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Further on FACCo garages...........

I wonder what "adaptions" were required as the double-decker fleet was being phased out, and the company was fast transitioning to single-deck operation?

Surely, there had to be some sort of garage "infrastructure" that would no longer be required for maintenance, once the "Cue-Ems" were off the roster..........

"NYO"

["735"]

[MaBSTOA 15]

http://forum.bustalk.info/viewtopic.php?t=5013&highlight=54th+street+depot&sid=5e96388e49a732458be73662e8c0f5dc

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W.B.:

Thanks for the link; I TOTALLY forgot this topic!

Man, if only to go back in time for a few days (or possibly forever!) and SEE and RIDE the REAL thing......REAL buses.....NOT insects, eels, or Dust Busters!

These old photos SHOUT "nostalgia", for sure!

"NYO"

["2394"]

[W.B. Fishbowl]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

W.B.:

Better believe I sure do hope that our good friend "Mr. MaBSTOA 15" will be able to rejoin us again soon; like yourself, he provides a treasure trove of truly outstanding historical bus information (and photos), and, also like yourself, adds tremendous scope to any and all historical "Noo Yawk" bus topics........

"NYO"

["RIDE THE SURFACE WAY"]

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.........another aspect of garage/depots in years past would involve the CNG refueling stations at the garages of companies that were then operating CNG buses (i.e. Queens independents)

This is a topic that (IMHO) is seldom discussed, but one I find interesting...........

"NYO"


["Rapid Transit Series"]

[W.B. Fishbowl]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

W.B.:

I told him the EXACT same thing, just the other day, in a PM; hopefully, finally, he'll be able to rejoin us here once again, and post those outstanding vintage bus photos he's long been noted for!

"NYO"

["BUS-O-RAMA"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Vintage garage photos I'd love to see...........

These would be photos depicting the shop areas of the various garages/depots where the roller curtains were maintained, replaced, altered, or stored.

Photos like these would indeed be a treasure trove for those of us today, who are so greatly intrigued by roller curtains.....

"NYO"

['"SPECIAL"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Further...........

I would have loved to have seen photos documenting the arrivals of the "Are-Tee-Es" at the various garages; also, photos showing then undergoing trials.

I'd especially like to see photos of "MaBSTOA" RTS being introduced to garage staff.

While on the subject of the now-iconic "Are-Tee-Es".........

When did they first replace Fishbowls and "Dangerfields" on the express runs from Staten Island?

I would assume that the older buses "bumped" off of the express runs were then relegated to less "prestigious" runs.

Other photos that would be most interesting would be those showing former carhouses being converted into garages for "the new kids on the block".............

"NYO"

["New York City Transit Authority"]

[W.B. Fishbowl]

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W.B.

Thanks; appreciate the info.

I had forgotten that the "Bombers" also once worked the express routes.

I've also seen early 1980s photos of borrowed WAMATA "Dangerfields" working on the "Isle of Staten" express runs..........

"NYo"

["NEW EXPRESS SERVICE BEGINS TODAY!"]

[W.B. Fishbowl]

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W.B.:

Don't quote me on this, but I think you are right.

Interestingly, from about 1995 through 1997, a WMATA "Dangerfield" (most likely one that bailed out the "Bombers" in "Noo Yawk", years before) ran on the old NHBL #1 (to JSQ); I rode this bus every weekday morning until it finally disappeared.

STILL had VERY comfortable "bucket" seats (in decent shape); the fare box was an ANCIENT Johnson "D", that obviously had been in use on several generations of "Boulevard" buses since at least the 50s!

Man, it was fun while it lasted! (DON'T ask me why I never took pics!)

"NYO"

["FLXIBLE"]

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Nice lineup at The Coliseum in The Bronx. 1970.