This is my first post to the list, so I first want to say hi to everyone. I grew up around buses as my dad drove for Trailways Southeastern out of Atlanta and...
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cw42@...
Jan 1, 2001 5:04 pm
Hello! Charles Wiggins & Family has just sent you a greeting card from Bluemountain.com. You can pick up your personal message here: ...
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dieselnut@...
Jan 1, 2001 5:08 pm
A recent post said, in part: I do not want to sound like a snob, but there is a world of difference in the clientele riding buses and even discount airlines as...
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Gerald Jones
gjones148@...
Jan 1, 2001 5:33 pm
HI: I worked for a bus line in the 60's and 70's. The bus passenger today is different. I have also worked for Amtrak for 20 years. The type of passenger that...
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Daniel Marra
Dmarra@...
Jan 1, 2001 5:35 pm
Hi All; Kick off your shoes and shake whatever is left to shake!! Have a Happy!! Click here.. http://www.justsaywow.com/year2.htm DRM Sr....
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C J Hobijn
jan.hobijn@...
Jan 1, 2001 6:30 pm
... I've been watching the posts about who rides buses with a little interest. I'm reminded of Jay Leno's comment of the TONIGHT SHOW (NBC) some time ago when...
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Derek Thompson
dereksthompson@...
Jan 1, 2001 7:28 pm
... difference ... compared to ... earlier ... last ... interest. ... time ago ... I'm ... operating ... we were ... couldn't ... was no ... Greyhound's, ... ...
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C J Hobijn
jan.hobijn@...
Jan 1, 2001 7:48 pm
The industry can say what they want, come up with all kinds of excuses, blame the planes, Amtrak, etc., but there are fewer and fewer people riding the bus...
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Derek Thompson
dereksthompson@...
Jan 1, 2001 8:18 pm
... That's right, Jon! And that's what the bus industry used to do, too. If you look at the Trailways and Greyhound ads from the fifties and sixties, it was...
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cw42@...
Jan 1, 2001 10:06 pm
Let's all welcome <Donnie Daugherty> our newest member to our group. Thanks for joining. Make yourself at home.All files,calendar.chat room,polls,database &...
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C J Hobijn
jan.hobijn@...
Jan 2, 2001 12:56 am
... two ... Oh well, close but no cigar ;-) That's a shame about the new owner killing it, they'd been running a long time. Jon...
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C J Hobijn
jan.hobijn@...
Jan 2, 2001 1:50 am
[Donnie Daugherty told us] ... Was it still a seated bus when you bought it? Who'd you buy it from? ... Midwest Buslines is what was originally Missouri...
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C J Hobijn
jan.hobijn@...
Jan 2, 2001 2:02 am
Hi Charles, ... Yeah, didn't take them very long to move them back forward where they belonged and where it took the minimum of eye movement away from the road...
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Jim Warwick
jiminnj@...
Jan 2, 2001 2:48 am
C J Hobijn wrote: When I was with Safeway, I learned quickly that the State of New Jersey would NOT take someone off the bus unless you left the bus and...
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C J Hobijn
jan.hobijn@...
Jan 2, 2001 3:06 am
Jimmy, Thanks for the picture of your dad when he drove for VSL, you pulled a new rabbit out of the hat when you sent that. ;-) I suspect we'll be together...
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Jim Warwick
jiminnj@...
Jan 2, 2001 3:32 am
C J Hobijn wrote: I remember when they started running Safeway again and your dad pulled the first schedule to New York City and got a speeding ticket on the...
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mwtyp21493@...
Jan 2, 2001 3:45 am
Hello All, I agree with all of you that Jon should write a book about the bus business. I have known Jon as a great friend for over thirty years and he has...
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rsshelley43
rsshelley43@...
Jan 2, 2001 5:48 am
Hi Jon: As I said before, it appears that we started about the same time. I agree with your assessment entirley. Been there, done that. My brother-in-law...
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G L
frontier17@...
Jan 2, 2001 8:57 am
I agree! One reason people in this area don't ride buses is because lack of bus service! At one time my town had four buses lines,a busy 24 hour bus station...
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C J Hobijn
jan.hobijn@...
Jan 2, 2001 1:38 pm
[Wayne Phillips wrote] ... business. ... experienced ... I guess in a way, what I write here is my book, and by asking specific questions, we're all reading...
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bluetkens
bluetkens@...
Jan 2, 2001 4:17 pm
Happy New Year ! from bob luetkens Dear Fellow Traveler, I thought you might be interested in displaying your enthusiasm for traveling when sending e-mail...
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Derek Thompson
dereksthompson@...
Jan 2, 2001 8:58 pm
Hi again folks- I have been a life long fan of the motorcoach industry and coaches themselves. But I've never had the pleasure to drive one, though I have...
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Jack Milton
traxs67@...
Jan 2, 2001 10:34 pm
For sometime I have wanted to express my appreciation of this group. Checking Trailways Bus Driver E Mail has become one of the biggies. I knew early on when I...
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G L
frontier17@...
Jan 3, 2001 12:22 am
Here is a picture. This was a "new" bus purchased in '64. It's hard to see but under the windows is "Easiest Travel on Earth" making me think this bus was a...
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C J Hobijn
jan.hobijn@...
Jan 3, 2001 12:25 am
[Derek Thompson was talking about how buses drove] ... machine to drive. Was it, though, for long periods of time? One thing which strikes me is that the...
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C J Hobijn
jan.hobijn@...
Jan 3, 2001 12:43 am
[Jack Milton was saying] ... Haack ... That reminds me of one of my favorite stories about Calvin. Calvin bought GM's for years, 4905's were his last ones and...
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rsshelley43
rsshelley43@...
Jan 3, 2001 12:45 am
Wow, Derek; some vary good questions and observations. I will make some comments here, but our friend Jon is more qualified than I am. First of all, I feel...
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C J Hobijn
jan.hobijn@...
Jan 3, 2001 12:46 am
... see ... bus ... If you have any way to find the VIN number, I can tell you whose bus it was originally, i.e. PD-4106-XXXX Jon...
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Keith Cruce
kcruce@...
Jan 3, 2001 2:42 am
The following names have been added to the "Trailways-Memorial" page. Mr. Tom Feeney TTT (Name provided by: Marty Lavin) Mr. Frank "Dubb" Davis CBS (Name...
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cw42@...
Jan 3, 2001 3:46 am
The card that you sent to Charles Wiggins & Family <cw42@...> on Jan 02, 2001 has just been picked up! You are welcome to create another card at...
