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[PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses
Posted by Bill Newkirk on Sat Apr 4 19:57:04 2020 From what I was told, the suburban buses ended up in San Francisco after the fair closed. But, where did the transit buses go ?
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Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses
Posted by andy* on Sat Apr 4 20:13:13 2020, in response to [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by Bill Newkirk on Sat Apr 4 19:57:04 2020.* Some transit buses ended up in Queens - Triboro and Steinway Transit.
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Posted by https://salaamallah.com/* on Sat Apr 4 21:04:18 2020, in response to [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by Bill Newkirk on Sat Apr 4 19:57:04 2020.* NICE B&W PHOTOS
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Posted by Catfish 44* on Sat Apr 4 23:27:34 2020, in response to [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by Bill Newkirk on Sat Apr 4 19:57:04 2020.* Eventually Milwaukee?
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Posted by jimmymc25* on Sun Apr 5 01:19:35 2020, in response to [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by Bill Newkirk on Sat Apr 4 19:57:04 2020.* I remember seeing them.....but no idea where they ended up.
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Posted by mcorivervsaf* on Sun Apr 5 07:49:55 2020, in response to [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by Bill Newkirk on Sat Apr 4 19:57:04 2020.* New York Bus Service acquired some of the Suburbans as well.
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Posted by Joe V* on Sun Apr 5 07:59:34 2020, in response to [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by Bill Newkirk on Sat Apr 4 19:57:04 2020.* Were the Suburbans autoamatic or manual trans ? I know the transits were automatic, and vaguely remember them having all longitudinal seating.
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Posted by Mr RT* on Sun Apr 5 09:07:29 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by mcorivervsaf on Sun Apr 5 07:49:55 2020.* Yes & one was preserved ...
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Posted by Joe V* on Sun Apr 5 09:20:06 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by Catfish 44 on Sat Apr 4 23:27:34 2020.* One of the Fishbowl books said that. I think Milwaukee bought theirs from one of the Queens privates.
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33* on Sun Apr 5 09:44:20 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by andy on Sat Apr 4 20:13:13 2020.* Some transit buses ended up in Queens - Triboro and Steinway Transit. World's Fair buses 206 and 237 went to Steinway as 531 and 532. They were model TDH-5303. 202,203,205, 208-10, 215, 220, 224, 226, 239, 245, 252,254, 255, 257 went to Triboro as 931 to 946. Larry, RedbirdR33
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Posted by Catfish 44* on Sun Apr 5 11:29:52 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by Joe V on Sun Apr 5 09:20:06 2020.* Ok
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Posted by Catfish 44* on Sun Apr 5 11:30:26 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sun Apr 5 09:44:20 2020.* That’s very interesting Thanks
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Posted by Avid Reader* on Sun Apr 5 11:45:25 2020, in response to [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by Bill Newkirk on Sat Apr 4 19:57:04 2020.* working the Fair
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Posted by Joe V* on Sun Apr 5 12:29:49 2020, in response to [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by Bill Newkirk on Sat Apr 4 19:57:04 2020.* Do you have any photos of those tan colored Mercedes buses that were shuttles in the airports in the 1960's ? I vaguely remember their certificate lettering to belonging to Carey.
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Posted by Bill Newkirk* on Sun Apr 5 13:06:39 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by Joe V on Sun Apr 5 12:29:49 2020.* Do you have any photos of those tan colored Mercedes buses that were shuttles in the airports in the 1960's ? I vaguely remember their certificate lettering to belonging to Carey. Nope Bill Newkirk
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Posted by Catfish 44* on Sun Apr 5 13:24:27 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by Avid Reader on Sun Apr 5 11:45:25 2020.* Nice
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Posted by Bill Newkirk* on Sun Apr 5 14:37:30 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sun Apr 5 09:44:20 2020.* Thanks Larry Bill Newkirk
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33* on Sun Apr 5 14:43:51 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by Bill Newkirk on Sun Apr 5 14:37:30 2020.* You're welcome Bill: I did ride the rapid transit buses at the World's Fair on one occasion. Larry, RedbirdR33
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33* on Sun Apr 5 14:44:21 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by Catfish 44 on Sun Apr 5 11:30:26 2020.* You're welcome. Larry, RedbirdR33
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33* on Sun Apr 5 14:45:44 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by Avid Reader on Sun Apr 5 11:45:25 2020.* The picture of the tractor train is from the 1939-40 World's Fair. A few of these are still operating on the Wildwood, NJ boardwalk. Larry, RedbirdR33
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Posted by randyo* on Sun Apr 5 15:42:43 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by Joe V on Sun Apr 5 07:59:34 2020.* The transits did have all longitudinal seating. Around that time the NYCTA was ordering buses which had all longitudinal seating in the front while retaining cross seating in the rear. A friend of mine commented that the TA would love to have the World’s Fair buses as soon as they became available
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Posted by randyo* on Sun Apr 5 15:46:24 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by jimmymc25 on Sun Apr 5 01:19:35 2020.* I recall seeing, I think it was at the GM pavilion, a prototype “new look” bus on display that was different from the fishbowls, but I can't recall if it was a prototype for the RTSs or something different.
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Posted by andy* on Sun Apr 5 16:13:12 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by randyo on Sun Apr 5 15:42:43 2020.* TA probably did not opt to buy the ex-Greyhound WF buses because the rear doors were the old style jackknife panels under driver control. Since 1957 every TA bus was ordered with the newer push-type doors under passenger control.
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Posted by Joe V* on Sun Apr 5 16:25:38 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by randyo on Sun Apr 5 15:46:24 2020.* I think that was a Turbo bus or something. RTS's were not for another 12 years. Nobody knew what an ADB bus was back then.
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Posted by jimmymc25* on Sun Apr 5 19:02:54 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by randyo on Sun Apr 5 15:46:24 2020.* I can't recall what it was either, but I know what you mean.
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Posted by randyo* on Mon Apr 6 00:02:15 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by jimmymc25 on Sun Apr 5 19:02:54 2020.* I know it didn’t look anything like the fishbowls of the era.
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Posted by Catfish 44* on Mon Apr 6 07:58:32 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by Joe V on Sun Apr 5 16:25:38 2020.* I believe the first conceptual drawings would have been 1971. There’s a photo of an early prototype dated January, 1975 in the Bus collection on nycsubway.org.
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Posted by Avid Reader* on Mon Apr 6 15:52:56 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by randyo on Sun Apr 5 15:46:24 2020.*
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Posted by Avid Reader* on Mon Apr 6 16:06:28 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by Bill Newkirk on Sun Apr 5 13:06:39 2020.* Maybe?
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Posted by Snilcher* on Mon Apr 6 16:11:47 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sun Apr 5 14:45:44 2020.* I do, however, remember the open vehicles from the 1964-65 Fair. They were where I first heard the Greyhound jingle "Go Greyhound, and leave the driving to us", played instrumentally on the vehicle's horn.
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Posted by WayneJay* on Mon Apr 6 16:34:46 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by Catfish 44 on Mon Apr 6 07:58:32 2020.* Sounds like the UMTA Transbus program that didn't quite make it.
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Posted by WayneJay* on Mon Apr 6 16:35:31 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by WayneJay on Mon Apr 6 16:34:46 2020.* ...in the 1970s, of course.
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33* on Mon Apr 6 18:13:11 2020, in response to Re: [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by Snilcher on Mon Apr 6 16:11:47 2020.* Grehound had four types of vehicles at the 1964-65 World's Fair. There were the sightseeing buses with the windows in the roof, the transit buses which ran arond the perimeter of the fair, the "glide-a-ride" tracotr trains and the escorter. The escorter featured a seat for four people in the front and the driver/ guide rode behind you. Several of the tractor trains went to the Bronx Zoo after the fair. One set went to the New York Botanical Gardens as the "Floral Flyer"> The sightseeing buses when to Gray Line Sightseeing. Larry, RedbirdR33
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Posted by ChicagoMotorman* on Tue Apr 7 13:41:19 2020, in response to [PHOTOS] 1964-65 World's Fair Greyhound Buses, posted by Bill Newkirk on Sat Apr 4 19:57:04 2020.* AWESOME!!!!!!!!
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