the wheel.............
"NYO"
["NHBL"]
["PSNJ"] |
Sounds almost like "Em-Tee-Yay" buses today, on their electronic signs flashing "NOT IN SERVICE," followed immediately by "FARE REQUIRED" -   |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2026 9:41 am Post subject: |
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W.B.:
Perhaps the "Em-Tee-Yay" is following "En-Jay-Tee's" lead..........
"NYO"
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