General Motors New Look Bus Photo Archive

General Motors New Look Bus Photo Archive
Title General Motors New Look Bus Photo Archive PDF eBook
Author John H. McKane
Publisher Iconografix
Pages 0
Release 1999
Genre Bus industry
ISBN 9781583880074

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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.

Flxible Transit Buses

Flxible Transit Buses
Title Flxible Transit Buses PDF eBook
Author John Mckane
Publisher Enthusiast Books
Pages 0
Release 2001-10-25
Genre Transportation
ISBN 9781583880531

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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

Making Transit Fun!

Making Transit Fun!
Title Making Transit Fun! PDF eBook
Author Darrin Nordahl
Publisher Island Press
Pages 133
Release 2012-04-13
Genre Transportation
ISBN 1610910443

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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.

Welcome Aboard the GM New Look Bus

Welcome Aboard the GM New Look Bus
Title Welcome Aboard the GM New Look Bus PDF eBook
Author John Mckane
Publisher Enthusiast Books
Pages 0
Release 2006-05-15
Genre Transportation
ISBN 9781583881675

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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.

GM Intercity Coaches 1944-1980 Photo Archive

GM Intercity Coaches 1944-1980 Photo Archive
Title GM Intercity Coaches 1944-1980 Photo Archive PDF eBook
Author Brian Grams
Publisher Enthusiast Books
Pages 0
Release 2003-11-08
Genre Transportation
ISBN 9781583880999

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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.

Railfan & Railroad

Railfan & Railroad
Title Railfan & Railroad PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 844
Release 2000
Genre Railroads
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Great Lakes Ore Docks and Ore Cars

Great Lakes Ore Docks and Ore Cars
Title Great Lakes Ore Docks and Ore Cars PDF eBook
Author Patrick Dorin
Publisher
Pages 132
Release 2007-09-27
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN

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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.