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Posted by r17-6599 on Mon May 21 20:49:19 2012 A few weeks ago I posted a shot of San Bernardino's "Big Blue" GM old look, from a recent Calilfornia trip.Here's a few buses that are preserved coaches and / or "Hollywood bound" as movie/ commercial buses, as that is my friend's business. Njoy the attached, 'specially after the fishbowl "Trane" video. joe c |
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Posted by RailBus63 on Mon May 21 21:13:02 2012, in response to pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by r17-6599 on Mon May 21 20:49:19 2012. Simply beautiful. Thanks for sharing these.Jim |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Mon May 21 21:30:39 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by RailBus63 on Mon May 21 21:13:02 2012. Glad U like, Jim. Thanx,JOE |
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Posted by WayneJay on Mon May 21 22:25:42 2012, in response to pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by r17-6599 on Mon May 21 20:49:19 2012. Awesome. Always good to see the good 'ol (real) buses. Thanks a bunch. |
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Posted by Westcode44 on Mon May 21 22:48:23 2012, in response to pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by r17-6599 on Mon May 21 20:49:19 2012. Nice to see the GM "old look" ex-RTD 6500 1948TDH-4510 the only one that was ever saved. All of these preserved buses are in great shape.!Awesome pics thanks Joe. WE-44 |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Mon May 21 23:30:17 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by Westcode44 on Mon May 21 22:48:23 2012. My pleasure; glad U like.That 4510 would look good in NYC colors; wish we could borrow it. joe |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Mon May 21 23:31:12 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by WayneJay on Mon May 21 22:25:42 2012. My pleasure. Glad you like.joe |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Mon May 21 23:39:35 2012, in response to pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by r17-6599 on Mon May 21 20:49:19 2012. Nice pics...my favorite is of 5034. I wonder if any other Classic artics are preserved. |
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Posted by mcorivervsaf on Tue May 22 02:09:31 2012, in response to pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by r17-6599 on Mon May 21 20:49:19 2012. My goodness, these buses never looked better! Thanks for the shots, Joe! :) |
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Posted by MCI D4000 81994 on Tue May 22 06:40:09 2012, in response to pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by r17-6599 on Mon May 21 20:49:19 2012. What's the story on the Viking? Ex NYCT or Houston? |
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Posted by mcorivervsaf on Tue May 22 06:53:30 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by MCI D4000 81994 on Tue May 22 06:40:09 2012. The Viking here is not ex-NYCT, because all 3 of them are STILL in storage at Eastchester. |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Tue May 22 08:15:30 2012, in response to pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by r17-6599 on Mon May 21 20:49:19 2012. movie/ commercial buses, as that is my friend's business Does he post here? |
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Posted by r33/r36 mainline on Tue May 22 08:25:26 2012, in response to pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by r17-6599 on Mon May 21 20:49:19 2012. Awesome! |
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Posted by WayneJay on Tue May 22 09:03:47 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by AMoreira81 on Mon May 21 23:39:35 2012. I've wondered about it too, but remember, 5034 is simply one of 53 GMDD new-look artics built for Ontario agencies (Mississauga, TTC, HSR and I think OCTranspo) in 1982. My understadning is that this front end was used to provide a larger entrance for wheelchairs. Then a year later GMDD introduced the Classic 40-footer.I'm not sure, but I think the only Classic artics were MCI units. |
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Posted by RailBus63 on Tue May 22 09:14:51 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by AMoreira81 on Mon May 21 23:39:35 2012. Two of the Hamilton units are preserved - one by HSR themselves and a second unit that was later purchased by OC Transpo since none of their original units survived. |
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Posted by RailBus63 on Tue May 22 09:16:43 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by RailBus63 on Tue May 22 09:14:51 2012. Correction - the preserved HSR unit is at Seashore Trolley Museum in Maine. |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Tue May 22 10:19:48 2012, in response to pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by r17-6599 on Mon May 21 20:49:19 2012. Great pics!!Re: pic #4--holy shit! I didn't think any of those SCRTD 1975 Flxibles had been preserved! I loved those buses when I lived out there. They had DDEC 8V71, I wonder though, if that bus has the original transmission, as RTD had converted some (all?) to a 4-speed Allison in the mid-80s, ruined the sound :( Does that same friend of yours (if it is who I think it is, I know of him, though I don't know him personally) own 7373? |
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Posted by Bx36Ltd on Tue May 22 10:46:24 2012, in response to pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by r17-6599 on Mon May 21 20:49:19 2012. Nice pics man i like that clone MTA New York City bus 8567 almost got me lol |
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Posted by NJT Oradell on Tue May 22 11:12:44 2012, in response to pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by r17-6599 on Mon May 21 20:49:19 2012. Great pics! |
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Posted by Mr. D - Type on Tue May 22 17:14:07 2012, in response to pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by r17-6599 on Mon May 21 20:49:19 2012. Super great photos. 794 looks like it came from Command Bus Company. |
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Posted by orange blossom special on Tue May 22 18:22:28 2012, in response to pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by r17-6599 on Mon May 21 20:49:19 2012. How awesome. I'm bookmarking that! |
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Posted by Westcode44 on Wed May 23 00:25:39 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by r17-6599 on Mon May 21 23:30:17 2012. It's funny I wondered what happened to that bus (6500)- is it privately owned? That bus sported many a paint job- and your right wish we had her here in the lite green and dark green livery.PLEASE Joe keep the ol pics coming, always a pleasure to see. WE-44 |
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Posted by RIPTA42HopeTunnel on Wed May 23 08:10:04 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by Mr. D - Type on Tue May 22 17:14:07 2012. 794 looks like it came from Command Bus Company.Nope; those are the colors of Gardena Municipal Bus Lines. |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Wed May 23 08:33:04 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by RIPTA42HopeTunnel on Wed May 23 08:10:04 2012. Gardena's colors are very similar to Command. 794 was one of 21 1997 Nova RTS-06s. I lived almost 15 years in Gardena before moving to So. Florida, so I am well-versed in their fleet. Their new garage is a mere 6 blocks north of where I lived, alas, it hadn't been built yet when I lived there. :( |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Wed May 23 17:39:52 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by Westcode44 on Wed May 23 00:25:39 2012. Happy U N-joyed, WE. I'll post the oldies as much as I can.joe |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Wed May 23 17:41:13 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by mcorivervsaf on Tue May 22 02:09:31 2012. My pleasure! Wish I could post more.joe |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Wed May 23 17:42:24 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by MCI D4000 81994 on Tue May 22 06:40:09 2012. Houston.Wish one of NYC's could have been saved. It was, after all, part of our moving history. jrc |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Wed May 23 17:43:30 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by mcorivervsaf on Tue May 22 06:53:30 2012. Still a hope one can be salvaged for historical purposes.jrc |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Wed May 23 17:44:29 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by Terrapin Station on Tue May 22 08:15:30 2012. Not that I know; I've not seen any.joe |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Wed May 23 17:44:50 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by r33/r36 mainline on Tue May 22 08:25:26 2012. Thanx, r33.jrc |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Wed May 23 17:54:38 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by FYBklyn1959 on Tue May 22 10:19:48 2012. Thanx!I do believe 7373 belongs to him. Not all the buses in this posting are in that same location. The Gardena RTS is on Gardena's lot; the Foothill Gillig is to be redone by Foothill as a historic coach. (All Gillig Phantoms are gone; imagine that!) Fishbowl 107 is on RTA Riverside's property; RTS 100 (x CitiFare, Reno) and those in that lot are my friend's. The Viking, Starline RTS, Crown S14 and most of the others are in private hands or at Tour Coach and/ or "The Bus" (private ops)in Montebello. RTS 8567 looks soooo deceiving. Was actually an LA (RTD) bus. Flx 361 is private and was graciously taken out for us to ride and photo for a few days. Yes, bus fanning can be funnnnnnnn! joe |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Wed May 23 17:55:19 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by Bx36Ltd on Tue May 22 10:46:24 2012. Almost got me too. It is THAT good!joe |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Wed May 23 17:56:07 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by NJT Oradell on Tue May 22 11:12:44 2012. Thanx. Great subject matter too.joe |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Wed May 23 17:56:31 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by orange blossom special on Tue May 22 18:22:28 2012. Glad U like.jrc |
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Posted by mcorivervsaf on Wed May 23 17:57:22 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by r17-6599 on Wed May 23 17:43:30 2012. I don't know, Joe, they've been sitting at Eastchester for almost 2 years now! It's a long shot at this point, and given the fact that the Orion V CNG bus #317 was saved there, then scrapped, I'm not so sure they'll save one of those. :( |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Wed May 23 18:21:17 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by mcorivervsaf on Wed May 23 17:57:22 2012. You are right; I forgot the sad story of 317. Sheesh!joe |
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Posted by mcorivervsaf on Wed May 23 18:34:32 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by r17-6599 on Wed May 23 18:21:17 2012. As of right now, the Vikings are sitting along the south fence at Eastchester, just as they were when they were removed from service in 2010. They were pushed further north in the depot, only to be pushed back again, presumably to make room for more potential scrap buses. Yikes. |
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Posted by CJ on Wed May 23 19:05:30 2012, in response to pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by r17-6599 on Mon May 21 20:49:19 2012. All the shots blew me away. Especially the Fishbowls. I definitely liked what I see here. Thanks for sharing r17-6599. |
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Posted by R 36 ML 9542 on Wed May 23 19:12:04 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by FYBklyn1959 on Tue May 22 10:19:48 2012. Truly amazing photos!!!!! |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Wed May 23 19:35:25 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by CJ on Wed May 23 19:05:30 2012. Glad you like the shots, CJ. My pleasure to share 'em.r17 |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Wed May 23 19:37:35 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by R 36 ML 9542 on Wed May 23 19:12:04 2012. Many thanks. Glad U like.jrc |
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Posted by 3-9 on Fri May 25 12:24:30 2012, in response to pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by r17-6599 on Mon May 21 20:49:19 2012. These bus pictures are great! Thanks for sharing! |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Thu Jun 7 22:53:18 2012, in response to Re: pix: Vintage buses: preserved or otherwise, posted by 3-9 on Fri May 25 12:24:30 2012. Glad U like 3-9. Sorry for the delay in answering.joe |
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