this is for dick shelley,you were right on the money about the vista liner,a good many of them ended up in mexico,the number of the first group built from a...
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Trailways_Bus_Driver@...
Sep 1, 2000 1:02 pm
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Tampa,Fl Breakfast Trailways-Friends Date: Saturday, September 2, 2000 Time: 9:00AM - 10:30AM EDT...
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Keith Cruce
kcruce@...
Sep 1, 2000 4:41 pm
Happy Holiday everyone. We have gained a number of new members the last two weeks. This is to advise every one that, cities in Albany,Ga., Tallahassee,Fl., and...
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ken barnhart
sunrays@...
Sep 1, 2000 8:58 pm
this is for jon hobein,thank you.its refreshing to hear an honest and candid appraisial now adays,id always wondered about what went wrong with the greyhound...
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rsshelley43
rsshelley43@...
Sep 2, 2000 12:39 am
Hey Ken: I sure agree with you. It's ashame that Mr. Moore couldn't have reclaimed his company. For that matter, I can't wonder what would have happened if...
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ken barnhart
sunrays@...
Sep 2, 2000 1:18 am
your right there, dick,iam with you on that one,old bus men got pushed aside because of diversivication,not just deregulation.thats why i could never stomach...
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rsshelley43
rsshelley43@...
Sep 2, 2000 1:48 am
Wow, Ken, you really hit it right on the head of the nail. And I thought I was the only one that thought that way. I remember standing on the picket line...
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Christiaan Hobijn
jan.hobijn@...
Sep 2, 2000 1:53 am
Hi Ken and everyone, I have to make a confession to all of you, I'm prejudiced. Since the first time I saw a red and cream Trailways bus I was a fan....
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Christiaan Hobijn
jan.hobijn@...
Sep 2, 2000 2:08 am
Hi everyone, ... You have to know that John Teets hated the bus business and considered the crowning achievment of his career being able to get "rid" of the...
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Gerald Jones
gejeagle05@...
Sep 2, 2000 2:36 am
HI: I agree with you one hundred percent. I loved Continental Trailways, I went to work for them right out of high school in 1952, as a baggage man, and ended...
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Christiaan Hobijn
jan.hobijn@...
Sep 2, 2000 1:44 pm
Hi Gerry, ... went to work for them right out of high school in 1952, as a baggage man, and ended my career with them as Terminal Manager In Albuquerque NM in...
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Gerald Jones
gejeagle05@...
Sep 2, 2000 3:26 pm
HI: Jon It was not only American and Continental Western that went on strike in 1958, Continental Central Lines and Continental Bus System. This should have...
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Christiaan Hobijn
jan.hobijn@...
Sep 2, 2000 4:58 pm
HI: Gerry, ... 1958, Continental Central Lines and Continental Bus System. This should have brought a quick end to the strike. But Moore put Continental Bus...
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rsshelley43
rsshelley43@...
Sep 2, 2000 5:36 pm
Jon: First of all, let say I really enjoy your historical perspective on Continental. That, and your answering my various questions. Unlike Greyhound, many...
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rsshelley43
rsshelley43@...
Sep 2, 2000 6:18 pm
Just a note of interest to all... On the most recent cover of National Bus Trader, there are two pictures of "Trailways" buses. One is a MCI MC-5C (operator...
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Christiaan Hobijn
jan.hobijn@...
Sep 2, 2000 7:22 pm
[Dick Shelley was saying] On the most recent cover of National Bus Trader, there are two pictures of "Trailways" buses. One is a MCI MC-5C (operator unknown)...
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Christiaan Hobijn
jan.hobijn@...
Sep 2, 2000 8:35 pm
Hi again, ... Continental. Your welcome. Hope others are as interested in me lifting the edge of the rug....... <g> ... myself for those that joined after I...
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cw42@...
Sep 2, 2000 9:29 pm
Thank you Jon, for your input and the history lessons. The Colonial flexible bus was a little before my time. I didn't start with Colonial until 1969. My uncle...
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Trailways_Bus_Driver@...
Sep 2, 2000 10:24 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Trailways_Bus_Driver group. File :...
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Trailways_Bus_Driver@...
Sep 2, 2000 10:27 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Trailways_Bus_Driver group. File :...
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Trailways_Bus_Driver@...
Sep 2, 2000 10:30 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Trailways_Bus_Driver group. File :...
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ken barnhart
sunrays@...
Sep 3, 2000 12:04 am
boys,the other night i put up a couple scans on the files section,if anybody wants a laugh this weekend go look under vistaliner 100,i honestly didnt mean for...
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cw42@...
Sep 3, 2000 12:28 am
Hey Ken, send me some ben-gay. I got a sore neck trying to look at those pictures ha- ha. We will take them any way we can get them. Charles...
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Nancy Barnhart
sunrays@...
Sep 3, 2000 12:36 am
... From: cw42@... <cw42@...> To: Trailways_Bus_Driver@egroups.com <Trailways_Bus_Driver@egroups.com> Date: Saturday, September 02, 2000 7:29 PM ...
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ken barnhart
sunrays@...
Sep 3, 2000 1:03 am
HERES A FEW MORE GOOD HEADLINES FOR THAT PIC SCAN I BADLY BOTCHED: 1- NATIONAL TRAILWAYS INTRODUCES THE NEW FLEXIABLE VISTA LINER:THE MOST NATURAL RIDE ON...
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rsshelley43
rsshelley43@...
Sep 3, 2000 3:35 am
Thanks, Jon...I've passed your info along to Larry at NTB. Dick ... From: Christiaan Hobijn To: Trailways_Bus_Driver@egroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 02,...
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rsshelley43
rsshelley43@...
Sep 3, 2000 3:15 pm
Thanks, Jon, for the great picture of the ('48?) Flex Clipper. It sure brought back some good memories. One of the first highway coaches I learned to drive...
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cw42@...
Sep 3, 2000 6:51 pm
Back when I started with Colonial, The older drivers referred to a bus called Henry J. Does anyone have any info. on this bus. Charles...
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Bob (Square Wheels) B...
Squarewheels@...
Sep 3, 2000 7:09 pm
We've been hearing the name National Bus Trader. I receive many industry magazines including the Trader, Metro, Destinations, Bus Ride, Bus Tours, Bus Lines,...
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Christiaan Hobijn
jan.hobijn@...
Sep 3, 2000 7:57 pm
[Charle commented] ... I'd always heard the GM PD-4103 referred to as a "Henry J," but I could well be mistaken. I always thought it kind of peculiar to call...