Fishbowl Bus on layouts anyone?

How about these two 'Lionel City' buses from many years ago?

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Originally posted by c.sam:
How about these two 'Lionel City' buses from many years ago?

C.Sam:

What is that bus on the right in the last photo? Looks like a GM mid-1950's design that would be a dead ringer the P&W (Pittsburgh & Weirton) Bus Line that was active in the Weirton, WV - Steubenville, OH area in my youth.

Thanks,

George

GM 4507. Immediate predecessors to "fish bowl" These would be mid-late 50's.

GM fishbowls have a lot of nostalgia for me also. I have several that I intend to use on my O gauge layout. They date from 1959. I saw my first fishbowl on display at the 1960 Montreal Sportsmans Show that I attended with my dad. Several dozen, later to become hundreds, had been purchased by the Montreal Transit Commission.
It had a lot of "wow" factor as it was the first bus that I had seen that used fluorescent lights so it was much brighter inside than the other city buses in use at that time.

Allan

The only bus in town...

...waiting for the doors to open...


Frank

I use earlier models that fit the 50's.

Wow, Greyhound GM Parlor bus. A friend owns one too..1:1, not a model! And amazingly, it was restored and not chopped into a camper.

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Originally posted by chuck:
GM 4507. Immediate predecessors to "fish bowl" These would be mid-late 50's.

Thank you, Chuck!

So is that a Lionel model?

George

Corgi:

Diecast direct site

I have two of the Corgi buses in Lionel deco.

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Originally posted by G3750:

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Originally posted by chuck:
GM 4507. Immediate predecessors to "fish bowl" These would be mid-late 50's.

Thank you, Chuck!

So is that a Lionel model?

George

It's part of the Corgi "Lionel City" line, which includes several buses.
These pop up on eBay a lot.

Here's a shot of a Corgi fishbowl that I customized (1967 NYCTA) on our Christmas layout.

O scale St. George ferry terminal Staten Island 1970-
I have a few more NYCTA custom buses to add that are in the works.

Link here -
http://classic.kodakgallery.com/sirt/main/nycta_buses

Absolutely fabulous photos by all!

It's wonderful seeing the legendary Fishbowl (and its predecessor) still running routes, even if it is on a layout and not in real life.

SIRT and Transit Modeler - Looking at those Green MTA buses made me think I was right back in Brooklyn as a youth. It should be interesting for me to print the ads from the bus photos on nycsubway.org and affix them to the models.

Seeing the elevated tracks reminded me of how I have been going back and forth for the past 6 months or as to whether to have elevated tracks or subway tracks on my yet to be built layout other than the temporary Christmas one which is coming down this weekend). As of now, the subway is winning out because it will leave more room "up on the ground" for action accessories, but that's another topic.

Keep those photos coming folks! Anyone have a pictures of the CTA Corgi Bus? Or the Los Angeles Metro bus used in the movie Speed?

Houston Tinplate has some on its layout. I have a Reading one for the times I run PRR steam on my layout!

OK, are there O scale RTS buses out there?

Oh, the red doubledecker is an OO English roadmaster!

Why are they called Fishbowls?

Look at front windows!

Pics of a CTA Fishbowl Bushttp://www.flickr.com/photos/ctahowardallstop/

I have a few buses on my layout including a GM Fishbowl bus in the Greyhound "Worlds Fair" livery. It's following a Greyhound Scenicruiser in this photo.

Sergeant Dave, Do you have one of those MTH USAF Baldwin switchers on your layout?

John