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Re: Mack C45DT in NYC (gbs)

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:27:54 GMT

Posted by gbs on 10/9/2026 11:27:54 PM EST
The caption says it's a 1948 model on 42 St west of 5 Av:

Re: Mack C45DT in NYC (Mack C-49)

Fri, 9 Oct 2026 20:28:56 GMT

Posted by Mack C-49 on 10/9/2026 3:28:56 PM EST
The city acquired an amazing number of new buses between 1948 and 1950 including those C-45 Macks, Twins, the St. Louis 3000s, the GM 4000s and the Bingham C-50 Mack 5000s. I also remember 35' GMs numbered in the 2000s which ran in Queens in the late 1950s. Some of these several models ran well into the 1960s. Did any of them have a life elsewhere after their service in NYC?

The MTA is on the wrong track with the BrooklynBus Network Redesign (BrooklynBus)

Thu, 8 Oct 2026 19:33:03 GMT

Posted by BrooklynBus on 10/8/2026 2:33:03 PM EST
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Re: Mack C45DT in NYC (irtredbirdr33)

Thu, 8 Oct 2026 16:02:39 GMT

Posted by irtredbirdr33 on 10/8/2026 11:02:39 AM EST
There were two very similar models: C-45 GT built in 1948, road nos. 1960-61. Then there was the single unit C-45 DT built in 1949, road nos 1962. They ran in Brooklyn for a short time but spent most of their lives on Staten Island. Larry, RedbirdR33

Mack C45DT in NYC (Mack C-49)

Thu, 8 Oct 2026 04:45:34 GMT

Posted by Mack C-49 on 10/7/2026 11:45:34 PM EST
I grew up in Brooklyn in the 1950s and I remember well the C50 Bingham Macks and the C49s which arrived in 1956 (and soon mostly disappeared to Staten Island.) I also remember the St. Louis Trolley buses and the GM 4000s, and even the Twins which ran in downtown Brooklyn. However, I don't remember ever seeing a Transit Authority C45DT Mack. In the late 50s, I saw Surface Transit C45DTs in Manhattan, but never any Transit Authority C45DTs. However, I have seen lots of pictures of Transit Authority Mack C45DTs. When were they purchased? Where did they run? When were they sold or scrapped?

W.B.'s Bus Almanac for October 7th (W.B.)

Wed, 7 Oct 2026 11:00:02 GMT

Posted by W.B. on 10/7/2026 6:00:02 AM EST
October 7, 1940 - The Book of Route Extensions Manhattan, New York New York City Omnibus Corporation Eighth Avenue Coach Corporation New York City Omnibus' 5 - Sixth Avenue and Eighth Avenue Coach's 11 - Ninth and Amsterdam Avenue lines are extended from their once and future respective termini of Fulton Street and Abingdon Square (plus another branch to Christopher Street Ferry) to South Ferry, to serve as a replacement for the Ninth Avenue el which service had been discontinued on June 11, as well as for the Sixth Avenue el which was eliminated in December 1938. At the time, NYC Omnibus intended for this to be implemented on a six-month trial basis, but this extended service will remain until December 1, 1942 when, on orders from the federal Office of Defense Transportation (ODT) to reduce bus mileage by 15 percent to save gas and tires, the routes are truncated back to their original south ends where today's M11 remains to this day, and the 5 will remain until its 1963 discontinuance. (Sources: "New Bus Franchises Approved," The New York Times, September 20, 1940; "Annual Report To Stockholders, Employees and the Public, For the Year Ended December 31, 1940," New York City Omnibus Corporation, 1941; "Cut in Bus Service Delayed for Week," The New York Times, November 30, 1942; "New York City Omnibus Corp." by Bernard Linder, Motor Coach Age, February 1969.)

W.B.'s Bus Almanac for October 4th (W.B.)

Mon, 5 Oct 2026 04:38:18 GMT

Posted by W.B. on 10/4/2026 11:38:18 PM EST
October 4, 1971 - The Book of First Runs Queens and Manhattan, New York New York City Transit Authority Queens Bus Division A new express bus route, Q20X - Rosedale, begins service on this date. It runs from 253rd Street and 149th Avenue via Francis Lewis Boulevard, Hook Creek Boulevard, Merrick Boulevard, Linden Boulevard, Van Wyck Expressway and the Queens-Midtown Tunnel (returning to Queens via the 59th Street / Queensborough Bridge) to 23rd Street and Madison Avenue or 57th Street and Third Avenue. (Source: "Queens: North Shore Bus Co. and NYCTA Queens Bus Division" by Bernard Linder, Motor Coach Age, April-May 1977.)

Re: Buses, the universe, and everything (Easy)

Sun, 4 Oct 2026 17:49:09 GMT

Posted by Easy on 10/4/2026 12:49:09 PM EST
The J stops at Kosciuszko in Brooklyn and at Kosciuszko in Los Angeles.

Re: Buses, the universe, and everything (Snilcher)

Sat, 3 Oct 2026 15:52:52 GMT

Posted by Snilcher on 10/3/2026 10:52:52 AM EST
In the days when the E train ran to the Rockaways, this was also true of the E train.

W.B.'s Bus Almanac for October 3rd (W.B.)

Sat, 3 Oct 2026 14:42:38 GMT

Posted by W.B. on 10/3/2026 9:42:38 AM EST
October 3, 1943 - The Book of Route Resumptions Brooklyn, New York Board of Transportation of the City of New York Brooklyn Bus and BMT Surface Divisions The following routes, having had their termini truncated since June 7, are restored to their prior end points thus: - Route 6, Bay Parkway-Avenue M - to Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue (from Bay Parkway and Kings Highway) - Route 8, 18th Avenue and Foster Avenue - to 14th and Cropsey Avenues (from 18th and Cropsey Avenues) - Route 14, Pitkin Avenue - to Crescent Street (from Fountain Avenue) - Route 17, Remsen Avenue - service to Seaview Avenue and East 95th Street restored - Route 20, Decatur Street - to Linden Boulevard and Pennsylvania Avenue (from New Lots and Pennsylvania Avenues) (Source:: "Brooklyn" by Bernard Linder, Motor Coach Age, June-July 1975 - route history by Donald W. Harold and Mr. Linder.)