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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Was thinking.........
I used to wonder why none of "The Little Red Bus That Could's" fleet was sold to any of the Hudson County "indies"; then I realized, that, at that time, they were operating a good number of NJDOT "Dangerfields", they would have had no use for the work-weary, hardscrabble "AVENUE B" veterans..........
"NYO"
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W.B. Fishbowl
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| Posted: Sat May 02, 2026 5:00 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah, that would have put a damper on those final Avenue B buses, no?
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Sat May 02, 2026 10:55 am Post subject: |
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| W.B. Fishbowl wrote: | | Yeah, that would have put a damper on those final Avenue B buses, no? |
W.B.:
Recalling now, the few ex-NYCTA LAFAYETTE & GREENVILLE Old Looks (too bad they didn't purchase a few of those disinctive 5106s, while they were a it).....
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Sat May 02, 2026 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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Also........
Imagine "The Little Red Bus That Could" pirchasing Canadian-built Fishbowls.........
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Sat May 02, 2026 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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Canadian Fishbowls in "Noo Yawk"..........
"QUEENS TRANSIT" rostered 13 T8H-5307As, delivered in 1979.....
"NYO"
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Mon May 04, 2026 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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Further:
I have often thought of TNJ ordering Canadian Fishbowls; but, by 1979, the NJDOT "Dangerfields" were still virtually new,, and NJT was about to take the helm,
They would soon, of course, order large numbers of the opnce-commonplace METRO "Bs".....
"NYO"
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Mon May 04, 2026 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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Also................
Had there not been an influx of nearly 900 NJDOT "Dangerfields" in the later 1970s, I wonder if, perhaps, at least a few of the Hudson County "IBOA" independents might have ordered Canadian Fisbowls, to replace the last remaining "Shermans', then still in operation"......
"NYO"
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W.B. Fishbowl
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 9:29 am Post subject: |
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| NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 wrote: | Also........
Imagine "The Little Red Bus That Could" pirchasing Canadian-built Fishbowls.........
"NYO"
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Or for that matter, the Canadian "Gee-Em" Classics that followed, and which New York Bus Service bought.
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 1:21 pm Post subject: |
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W.B.:
NEVER even thought of the "Classics"; it would have been interesting, to say the least, seeing "AVENUE B" running a fleet of these distonctive buses (never saw 'em here in "Joisey", that's for "soitan"!) 
'NYO"
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MaBSTOA 15
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Now this is what we are talking about!
A beautiful photo of the LIRR bus service. Loading at Babylon Station.
This slide just sold for on Ebay.
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MaBSTOA 15
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another view of these beautiful buses
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Posted: Mon May 25, 2026 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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MaBSTOA 15:
AWESOME PHOTOS........REAL BUSES!! 
The paint scheme reminds me a bit of that used on "SUBURBAN's" Fishbowls, many years ago.
THANK YOU for sharing these wonderful old photos!!!!
"NYO"
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