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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:13 am Post subject:

Vern.....

In "BUSES OF ACF" , by William A. Luke, there is a splendid photo of a 1927 YELLOWAY ACF Model 508-2 B-3.

Coach bears the name "MISS LENORE", and the door is emblazoned with:

"BONDED AND INSURED"; rear flank carries the legend:

"COAST TO COAST"

UNION PACIFIC STAGES was another early ACF customer, several coaches providing initial service when the railroad decided to operate motor coaches (1927).......

NYO

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:15 am Post subject:

See also......

http://www.bluehoundsandredhounds.info/barglgl.html

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:33 am Post subject:

Another excellent work by "willvdv"......

http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/greyhril.html

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:13 pm Post subject:

"Doc" Rushing......indeed, his name speaks voumes!

This informative page deals with the origins of TECHE.......

http://www.bluehoundsandredhounds.info/bartgl.html

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:20 pm Post subject:

Another in-depth "historical" page, well worth a read.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Coach_Company

HwyHaulier · Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 932 Location: Harford County, MD

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:33 pm Post subject:

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 1:06 pm Post subject:

Brief but fascinating "snippet" on early highway coach air-conditioning, via "ALL-AMERICAN"......

http://www.stocklobster.com/4414.html

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 5:20 pm Post subject:

"....round up the usual suspects......"<G>

Interesting "cast of players" page.....

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Greyhound_Lines

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 8:05 pm Post subject:

Another eBay purchase which arrived late yesterday.......

"Pocket" TT for EASTERN GREYHOUND LINES, effective 10/29/61 (SCENICRUISER and 4104 on front).

Two Manhattan terminals (W50th/W34th); Jersey City still a GREYHOUND stop.

A number of stops listed here are of PSNJ/DE CAMP/MARTZ/DL&W(E-L) territory:

PASSAIC

PATERSON

LITTLE FALLS

BLOOMFIELD

MONTCLAIR

LITTLE FALLS

CALDWELL

DENVILLE

DOVER

MINE HILL

NETCONG

BUDD LAKE

HACKETTSTOWN

PORTLAND

DELAWARE WATER GAP

E. STROUSBURG

STROUDSBURG

MT. POCONO

TOBYHANNA

SCRANTON
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"THRU BUS SERVICE"......

BUFFALO-ELMIRA-WASHINGTON-NORFOLK

BUFFALO-SCRANTON-PHILADELPHIA

BUFFALO-SCRANTON-NEW YORK

SYRACUSE-ELMIRA-WASHINGTON
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One of several "restrictions"......

".......no local carriers will be carried between Bradshaw, Maryland-Baltimore, Maryland via US Highway 40, Rossville, Maryland-Baltimore, Maryland via Maryland State Route 7, College Park, Maryland-Hyattsville, Maryland, Towson, Maryland-Marble Hill, Maryland, Townson, Maryland-Baltimore, Maryland, or intermediate points in any of these zones......"

traildriver · Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 2701 Location: South Florida

That last TT should have a carrier reference "EMT"....Edwards Motor Transit Company (dba Edwards Lakes-To-Sea System), for the Buffalo-Elmira-Washington route. Edwards pooled with Greyhound on that route, operating the thru coach between Elmira and Sunbury. Mostly GL equipment, but Edwards contributed their proportionate share also, and those coaches had to match GL standards of equipment, even being painted blue and white, rather than Edwards red usual fleet color.

This pool continued even into the era of Continental Trailways purchasing Edwards. At first, Edwards 4107's constituted their share of the pool, but later, Edwards slipped in an occasional Eagle. That brings another story about the first time that happenned. The Greyhound driver refused to accept the Eagle at Elmire (it had been inserted at Williamsport). He instead took the connecting GL bus that had come up on the Philadelphia-Scranton-Elmira schedule, to run the trip on to Buffalo.
One issue was the lack of power steering in the Eagle's at the time. Another is that GL required their drivers to train and qualify on new types of equipment. Later on, the issue seemed to get resolved, as Eagles were then regularly used.

traildriver · Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 2701 Location: South Florida

There was an earlier GL-CTS pool. It was a joint Nashville-Scottsville-Lousville trip that Continental Tennessee Lines ran from Nashville, and GL took into Lousville. I would imagine that they used Eagles on that route as well.
And Continental Dixie Lines owned one MCI coach--number 12451. I don't know if it was for a pool with GL somewhere or what, but it is a mystery to me why they ever purchased it (new), the only one in the whole fleet. I can't recall if it was an MC-7 or MC-8.

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 11:16 pm Post subject:

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 11:32 pm Post subject:

Several historical motor coach/streetcar photos on this page (note mention of EDWARDS).....

http://www.ridervt.com/history.htm

HwyHaulier · Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 932 Location: Harford County, MD