BusTalk

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Interesting.......

For the 1939 "Woild's Fair", the INTERBOROUGH "poichased" a small groupl of new cars (hardly "modern" rolling stock that would catch the eye of Fairgoers!)

The BMT rebuilt old wooden El cars into the now-iconic "Q": units, but, again, no new equipment was purchased for the Fair.

The IND "made do" with their "everyday" rolling stock, which, of course, were still virtually new (if quite utilitarian).........

"NYO"

["WORLD'S FAIR SPECIAL"]

[W.B. Fishbowl]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

W.B.:

One thing has long puzzled me..........

Why didn't the "Bee-Em-Tee" use the sleek, silvery BUDD-built "Zephyr" on "soitan" special runs to the "Woild's Fair", to better provide that glittering "World Of Tomorrow" aura so much associated with the Fair

"NYO"

["ALL THE WORLD'S A FAIR"[

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

History repeating itself.........

And, in 1964, just like back in 1939, ONLY the "Eye-Are-Tee" purchased NEW rolling stock for "soivice" to the "Woild's Fair".

I've often thought about BUDD building the '64 WF cars; I can easily see them resembling the 1960 Market-Frankford "Almond Joys", down in Philly...........

"NYO"

["SPECIAL-WORLD'S FAIR"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Even without the twin signboxes once so commonplace here, the 1960 "Almond Joys" featured ends that indeed would have been right at home here in "Noo Yawk"........

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?47048

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?72899

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

["BUDD"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

An interesting thought.......

Imagine if the "R-33/36" World's Fair cars had been been built by BUDD (picture Philly's "Almond Joys" with PICTURE windows)........

"NYO"

["7 WORLD'S FAIR"]

[W.B. Fishbowl]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

W.B.:

And, recall, that the "foist" use fluted sides on "Noo Yawk" rolling stock was the BUDD "Zephyr", hitting the "Bee-Em-Tee" rails in 1934........

"NYO"

["7 PROSPECT PARK"

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

W.B.:

Thought of you with this early 1900s photo, taken at Park Row........

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?116198

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

The Park Row terminal appears here to be undergoing one of its many expansions; note, especially the spindly (uncovered) "toid" rail........

"NYO"

["BRT"]

[W.B. Fishbowl]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

W.B.:

That track layout indeed looks quite spindly (and convoluted); as the platform area itself looks quite "constricted".

This photo seems to suggest the days BERFORE the station was expanded, from when it served only cable trains (and yet again expanded) to handle both longer trains and heavier crowds.

Too, note only THREE tracks are in place........

"NYO"

["BRT"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Date this photo to 1905 (only TWO tracks are seen in this view).........

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?116199

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

["B.R.T."]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

In this photo (circa-1912?) note how greatly the Park Row station has been expanded; note, also, the IRT kiosks and "NY RAILWAYS" streetcars............

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?113413

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["TO BROOKLYN"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Here's another very early view (note arc lights)........

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?116200

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["WATCH STEP! STEP LIVELY!"

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Possibly a publicity shot (1920s), we have here (at Park Row) a very uncharacteristic deserted view, with a train of "C"-types on the left; note, also, the more modern incandescent lighting............

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?101411

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

["FULTON ST. LINE"]