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Green Lines 1021039 views#102 - a 1954 GM TDH4512 44 passenger 'air suspension' job sitting on a cobblestone street in Jamaica, NY.
Notice the missing second set of wings under the windshield (probably the result of never being replaced after an accident).
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Green Lines 905 (ex-Jamaica Buses 654)1037 viewsGreen Lines #905 after retirement in Broad Channel. Photograph taken April 13, 1980 by Doug Grotjahn; collection of Joe Testagrose.
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Green Lines 3511017 viewsGreen Lines #351 working route Q60 on Queens Boulevard near Roosevelt Avenue. This bus was sold to AB&W Transit Company in October of 1966 as their #601. Photographer unknown; collection of Alan Linsky.
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Green Lines 9081000 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 942994 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 306958 viewsGreen Lines #306 working route Q35 on the Marine Parkway Bridge. Photographer unknown; collection of Alan Linsky.
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Green Lines 911, 906, 912 (ex-Jamaica Buses 610, 653, 607)956 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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Manhattan & Queens Bus Corp. 203946 views# 203 a 1946 GM model TD4506 (ser# 0737) flagged as Manhattan & Queens Bus Corporation subsidiary.
Shown heading southbound on Queens Blvd. in Kew Gardens, NY
Notice the vented rear engine compartment doors that were eliminated on the 4507 models.
Looks as though emissions were not a big issue in those days!
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Green Lines 363945 views#363 - 1952 GM TDH5104 - the first 40 footers or 'gondola cars' as they were nicknamed - one of fifteen numbered 351 to 365 and used mostly to service Q10 and Q60 (Mr. Cooper's pet routes) - these buses were unusual in that they were 96" wide.
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Green Lines 904 (ex-Jamaica Buses 602)935 viewsGreen Lines #904 at Sutphin Boulevard & 91st Avenue in November, 1978. Photograph taken by Bob Hussey; collection of Dave Colton.
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Manhattan & Queens Bus Corp. 210932 viewsManhattan & Queens Bus Corp. 1946 GMC TD 4506 #210 southbound to Jamaica on Queens Boulevard (route Q60) sometime in 1946. Photographer unknown; photo courtesy of Dennis M. Linsky.
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Green Lines 906 & 912 (ex-Jamaica Buses 653 & 607)922 viewsGreen Lines #906 & 912 at the Green Lines garage. Photograph taken November 24, 1979 by Doug Grotjahn; collection of Joe Testagrose.
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