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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by Catfish 44 on Tue Jan 11 11:45:03 2022, in response to 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by Chicago44 on Tue Jan 11 09:59:37 2022. What’s a Grumman Flexible? |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by Mr. NIGHT TRAIN SHOW on Tue Jan 11 12:15:37 2022, in response to 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by Chicago44 on Tue Jan 11 09:59:37 2022. Didn't we borrow a lot of buses from Washington DC? |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by Joe V on Tue Jan 11 14:22:25 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by Mr. NIGHT TRAIN SHOW on Tue Jan 11 12:15:37 2022. About 150. Mostly GMC and a few Flexible New Looks. |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by B53RICH on Tue Jan 11 16:57:43 2022, in response to 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by Chicago44 on Tue Jan 11 09:59:37 2022. Buses 01115 and 01122 were originally MSBA units 115 and 122. |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by WayneJay on Tue Jan 11 17:24:16 2022, in response to 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by Chicago44 on Tue Jan 11 09:59:37 2022. Yup! 5800-5949 were ex-Greyhound MC-8 that had gone to Hausman Bus sale for resale when NYCTA leased them. All of them went to SI division. I remember lots at Yukon, but I'm sure Castleton had some as well. The TA also sent out (to Blitz) 350 GMC new look buses to be rebuiltYes, the TA also leased WMATA new look buses, but this was earlier while the Grumman 870s were being repaired. Most were GMC, but there were some Flxibles as well. |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by Chicago44 on Wed Jan 12 04:23:24 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by WayneJay on Tue Jan 11 17:24:16 2022. If anyone has pictures of these buses, please post them up. |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by W.B. on Wed Jan 12 07:35:16 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by Catfish 44 on Tue Jan 11 11:45:03 2022. Originally the Grumman 870, after that company unloaded Flxible onto General Automotive Corporation that model became the Flxible Metro.Grumman had owned Flxible from 1978 to 1983. So for both reasons, hence the term. |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Wed Jan 12 13:16:40 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by W.B. on Wed Jan 12 07:35:16 2022. Prior to Grumman, Flx was owned by Rohr from about 1972. This when Pres. Nixon wanted the aerospace companies to get involved in mass transit. In 1972, the gov't, in conjunction with UMTA, held Transpo '72 at Dulles Airport in DC, which brought on board companies like Rohr, Boeing Vertol and others. It was an interesting period. |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by William A. Padron on Wed Jan 12 21:06:51 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by WayneJay on Tue Jan 11 17:24:16 2022. From the Bus Photo Collection at nycsubway.org.                    -William A. Padron ["Metrobus"] |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by WayneJay on Wed Jan 12 22:31:42 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by William A. Padron on Wed Jan 12 21:06:51 2022. Cool! I loved riding those WMATA buses. I'd basically stalk them on AMS routes. FFS was the other OA depot that had them.I was always sure that SI Express riders probably got spoiled by those MC-8s, especially since that was the time in which local buses were often used for express service. I also though it was cool that the TA made destination sign rolls for the smaller curtain on the MC-8. |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by Chicago44 on Thu Jan 13 05:18:30 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by WayneJay on Wed Jan 12 22:31:42 2022. Again, if anyone has the MC8's MCI 5980-5950 MCI pictures including the one leased from MSBTA & the Demo 590, please post them up. |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by Edwards! on Thu Jan 13 09:21:24 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by r17-6599 on Wed Jan 12 13:16:40 2022. Sure was.I really liked the design of most of "transbus models. The GMC RTX was a real beauty..EXCEPT for the ranked back end cap. The Rohr model was lower flooring and lower profiled to make boarding easier...much like today's models. |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by Catfish 44 on Thu Jan 13 11:50:41 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by W.B. on Wed Jan 12 07:35:16 2022. That’s a Flxible.Not a Flexible. |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by GojiMet86 on Thu Jan 13 12:03:17 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by Chicago44 on Thu Jan 13 05:18:30 2022. Why do you keep on demanding that people post these pictures up? |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Thu Jan 13 12:19:45 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by Chicago44 on Thu Jan 13 05:18:30 2022. Troll. |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Thu Jan 13 12:38:51 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by Chicago44 on Thu Jan 13 05:18:30 2022.  |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by Q4 on Thu Jan 13 15:42:55 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by WayneJay on Tue Jan 11 17:24:16 2022. Didn't NYCTA also rent/lease buses from Domenico Tours for the Staten Island Express routes during this time to help out? |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by r33/r36 mainline on Thu Jan 13 18:23:52 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by Chicago44 on Thu Jan 13 05:18:30 2022. MAybe no photos exists or anyone who still posts here don't have any! Stuff back then wasn't as well documented like today. That's why there's far more photos of the Nova RTS compared to the GMC RTS for example. You'd be hard pressed to find photos of GMC RTS on the express bus routes for example, and that was an regular assignment that lasted for serveral years. |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by caine515 on Thu Jan 13 21:40:14 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by William A. Padron on Wed Jan 12 21:06:51 2022. I remember this ..a bit. I lived near the B3 Ulmer Park route. We had buses from all over to help with the Grumman 870 shortage. RTS buses came from FLA and older buses were placed in service.The Washington Buses were assigned in Manhattan and Staten Island. I dont think any of them went to Brooklyn or Queens. |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by Pelham Exp on Fri Jan 14 07:27:48 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by caine515 on Thu Jan 13 21:40:14 2022. Coliseum in the Bronx did not get the borrowed DC buses either. They used older Fishbowls and New Looks. I remember on the lightly used Bx22 and Bx23 there was a Fishbowl express bus used to make service. |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Fri Jan 14 07:54:34 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by caine515 on Thu Jan 13 21:40:14 2022. "The Washington Buses were assigned in Manhattan..."Assigned in Manhattan but did run into the Bronx in Riverdale on the M100. |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by Joe V on Fri Jan 14 08:06:45 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by r17-6599 on Fri Jan 14 07:54:34 2022. I assume none of these WMATA imports survived the 1980's ? |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by Catfish 44 on Fri Jan 14 10:43:57 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by Joe V on Fri Jan 14 08:06:45 2022. I don’t think they survived when the Blitz buses came back. |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by WayneJay on Fri Jan 14 11:44:43 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by Q4 on Thu Jan 13 15:42:55 2022. Hmmm! Very possible, but I don't recall them using buses from Domenico. If it turns out they did... I wouldn't be suprised |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Fri Jan 14 12:30:15 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by caine515 on Thu Jan 13 21:40:14 2022. I was living in L. A. back then (where SCRTD had a Grumman crisis on a smaller level (only 230 compared to NY's 500 or 600)), but was in NY in mid-August. I think I rode a WMATA Flxible in Manhattan. |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by Joe V on Fri Jan 14 17:10:31 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by Catfish 44 on Fri Jan 14 10:43:57 2022. I rode the GM's on the M6 to Herald Sq when I worked along Church Street a few times. I liked the soft seats. Very cozy. |
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Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets. |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Sun Jan 16 04:06:48 2022, in response to Re: 5800-5949 & some GMC buses that were used after the Grumman Flexible buses were off the streets., posted by Joe V on Fri Jan 14 17:10:31 2022. I liked the soft seats. Very cozy.I totally agree with you on that,Joe V |
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