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Green Lines (ex-Manhattan & Queens Bus Corp.) 1151003 viewsGreen Lines #115 working route Q22 at the Far Rockaway LIRR station. Photographer unknown; collection of Alan Linsky.
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Green Lines 102999 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 351966 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 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 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 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 306912 viewsGreen Lines #306 working route Q35 on the Marine Parkway Bridge. Photographer unknown; collection of Alan Linsky.
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Manhattan & Queens Bus Corp. 203901 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 363895 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 906 & 912 (ex-Jamaica Buses 653 & 607)891 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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Manhattan & Queens Bus Corp. 210888 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 904 (ex-Jamaica Buses 602)886 viewsGreen Lines #904 at Sutphin Boulevard & 91st Avenue in November, 1978. Photograph taken by Bob Hussey; collection of Dave Colton.
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