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Re: 2969 BX30, more today |
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Posted by mcorivervsaf on Thu Dec 9 18:20:32 2010, in response to 2969 BX30, more today, posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 18:18:11 2010. Nice shots, Joe! I just missed you! I was on 2969, when I saw you snapping away when it pulled out of Norwood, just after 5pm! |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 18:29:26 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by mcorivervsaf on Thu Dec 9 18:20:32 2010. Oh No!!!! I asked the driver to stop at the bottom of the hill but he went thru & it blurred. Did you get any shots? Wish eye had seen you; I would have ridden back.I live in Norwood and was frozen; plus too much coffee, get my drift? Keep in touch. joe |
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Posted by mcorivervsaf on Thu Dec 9 18:43:31 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 18:29:26 2010. Wow, talk about a near miss! I wasn't even EXPECTING to catch this bus, because I thought it had already went out! Sure enough, when I got off the D train, it was there! I only got one pic, since I already had 3 from the past 3 days! Unfortunately, after I got off and took the shot, sure enough, it was blurred! Dang! I'll try again tomorrow, if it goes out! Great seeing you again!--J. Rivera |
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Posted by Manwithaplan on Thu Dec 9 19:01:43 2010, in response to 2969 BX30, more today, posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 18:18:11 2010. Very Nice Pics Joe! Keep em coming!MWAP |
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Posted by Joe Saitta on Thu Dec 9 19:05:04 2010, in response to 2969 BX30, more today, posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 18:18:11 2010. Perhaps now that the Transit Museum has two actual New York City Omnibus units awaiting restoration, when this is done perhaps the now #2969 can be given back its actual number, 4789, and the NYCO removed. Historically, this bus is not decorated accurately. |
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Posted by Catfish 44 on Thu Dec 9 19:28:46 2010, in response to 2969 BX30, more today, posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 18:18:11 2010. Muy bien |
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Posted by MCI GUY on Thu Dec 9 19:28:56 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by Joe Saitta on Thu Dec 9 19:05:04 2010. it should be two tone green as it was in 1980 at eny open huose . we all know why its not. |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 19:29:17 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by Joe Saitta on Thu Dec 9 19:05:04 2010. True; we can dream can't we.jrc |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 19:31:46 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by MCI GUY on Thu Dec 9 19:28:56 2010. I like the 2 tone green too, actually. But we have 9098. But yeah, I know.jrc |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 19:32:18 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by Manwithaplan on Thu Dec 9 19:01:43 2010. Thanx MWAP.jrc |
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Posted by MCI GUY on Thu Dec 9 19:35:22 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 19:31:46 2010. the colors its in are its original 1948 paint scheme. i remember it well. i was one year old. |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 19:48:56 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by MCI GUY on Thu Dec 9 19:35:22 2010. Hey, old guy. :)Depending on the month, I was anywhere from minus 7 to plus 5.:) jrc |
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Posted by Huz66511 on Thu Dec 9 20:46:33 2010, in response to 2969 BX30, more today, posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 18:18:11 2010. GR8 shots Joe! Especially the twilight ones! Very nice! |
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Posted by Grand Concourse on Thu Dec 9 21:04:24 2010, in response to 2969 BX30, more today, posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 18:18:11 2010. Wonderful! |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 21:30:19 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by Grand Concourse on Thu Dec 9 21:04:24 2010. Glad U like.joe |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 21:30:46 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by Huz66511 on Thu Dec 9 20:46:33 2010. Eye thank ya'.joe |
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Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Thu Dec 9 22:22:02 2010, in response to 2969 BX30, more today, posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 18:18:11 2010. Outstanding stuff, looking forward to riding it tomorrow. |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 22:28:52 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Thu Dec 9 22:22:02 2010. You'll love it!joe |
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Posted by Joe Saitta on Thu Dec 9 22:38:41 2010, in response to 2969 BX30, more today, posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 18:18:11 2010. I'd love to know how this bus became to be saved. I rode this series of buses (4500-4899) going to and from grammar school, high school and college. They had a special switch to allow the bus to move away faster from bus stops after discharging passengers through the rear door. I know what it did - does anyone else remember? |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 22:50:46 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by Joe Saitta on Thu Dec 9 22:38:41 2010. So would I!We never had these in the Bx, I seldom got to Bklyn or Queens, so they were all "new" to me when I first encountered them in the mid-late 1960's. Amazing the bus exists at all considering many other interesting and unusual stuff disappeared. Perhaps it was stored and found at the proper time. Perhaps it was used by FDNY and when no longer needed it was thought worthy of preservation. Whatever, let's be glad that it is saved. jrc |
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Posted by Joe Saitta on Thu Dec 9 23:38:04 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 22:50:46 2010. Believe me, I'm glad! |
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Posted by Bee Flexible #823 on Thu Dec 9 23:58:50 2010, in response to 2969 BX30, more today, posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 18:18:11 2010. Terrific Bus! Terrific Photos! Keep them coming. |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Fri Dec 10 13:45:09 2010, in response to 2969 BX30, more today, posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 18:18:11 2010. Nice pics! When was the PM trip though? |
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Posted by mcorivervsaf on Fri Dec 10 16:41:57 2010, in response to 2969 BX30, more today, posted by r17-6599 on Thu Dec 9 18:18:11 2010. Rode it again today this morning! I saw Newkirk Plaza David, when he got aboard at Boston Road & Gun Hill Road! Nice talking to you David, even though it was brief! |
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Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Fri Dec 10 17:13:27 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by mcorivervsaf on Fri Dec 10 16:41:57 2010. It was great meeting you, I am trying to get some pics up this weekend. Lots of shocked people and camera phones out. |
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Posted by mcorivervsaf on Fri Dec 10 17:22:58 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Fri Dec 10 17:13:27 2010. I would have said something to you sooner on the bus, but since it was the last day for #2969 at Gun Hill Depot before heading across to Kingsbridge, I wanted to enjoy the bus one last time! I've always been quiet for the most part on bus fan trips! Did you go on the return trip to Co-op City Section 5? |
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Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Fri Dec 10 17:28:32 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by mcorivervsaf on Fri Dec 10 17:22:58 2010. Rode it all the way to Section 5 then took a regular Bx26 bus out. Too many smiles and stunned looks for me to count. JRC was right, I loved riding 2969. |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Fri Dec 10 18:02:12 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by mcorivervsaf on Fri Dec 10 16:41:57 2010. I'm insanely jealous! :)jrc |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Fri Dec 10 18:03:31 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by AMoreira81 on Fri Dec 10 13:45:09 2010. I bailed out close to 5p. Just a short walk home from Norwood/ 205th and I was freezing and in need of WHIZZING!jrc |
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Posted by mcorivervsaf on Fri Dec 10 18:12:21 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by r17-6599 on Fri Dec 10 18:02:12 2010. LOL! Well, frostbite-like temperatures aside, I'm sure you would have very much liked to have been there! But don't worry, Joe; #9098 will be here next week, hopefully with no problems! I'll try to be there, when it goes out, weather permitting! |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Fri Dec 10 19:20:44 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by mcorivervsaf on Fri Dec 10 18:12:21 2010. Yeah! Nothing like a group of fans getting together.joe |
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Posted by mcorivervsaf on Fri Dec 10 19:36:05 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Fri Dec 10 17:28:32 2010. My only concern last night when I rode #2969 after I saw Joe C., was the large number of schoolkids who got on the bus. The farebox was broken, so it was PACKED! With all those padded seats, I didn't want to see a single razor blade by ANYONE on that bus! Thankfully, that wasn't a problem! When I was on #2151 last week, there were funny comments from passengers such as "This looks like a prison bus!" I'm sure there will be more of the same weird looks from onlookers for the next 3 weeks! Enjoy it while you can! :) |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Fri Dec 10 19:49:24 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by mcorivervsaf on Fri Dec 10 19:36:05 2010. That aside, what was the reaction from the schoolkids when they learned it was from the end of 1948 or the beginning of 1949? |
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Posted by mcorivervsaf on Fri Dec 10 20:04:39 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by AMoreira81 on Fri Dec 10 19:49:24 2010. Schoolkid reaction was mostly positive! When the driver mentioned to some of the riders about the age of the bus, I heard the following comments:"Damn, this an old ass bus!" "This was the s**t they had back in the day?" "I wish I brought my camera!" One kid thought the bus was from "like 1965", until I had to correct him! (Someone said something similar on my ride this morning!) Most of the kids just took pictures with their cellphones while the bus was in motion. Some complained about the lighting, they thought it was too dim, but I thought that was a unique aspect of the ride. One complained about the cold, since the bus wasn't equipped with heating like the current fleet of buses, go figure! But, I think it was a great experience for those who were fortunate to see and ride it! After all, that's what really counts! |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Fri Dec 10 20:26:21 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by mcorivervsaf on Fri Dec 10 20:04:39 2010. Great!joe r c |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Fri Dec 10 20:27:38 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by mcorivervsaf on Fri Dec 10 20:04:39 2010. Got my fingers crossed for Monday's ( and all next week's ) weather. This time of year is TUFF!jrc |
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Posted by mcorivervsaf on Fri Dec 10 21:36:11 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by r17-6599 on Fri Dec 10 20:27:38 2010. I so much as see one flake of snow in the forecast, somebody's gonna get a one way ticket to 'da moon! |
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Posted by mcorivervsaf on Fri Dec 10 21:37:07 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by r17-6599 on Fri Dec 10 20:26:21 2010. Thanks!-- J. Rivera |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Fri Dec 10 22:48:51 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by mcorivervsaf on Fri Dec 10 20:04:39 2010. Ya know, when I rode yesterday, I was suspicious of the three kids that ran to the back. They were laughing and appeared to enjoy the bus. Overcome with joy it seemed but I was concerned because they appeared to be hiding something. I figured they may cut seats or mark them up. I had my KB hat on and strolled to the back of the bus. They suddenly quieted down even though they really weren't doing anything wrong. I looked out the rear window and strolled up to the front again. They began carrying on again and when they got off on Boston Rd, they watched the bus pull out. They did nothing in the bus.Happy! jrc |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Fri Dec 10 22:49:33 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by mcorivervsaf on Fri Dec 10 21:36:11 2010. Can I watch? (LOL)jrc |
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Posted by mcorivervsaf on Fri Dec 10 23:10:00 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by r17-6599 on Fri Dec 10 22:48:51 2010. Thank goodness for that! All jokes aside, the last thing you need is some kid doing G-d knows what to vandalize a bus piece of NYC Transit history. Sometimes it pays to have a suspicious mind! |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Fri Dec 10 23:51:26 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by mcorivervsaf on Fri Dec 10 21:36:11 2010. The good news is that at least through Wednesday, there isn't supposed to be any precipitation on weekdays (although there will be rain on Sunday). |
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Posted by Osmosis Jones on Sat Dec 11 02:50:16 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by r17-6599 on Fri Dec 10 22:48:51 2010. Do you work for the MTA? |
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Posted by Triangle Junction on Sat Dec 11 05:19:49 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by mcorivervsaf on Fri Dec 10 20:04:39 2010. It's heated....just not very well |
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What happened to the Bx-7 museum buses? |
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Posted by UTC Bus Roster on Sat Dec 11 08:22:59 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by Triangle Junction on Sat Dec 11 05:19:49 2010. I've even chacked with the bus dsipatcher at 207 St. & Bway, and he said that there have not been any museum buses on the Bx-7 last week or this week.Does anyone know why not? |
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Posted by rionOne on Sat Dec 11 08:44:49 2010, in response to What happened to the Bx-7 museum buses?, posted by UTC Bus Roster on Sat Dec 11 08:22:59 2010. Sounds like another case of bitch-ass drivers that don't want to drive something without power steering... |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Sat Dec 11 11:18:39 2010, in response to Re: What happened to the Bx-7 museum buses?, posted by rionOne on Sat Dec 11 08:44:49 2010. Gee, according to someone TERRAPIN (BRIAN) STATION 'trusts', (his wife's hairdresser's daughter's nanny's cousin 4 times removed), they ran.Like I said, if it ain't posted here by someone in the know, and with authentic proof, I won't believe it. jrc |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Sat Dec 11 11:19:20 2010, in response to Re: 2969 BX30, more today, posted by Osmosis Jones on Sat Dec 11 02:50:16 2010. No.jrc |
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Posted by LRG5784 on Sat Dec 11 11:20:51 2010, in response to Re: What happened to the Bx-7 museum buses?, posted by rionOne on Sat Dec 11 08:44:49 2010. I couldn't agree more. |
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