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Posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Fri Jun 14 19:08:08 2013, in response to Re: 1977 Staten Island Bus Map, posted by hound on Mon Jun 10 00:32:17 2013. What did they run before the '48 Macks? Was that then Isle Transportation?Hound: I'm sorry that I didn't answer your question right away but I wanted to do a get a little more information before I responded to you. Throughout World War II most if not all bus service on Staten Island was operated by the Staten Island Coach Company. This company decided to get out of the bus business in 1946 and service was then taken over by the Isle Transportation Company on July 10, 1946. This company went bankrupt in early 1947 and on February 23, 1947 the New York City Transit Authority assumed operations. The first new buses sent to Staten Island were the Mack C-45-GT's. General Motors TDH's in the 4600 and 4700 Series were assigned to Staten Island to supplement the Macks and replace the remaining Isle buses. Most of this information comes from a book titled "New York City Transit Buses 1945-1975 Photo Archive" by Guy E Martin. It was published in 2005 by Iconografix. You might be able to obtain a copy through e-bay. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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