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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 1:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

traildriver/All:

Another fascinating aspect of the bus hobby is that it can be, and is, quite diverse.

Some of us are interested in all buses; others only are interested in the vintage models.

Others in the hobby are very much into the latest models; then, too, there are those of us who really getting into the "nuts-and-bolts" aspect of the bus hobby, reveling in model designations, vehicle widths, and so forth.

Like railroading, the bus/transit hobby is one that is at once diverse and intriguing....not to mention a whole busload of FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It is up to us to try to keep the hobby going, as best we can, for as long as we can.

This is a rich, diverse hobby with so much to offer to all age groups.......Wink

"NYO"
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 1:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well said, NYO--my sentiments, exactly.
It is not only public transportation, either...I am also into 'cars' as in automobiles. Go to your typical owner's club, and it too, seems to be an "old man's club". Younger people in general (again there are exception's), just don't seem that into cars. Many 'Millennial's' don't even have a driver's license..

I'll never forget how much I wanted mine...I made sure I had it on my sixteenth birthday! Cool Smile
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 5:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

traildriver wrote:
Well said, NYO--my sentiments, exactly.
It is not only public transportation, either...I am also into 'cars' as in automobiles. Go to your typical owner's club, and it too, seems to be an "old man's club". Younger people in general (again there are exception's), just don't seem that into cars. Many 'Millennial's' don't even have a driver's license..

I'll never forget how much I wanted mine...I made sure I had it on my sixteenth birthday! Cool Smile


traildriver:

Thanks! Wink

I also love classic autos and trucks, not to mention harbor craft (especially ferries and tugs!) ships and boats of all sorts, vintage commercial and military aircraft.

Ditto for the classic airships like the Hindenburg and Graf Zepplin.

Getting back to buses, most non-enthusiasts would think that "most buses are all alike"....WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!! Shocked Shocked

As an example: look at Fishbowls/New Looks; if one really delves into their long and illustrious history, the non-enthusiast would be astounded to learn of all the subtle (and some not too subtle) changes to the "basic" Fishbowl since its introduction in 1959 (Recall the classic and timeless VW "Beetle"!)

I truly feel that the "behind the scenes" aspect of our hobby is ALWAYS quite interesting, and WELL worth researching! Very Happy

Look at the lastest PROTERRA developments; I have seen many photos of these unique vehicles, including one in SEPTA livery.

Here, I feel, is a new era dawning for the bus enthusiast; and, hopefully, it just might be "hi tech" enough to get the younger guys away from their electronic gizmos and doo-dads for a while...... Wink

"NYO"
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 05, 2020 7:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

.......just imagine what the legendary SCENICRUISER might look like today, if it were still in production......(!!) Shocked

Then again, perhaps some things are better left to one's own fertile imagination........ Wink

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