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Green Lines 9071594 views#907 a 1946 GM TD4506 repainted to new apple green and cream livery in 1947.
Notice the added GM wings and logo under the winshield and the chromium plated bumper.
Photographed leaving Riis Park Rockaway, NY
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Green Lines 908952 viewsGreen Lines #908 working route Q22 eastbound to Far Rockaway in 1957. Photograph taken by Joe Scully; collection of Alan Linsky.
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Green Lines 908 (ex-Jamaica Buses 608)823 viewsGreen Lines #908 at the Rockaway Boulevard garage in November, 1978. Photograph taken by Bob Hussey; collection of Dave Colton.
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Green Lines 911 & 906 (ex-Jamaica Buses 610 & 653)876 viewsGreen Lines #906 & 911 awaiting scrap at the Green Lines garage. Photograph taken November 24, 1979 by Doug Grotjahn; collection of Joe Testagrose.
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Green Lines 911 (ex-Jamaica Buses 610)1030 viewsGreen Lines #911 awaiting scrap at the Green Lines garage. Photograph taken November 24, 1979 by Doug Grotjahn; collection of Joe Testagrose.
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Green Lines 911, 906, 912 (ex-Jamaica Buses 610, 653, 607)922 viewsGreen Lines #911, 906, & 912 awaiting scrap at the Green Lines garage. Photograph taken November 24, 1979 by Doug Grotjahn; collection of Joe Testagrose.
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Green Lines 9121036 views#912 - a 1946 GM TD4506 (ser#0731) boasted several milestones for the company including; first GM products, first Diesels, & first fully automatics.
Wartime shortages of chromium and stainless steel left these buses very austere!
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Green Lines 929848 viewsGreen Lines #929 in original factory forest green over battleship gray, working route Q60 ay Queens Plaza. Photographer unknown; collection of Alan Linsky.
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Green Lines 9371212 viewsGreen Lines #937 at the Rockaway Boulevard garage being readied for transfer to Jamaica Buses circa 1960. Photographer unknown; collection of Dennis M. Linsky.
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Green Lines 942948 views# 942 - a 1947 GM Model TDH4507 (ser#0867) originally built for and rejected by Surface Transportation. Note the large old fashioned 'city' headlamps which were soom replaced by sealed beams.
This bus eventually went to Jamaica Buses
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Green Lines G354521 viewsGreen Lines #G354 at the uptown yard at York Avenue & East 92nd Street. Photographer unknown; collection of Alan Linsky.
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Green Lines G394461 views1933 Indiana Model 14C #G394 on layover at the York Avenue & 92nd Street yards. Photographer unknown; collection of Alan Linsky.
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