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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee

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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2025 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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Never thought of this until just today........
Strange that PE never operated any trolley buses, unlike LATL.
Would have been interesting to see a trolleybus sporting those classic PE "wings"............
"NYO"
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee

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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2025 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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Here's an interesting and diverse photo gallery of LA trolleybuses (last operated in 1963); again, interesting that PE never seemed to be interested in them.........
https://trolleybuses.net/lax/lax.htm
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Cyberider

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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2025 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 wrote: | Here's an interesting and diverse photo gallery of LA trolleybuses (last operated in 1963); again, interesting that PE never seemed to be interested in them.........
https://trolleybuses.net/lax/lax.htm
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A short, but interesting, part of the LA transit history. |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee

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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2025 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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Cyberider:
Odd, how both "heavy rail" and "light rail" electric transit have returned to LA after several decades, but trolleybuses have never made a comeback.
However, I HAVE read that, some while back, there WERE proposals about bring them back (in some form) but the plans never got beyomd the talking stage........
"NYO"
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Cyberider

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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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That hybrid bus with the new front and the old body was interesting. |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee

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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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Cyberider wrote: |
That hybrid bus with the new front and the old body was interesting. |
Cyberider:
Indeed; VERY fortunate that this unique bus survived into preservation!
Just imagine the CTA operating several hundred of them!
"NYO"
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Cyberider

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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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Did the CTA purchase "New Look" Flxibles? |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee

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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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Cyberider wrote: | Did the CTA purchase "New Look" Flxibles? |
Cyberider:
Indeed they did!
The first group arrived in 1961, along with an order of Fishbowls.
In fact, the CTA favored Flex New Looks over the Fishbowls for a number of years,, not purchasing GMs in large numbers until well into the 1970s...........
"NYO"
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W.B. Fishbowl
Age: 58 Joined: 02 Oct 2014 Posts: 4253 Location: New York, New York, USA
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 wrote: | Cyberider wrote: | Did the CTA purchase "New Look" Flxibles? |
Cyberider:
Indeed they did!
The first group arrived in 1961, along with an order of Fishbowls.
In fact, the CTA favored Flex New Looks over the Fishbowls for a number of years,, not purchasing GMs in large numbers until well into the 1970s...........
"NYO"
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I.I.N.M., one of those 1961 Flxies (with a "100" tagged on it) were tried out in "Noo Yawk" on a few FACL lines (#4 Fifth Avenue-Fort Washington, #5 Fifth Avenue-Riverside Drive, and #10 Eighth Avenue-Central Park West). Didn't hurt that the CTA's green and cream scheme was identical to that used on FACL and ST "Jetsons." Unfortunately, FACL was in such bad shape financially at that point, that they ended up NOT taking "the plunge." I've said in the past I could envision them used on "lesser" routes like the #16 Elmhurst Crosstown, and a few Bronx routes. I've put a few pics of that demo bus on this site over the years. |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee

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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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W.B.:
Indeed, it is sad that FACL didn't (couldn't) take the plunge, ordering a group of those buses; had FACL ordered them, it would have been interesting to see how long 'stoa" would have continued to operate then (maybe into the early 1970s, at least)
I can also see the type being used to replace "da Toid Aven-uh" El trains, in 1973............
"NYO"
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2025 7:58 am Post subject: |
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Trivia.............
In 1963, the first "Dangerfields" (Flex New Looks) were delivered to "El-Ay's" MTA.
These sleek and flashy new buses were dubbed "SilverLiners".........
"NYO"
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2025 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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IMHO..........
The ULTIMATE disrespect shown to a "Dangerfield" was when NJT began to repaint the NJDOT buses into their new colors (which I NEVER liked), back in the early 1980s
That ULTRA-BLAND "Eskimo Pie Disco Dip" ("EPDD") scheme was TOTALLY out of place on those otherwise-handsome buses.........
I STILL like picturing painted as they were, when they first entered service, here in "Joisey"..........
"NYO"
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