Download or read book General Motors New Look Bus Photo Archive written by John H. McKane and published by Iconografix. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virtually every major U.S. and Canadian bus operator in the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s owned the GM New Look. Now the New Look's history is preserved in this superb photographic archive taking readers through the design and development of the bus. Enthusiasts will witness the engineering advances and styling improvements, and discover interesting details about a feared GM monopoly, the consent decree, and what GM would do -- and, more interestingly; wouldn't do -- to sell buses.
Download or read book Flxible Transit Buses written by John Mckane and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2001-10-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flxible has been manufacturing buses since 1924 and was one of GM's top competitors when it came to bus manufacturing. They even came out with a Flxible New Look Bus that rivaled the ever-popular General Motors New Look Bus. Bus enthusiasts and history buffs have been waiting for this book - this if the first of its kind! Look inside for: * Vehicle Production History * Manufacturing photos * Sales brochures
Download or read book Making Transit Fun written by Darrin Nordahl and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-04-13 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do people in Stockholm prefer to take the stairs over the escalator? Why do Londoners enjoy hanging out at bus stops? How do carmakers convince us to buy gas-guzzling, environmentally damaging, and wallet-draining machines? It's called the fun theory. What Darrin Nordahl illustrates in this delightful book is that transit can be just as inviting, exciting, and even seductive as the automobile, if designed with the passenger experience in mind. In Making Transit Fun!, Nordahl shows that with the help of architects, urban designers, graphic artists, industrial engineers, marketing experts-and even fashion designers-we can lure people out of their automobiles and toward healthier, more sustainable methods of transportation. This accessible E-ssential focuses on the possibilities for making public transit, cycling, and walking more appealing to the motorist. In each section, Nordahl demonstrates how the transit stigma can be overcome with innovative design. From the aesthetics of buses to segregated bike lanes and pedestrian-priority streets, Nordahl showcases examples from around the world that excite the heart and bring an easy smile.
Download or read book GM Intercity Coaches 1944 1980 Photo Archive written by Brian Grams and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2003-11-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During 1943, General Motors purchased the minority interest in Yellow Truck & Coach Manufacturing Co., and effective October 1, 1943, Yellow became a division of GM under the name GM Truck & Coach Division. It is the coaches of this latter company that are discussed in this book.The first GM buses were built in 1943 when the War Production Board (WPB) authorized production of 1,340 transit buses. The first highway GMs were built in 1944 when 700 parlor cars were allowed by the WPB.Between August 1923 and May 1987 approximately 128,000 buses were built by Yellow/GM plus approximately another 12,000 were built in Canada by GM Diesel, Ltd. The buses built in Canada were transit types. All the buses shown in this book were built in Pontiac, Michigan including those for delivery in Canada.
Download or read book New York City Transit Buses 1945 1975 Photo Archive written by Guy Martin and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2005-10-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York City has one of the finest and largest transit systems in the country. Beginning with early horse-drawn omnibuses, followed by battery-operated streetcars and electric street railway systems, finally by 1947 most of New York converted to buses. After WWII bus manufacturers including General Motors and Mack developed modern, larger buses to the City of New York's exclusive specifications. This book portrays each of the eleven bus companies (private and city owned) that provided service to patrons from post-WWII era through the late 1970s. A concise history for each company is provided along with route schematics and large format pictures of buses operating in New York City.
Download or read book Welcome Aboard the GM New Look Bus written by John Mckane and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2006-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The General Motors Corporation will be remembered as one of the most important industrial organizations of the Twentieth Century. Although primarily known for its automotive products, it was best known in the surface passenger transportation industry for its intercity highway and urban transit buses. After the end of World War II, it improved its products and gained a virtual monopoly in the bus building business. The Truck & Coach Division of General Motors developed many designs that became industry standards. Arguably, the most notable design was the series known as the "New Look" bus for transit and suburban service. It first appeared in 1959, and the design was quite a radical departure from the models GM had produced since 1940. The New Look design continued in production basically unchanged for over 27 years, and didn't receive a face-lift until 1995 (that being the Classic produced in Canada). In many ways, it truly was the first "ADB", Advanced Design Bus. This is the story of how the New Look bus came to be, a discussion of its construction, and the many variations that comprised the New Look series.
Download or read book Railfan Railroad written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Great Lakes Ore Docks and Ore Cars written by Patrick Dorin and published by . This book was released on 2007-09-27 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Iron Mining Industry was quite extensive throughout the area known as the Lake Superior Iron Ore District. All of the iron ore was transported by rail to a wide number of lake ports on Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. This book lists all of the ore docks constructed on The Great Lakes. Includes photos of the ore docks and ore cars, ore car schematics and pertinent data.
Download or read book Rapid Transit Series Buses written by Evan T. McCausland and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2008-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General Motors wanted to revolutionize transit bus design after having success with their New Look Bus through the 1960s. Being protagonists for progress, GM's engineers created a prototype coach that would address all of the New Look's shortcomings. This RTX (Rapid Transit Experimental) was a shock to the transit industry, and it wasn't until 1977 when the better-developed RTS bus became part of the Advanced Design Bus project and was the descendant of GMC's entry in the U.S. DOT's 'Transbus' project. The RTS is notable for its curved body and window panels and has become recognized as a timeless design just like the GM New Look was. In 1987 the RTS patents were sold to Transportation Manufacturing Corporation (TMC) and then they sold the rights to NovaBus in 1994 who left the U.S. market in 2002. However, Millennium Transit Services has since revived the RTS in 2006. Here it is, the only book with the full in-depth history that is also well illustrated with time-period photography and a color section.
Download or read book General Motors Coach Company 1936 written by General Motors Truck Company and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chicago Trolleys written by David Sadowski and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicago's extensive transit system first started in 1859, when horsecars ran on rails in city streets. Cable cars and electric streetcars came next. Where new trolley car lines were built, people, businesses, and neighborhoods followed. Chicago quickly became a world-class city. At its peak, Chicago had over 3,000 streetcars and 1,000 miles of track--the largest such system in the world. By the 1930s, there were also streamlined trolleys and trolley buses on rubber tires. Some parts of Chicago's famous "L" system also used trolley wire instead of a third rail. Trolley cars once took people from the Loop to such faraway places as Aurora, Elgin, Milwaukee, and South Bend. A few still run today.
Download or read book Buses of Motor Coach Industries written by William Luke and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2001-05-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first and only book to cover Motor Coach Industries, one of the largest producers of motor coaches today. The company got started manufacturing buses in the mid-1930s, and has been the primary supplier of buses to Greyhound as well as many intercity bus operators ever since. Motor Coach has even exported to South Africa, Australia, Taiwan, and South America. Also get a look at the newest luxury models from Motor Coach. A rare find for bus enthusiasts!
Download or read book Buses of Western Flyer and New Flyer Industries Photo Archive written by William A. Luke and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2009-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Western Flyer Auto & Truck Body Works began producing buses in 1930 and through a number of name-changes continues today as New Flyer Industries. Because they served Canada and much of North America, the buses were built to stand up to the harsh winter climates they had to work in. This revered bus builder has become one of the dominant players in the transit bus manufacturing industry in North America, and a leader in hybrid bus manufacturing in the U.S. and Canada. New Flyer has been named as one of Canada’s most earth-friendly employers for 2008. From breaking new ground with low-floor buses to pioneering cleaner propulsion systems, innovation and excellence have taken New Flyer to the top of the industry. This book commemorates 80 years of these sturdy and attractive buses and trolley buses, and the companies that ran them, through vintage black and white photography along with a color section.
Download or read book Yellow Coach Buses written by William Luke and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2001-10-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Established in 1923 as a subsidiary of Yellow Cab Company, Yellow Coach was one of the most important names in the history and development of bus transportation in the United States. Before becoming a division of General Motors in 1943, Yellow Coach's many innovations made buses more comfortable, efficient, and safer. Look inside for: Trolley Buses Double-Deckers Intercity and Transit buses Sales Brochures Factory Shots
Download or read book Mack Buses Nineteen Hundred Nineteen Sixty written by Harvey Eckart and published by Iconografix. This book was released on 2000-05-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Mack Trucks Inc. is currently a manufacturer of trucks only, buses were a major product line for 60 years of the early company history. During the era of the Mack bus, many diverse and varied products were produced including gas and diesel power, conventional, parlor, and transit types, and even electric trolley coaches. Filled with transit buses, inner city buses, prototype buses, factory scenes, interior views, and chassis components. See it all in this fascinating collection of archive photographs and detailed captions. A must-have piece of Mack history!
Download or read book Forthcoming Books written by Rose Arny and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 954 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Survey and Research Report on the Charlotte New Look General Motors Buses Nos 1074 and 1076 written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GM introduced their New Look, or Fishbowl, buses in 1959. All New Look buses remaining in the fleet were retired at the end of Jan. 1992.
