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Posted by WayneJay on Sun Mar 11 23:14:06 2007, in response to Re: MaBSTOA..., posted by Gotham Bus Co. on Sun Mar 11 10:20:15 2007. Even into the 1980's, the NYCTA ("TA") and MABSTOA ("OA") fleets and personnel had to be kept separate at all times and at all costs. No TA bus could ever be moved to an OA depot, or vice versa, without unions filing massive grievances. Then suddenly somebody decided to scrap that rule and move not only buses but some staff as well. Now you'll find TA general superintendents in charge of OA bus garages, OA analysts in the Department of Subways, and so forth.Thanks for the explanation. During the 70s, I was a youngster living in the Bronx near West Farms Sq. Even before I knew what NYCTA and MABSTOA was I knew that the buses I saw on the Q44 were "different" from those we rode on KB, COL and WF routes. I definitely recall OA buses being shifted to other depots, but TA and OA buses never crossing the line. The first I saw of TA buses coming to OA was around '81 or so when some 1000 and 2000 series TA 5301s came to COL. Then of course a few years later the "barrier" seem to come down and TA buses went to OA depots and vice-versa. |
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