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PBM – The Paddle: July/Aug 2024

Line 33, Run 4

PBM Acquires 1924 Fageol Safety Coach From Museum Of Bus Transportation
Work Day Reports
1826 At Spirit Of ‘45 In San Jose On 08/10/24
Greyhound Retirees Club Makes Large Donation
PBM Featured In Live Virtual Tour
08/18/24 Annual Open House
Highway Products #554 –an enigma by Frank R. Scheer
Southwestern Greyhound Lines by Dr. D.B. “Doc” Rushing

Amador Stage Lines, American Stage Tours, Fageol, Flxible, Gillig, Hall-Scott, Hercules, Motor Coach Industries (MCI), Pacific Electric, Prevost, Santa Clara County Valley Transit Authority (VTA), Southwestern Greyhound Lines, Transportation Manufacturing Company (TMC), Wheels in Livermore

PBM – The Paddle: May/June 2024

Line 33, Run 3

President’s Message by Lorne Thompson
Work Day Reports
PBM On Bay Area Wonders
128 And 3270 At Western Railway Museum
Eli Bail Donates Large Amount Of Collectables To PBM
2024 PBM Election Results
Bus 1 Sold To Member Ryan Hahn
Annual PBM Open House On 08/18/24
Southwestern Greyhound Lines by Dr. D.B. “Doc” Rushing

Blue Bird, Gillig, Los Angeles Transit Lines (LATL), Motor Coach Industries (MCI), Prevost, Torrance Municipal Bus Lines, Twin Coach, Western Railway Museum

PBM – The Paddle: March/April 2024

Line 33, Run 2

Prevost Car Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary At Their Mira Loma CA Facility On March 14th
Former PBM Member Dave Longa Passes Away
Work Day Reports: 03/16/24, 04/06/24 & 04/20/24
Mike Demeter Passes Away
Scenicruiser Mounted On Roof Of Nashville Hotel
Crown Archives Elicits Goodall’s Charter Bus Story By Tom Baker
Steam Powered Buses In CA In The Early 70’s
WWII Johnson Hand-Cranked Farebox For Sale
Members Needed To Exercise Our Buses

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Crown Coach, Fageol, Goodall's Charter Bus Service, Hemphill Brothers Coach Company, Museum of Bus Transportation, Peninsula Charter Lines, Prevost, Reo, San Francisco SF MUNI, Southern California RTD (SCRTD)

PBM – The Paddle: January/February 2024

Line 33, Run 1

Cover Photo: Southern Pacific Railroad at Mission Bay yard
PBM Has Two New Items For Sale Soon – a T-shirt of our 1947 Silversides and a license plate frame
President’s Message by Lorne Thompson
Former PBM Member Norm Spaulding Passes Away
The 2024 PBM Election coming in early June
01/06/24 Work Day Report
01/20/24 Work Day Report
PBM Member Vickie Cole Passes Away Unexpectedly
Back Issues Of The Paddle Donated
2738 In Movie Shoot In Vallejo On 01/28/24
1826 On Display In San Rafael On 1/31 & 2/1
02/03/24 Work Day Report
02/17/24 Work Day Report
Where “The Paddle” Name Came From?
Royal Coach Tours Sold To TCS
PBM Member William D. Bourne Passes Away At 92
Greyhound bus stops are valuable assets. Here’s who’s cashing in on them By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN
Southwestern Greyhound Lines Dr. D.B. “Doc” Rushing

American Stage Tours, Amtravel, Atlanta Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), Continental Trailways, Eastern Greyhound Lines, Eastshore Lines, General Motors, Gillig, Golden Gate Transit, Greyhound, Key System, Marmon-Herrington, Megabus, Motor Coach Industries (MCI), Pacific Coachways (Garden Grove CA), Prevost, Royal Coach Tours, Sacramento Regional Transit, Sacramento Transit Authority (Sacramento TA), Saint Louis Car Company, Santa Clara County Valley Transit Authority (VTA), Transportation Charter Services (TCS) Orange CA, Transportation Manufacturing Company (TMC), Western Greyhound Lines

PBM – The Paddle: November/December 2023

Line 32, Run 6

President’s Message by Lorne Thompson
PBM Calendar
246 At Car Show In San Jose On 11/04/23
1947 At California Bus Association Convention
PBM Hosts Birthday Party on 11/11/23
246 In Niles Festival Of Lights Parade On 11/24/23
Old Paddles Needed – Tom Baker is organizing the Archives
12/17/23 Holiday Gathering
Improvement To Our Building’s Exterior

ACF Brill, Amador Stage Lines, Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (LAMTA), Metropolitan Coach Lines, Pacific Electric, SamTrans, Southern Pacific

PBM – The Paddle: September/October 2023

Line 32, Run 5

New PBM Member, Tom Baker, created a new PBM Banner to hang on the building… Unfortunately, he didn’t learn that the 1991 date was a misnomer until after the banner was printed. The PBM was founded in 1989.

LA’s first bus line got rolling 100 years ago today: here’s to a century of innovation and grit
President’s Message by Lorne Thompson
PBM Calendar
ODT Bus1826 received some overdue wiring repairs by PBM Member John Fenlon
Upcoming events
More Parts Donated By Royal Coach Tours
Public Transit Supporters Visit PBM On 09/09/23
Donated Forklift Delivered To PBM On 09/21/23 by Darren and Mike from Shasta College
Bus 3270 At Muni Roadeo At The Cow Palace On 10/28
Upcoming Annual Holiday Gathering And Membership Meeting
PBM Shirts for Sale

Gillig, Royal Coach Tours, Shasta College

PBM – The Paddle: July/August 2023

Line 32, Run 4

Open House Report
1947 At Split Of ’45 On 08/12/23
President’s Message by Lorne Thompson
PBM Calendar
Member Ted Campbell in You Tube Video (below)
128 And 2738 At Event In Fremont On 7/29/23
07/30/23 Film Shoot At PBM Shinn Street Yard
2738 In Film Shoot In Fremont On 07/31/23
PBM Acquires Another GM PD-4501 Scenicruiser (Our PBM1 Party Bus)

ACF Brill, American Stage Tours, Eastshore Lines, Motor Coach Industries (MCI), Sierra Pacific Tours

PBM – The Paddle: May/June 2023

Line 32, Run 3

Cover Photo: Greyhound Lines system map showing connections to other carriers, circa 1937-1939, per Eli Bail.
Now an underground rave venue, Oakland’s abandoned Greyhound station was once ‘magnificent’
05/06/23 Work Day Report
05/20/23 Work Day Report
License Plate Club Has Meet At PBM
128 And 3270 At Western Railway Museum
128 At SamTrans Roadeo
06/03/23 Work Day Report
06/05/23 Visit By Australians
PBM At American Truck Historical Society’s National Convention and Truck Show In Reno
06/17/23 Work Day Report

Greyhound, SamTrans, Western Railway Museum

PBM – The Paddle: March/April 2023

Line 32, Run 2

President’s Message by Lorne Thompson
PBM Calendar
Tree Work Done After March Storm Causes Damage
9E At Dream Machines Show At Half Moon Bay
Additional Information About Muni Leasing Buses From SCRTD In 1881 By James Husing
Remembering PBM Member Emerson Chin Who Passed Away On 3/5
Now an underground rave venue, Oakland’s abandoned Greyhound station was once ‘magnificent

California Transit Company, Gray Line, Greyhound, MV Transportation, SamTrans, Santa Clara County Transit District (SCCTD), Santa Cruz Transit, Southern California RTD (SCRTD), Twin Coach, Western Transit Society (WTS)

PBM – The Paddle: January/February 2023

Line 32, Run 1

President’s Message by Lorne Thompson
PBM Calendar
2738 Film Shoot In San Rafael
2738’s Front Starting Problem Corrected
842 Gets A Newer Set Of Batteries
PBM Gets A Sump Pump
3 And 246 At License Plate Meet In Niles
2023 Open House Date Announced
The Pacific Bus Museum’s Historic Greyhound Silversides Story and pictures by Ron Medaglia
Peter Newgard of the Bus History Association seeks Information Sought On Rare Bus In BC

Amtrak, Greyhound, Hall-Scott, Kenworth, Metropolitan Bus Lines (Seattle), Pacific Greyhound Lines, Southern Pacific, Southern Pacific Railroad, Western Greyhound Lines

PBM – The Paddle: November/December 2022

Line 31, Run 6

President’s Message by Lorne Thompson
PBM Calendar
12/04/22 Bus 4 In Los Gatos Christmas/Holiday Parade
12/10/22 Holiday Gathering In San Leandro
9E, 2738, HPO In Movle Shoot
Donation Drive For 1947 Greyhound Lines Silversides
GM PD-4501 Scenicrulser Question (contnued)

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Detroit Diesel, Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, Marmon-Herrington, Southern California RTD (SCRTD), Southern Pacific, Spicer

PBM – The Paddle: September/October 2022

Line 31, Run 5

Cover Photo: Pacific Greyhound Lines Oakland Will bus built after consolidation at the Pioneer Stage plant in 1930 at 1919 Markey Street, Oakland.
President’s Message by Lorne Thompson
PBM Calendar
Tree Branches In New Parcel Trimmed on 09/01/22
2103 And 3270 At Western Rallway Museum 9/3 & 9/4
09/18/22 Movie Shoot At PBM Yard By Tom Shafer
Another Busy Period For 1828… Marin Civic Center in San Rafael… Vallecito Elementary School.
Phelan Ride And Drive Report By Tom Shafer
3270 At Muni’s Bus Roadeo On 10/29/22
Donation Drive To Acquire Greyhound Silversides
Two Short Bus Stories…
General Motors PD-4501 Scenicruiser Question… answers from Paul Von Fange’s book

Crown Coach, Fageol, Gillig, International Harvester, Pacific Greyhound Lines, Studebaker, Western Railway Museum, White Motors

Paddle Archives – Deep Dive: SunBus #1439

The PBM’s Archives contain a treasure trove of history. This series leverages the archives of the PBM’s membership newsletter, The Paddle, to dive deep into various stories.

Today’s Paddle Deep Dive is into the SunBus #1439.

SunBus #1439 Paddle Mentions

From the Pacific Bus Museum Paddle Archives, we have been able to document the following information:

1) 1994 – SunBus #1439 Donated

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Allison, Flxible, SunLine Transit Agency

PBM – The Paddle: January/February 2003

Line 12, Run 1

Photo: ex-Unitrans #4507 & Monterey-Salinas Transit #1214
President’s Message
Sale of Modesto TDH3501
Superbowl Buses and Trains
Photos: 1953 Oakland Greyhound storage yard & Gillig Phanotm #160
Scenicruiser Update
Photo: Bayshore Transit Lines (BTL) #652
Work Parties
Photo: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (SCVTA) #2340

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Bayshore Transit Lines (BTL), Flxible, Flyer, Gillig, Greyhound, Hesselgrave Charter Bus Company, Los Angeles Motor Coach, Modesto Motor Bus, Monterey-Salinas Transit, Sacramento Regional Transit, Sacramento Transit Authority (Sacramento TA), SamTrans, San Diego Transit (SDT), San Diego Trolley, Santa Clara County Valley Transit Authority (VTA), Union City Transit, Unitrans UC Davis, Yellow Coach builder

PBM – The Paddle: September/October 2002

Line 11, Run 5

Photo: Ex-SF Muni #3210 & #3270
President’s Message
SDT #916 Moves from San Diego to Modesto
History of SDT #916
Donations
Mailing Label
Sacramento Excursion Report
Photos: PBM booth set up at the Regional Bus Roadeo at Candlestick Park, Royal Coach Tours #587, SamTrans Gillig #9895

Antelope Valley Lines, General Motors Diesel Division of Canada (GMDD), Gillig, MV Transportation, Royal Coach Tours, Sacramento Regional Transit, SamTrans, San Diego Transit (SDT), San Diego Trolley, San Francisco SF MUNI

PBM – The Paddle: July/August 2002

Line 11, Run 4

Photo: Ex-Key System Transit Lines/AC Transit #2103
President’s Message
Donations
New Members
San Diego #916 donated to the PBM
Election Results
Photos: SamTrans #9815 is ex-Greyhound #9615, Las Vegas Transit #5377, Metropolitan Transit Commission #209, Hawaii “The Shuttle” #278, Quodling Brothers White 798, Express Tours N-122 Skyliner

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Express Tours, Greyhound, Grumman, Key System Transit Lines (KSTL), Las Vegas Transit, Neoplan, Saab-Scania, SamTrans, San Diego Transit (SDT), San Francisco SF MUNI, White Motors

PBM – The Paddle: July/August 2001

Line 10, Run 4

A PERSONAL APPEAL TO THE MEMBERSHIP from JIM HUSING, PRESIDENT
from the editor Ron Medaglia
New Members
Extra Board Assignments
PBM Santa Monica Excursion
Dick Meguire Seriously Ill
Busy Summer For Bus Displays
New tires for #1214
. Rent Increased for PBM’s Buses
Members Page on Web Site
Summary of PBM Board Meeting
PBM Garage
New Feature in The Paddle
Members Making News
Recent Donations to the PBM
Back Issues of The Paddle Now Available
Help the PBM Find a Home- Contribute to the Building Fund

from Transit Topics – May 1947

SunLine Transit Agency, Super Sightseening Tours

PBM – The Paddle: May/June 2001

Line 10, Run 3

Jerry Graham Photos
. Presidents Message
New Members
Extra Board Assignments
PBM Election Results
Rent Increase for PBM Buses Eminent
AC Transit Excursion Report
AC Transit #100 Excursion Photos
IN HONOR OF A GOOD FRIEND Marcel Sales
Bus Driver Uniforms Donated
1946 Flxible Acquired
PBM Invited to Western Railway Museum
PBM Garage
Recent Donations to the PBM
Now Available – Back Issues of The Paddle

Did you Know? by Andy Goddard

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Boston Elevated Railway, Cummins, Flxible, Golden Gate Transit, Greyhound, Interurban Electric Railway (Southern Pacific), Key System Transit Lines (KSTL), Marmon-Herrington, Saint Louis Car Company, San Francisco SF MUNI, Seashore Trolley Museum, Southern California RTD (SCRTD)

PBM – The Paddle: March/April 2001

Line 10, Run 2

Bob Burrowes Bus Photos
Presidents Message
New Members
Extra Board Assignments
Election of Officers
New AC Transit Excursion!
MST Fixible Donated to PBM
MCI MCSC Donation Withdrawn
NCTD #806 Finally Registered
PBM Attends the Pacific Coast Dream Machine
Summary of PBM Board Meeting
Valley of the Moon Stages from Bob Burrowes Collection
PBM Garage
Recent Donations to the PBM
Members Making News
MEHVA Motor Bus Excursions
Buses In the Suburbs By David Pardo

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Chicago Sightseeing Co, Dayton City Transit, Flxible, Flyer, Ford, Golden Gate Transit, Marmon-Herrington, Monterey Peninsula Transit (MPT), Monterey-Salinas Transit, Motor Coach Industries (MCI), North County Transit District (NCTD), San Francisco SF MUNI, Skoda, Sonoma County Transit, Valley of the Moon Stage Lines, Western Railway Museum

PBM – The Paddle: January/February 2001

Line 10, Run 1

Bus Photos
Presidents Message
Extra Board Assignments
PBM Election Announcement
Summary of PBM Annual Board Meeting
PBM Acquires a GM RTS – It’s First ADB Bus
Another Donation Made to PBM Building Fund
Vaca Valley Bus Lines Photos from the Bob Burrowes Collection
PBM Hosts Visit by Japanese Hino Motors Group
MATA Trolley – Update from Dallas
San Diego Transit MAN’s See Their Last Day

ACF Brill, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Allison, AM General, C.D. Beck Co., Chicago Sightseeing Co, Cummins, Flxible, Gibson Lines, Greyhound, Mack, MAN, McKinney Avenue Transit Authority, Monterey-Salinas Transit, Motor Coach Industries (MCI), Napa Transit Co, North County Transit District (NCTD), Prevost, Queen City Coach Company, Sacramento Transit Authority (Sacramento TA), San Diego Transit (SDT), Southern California RTD (SCRTD), Stockton City Lines, Vaca Valley Bus Lines, Watson and Ash Transportation Company Ltd, Yellow Coach builder

PBM – The Paddle: November/December 2000

Line 9, Run 6

Photos
Presidents Message
New Members
Donation Building Fund
New Work Party Chairman
The PBM Loses a Friend
Bus Acquisitions on the Horizon
The Year in Review – The PBM in 2000
Summary of PBM Board Meeting
The PBM Garage
The Extra Board
Recent Donations to the PBM
Book Review – by Jim Husing
MATA Trolley Adds Buses
Pacific Bus Museum Equipment Roster – December 2000

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Alaska Hiway Tours (Gray Line), Chicago Sightseeing Co, Golden Gate Transit, McKinney Avenue Transit Authority, Monterey-Salinas Transit, Motor Coach Industries (MCI), Niles Canyon Railway, North County Transit District (NCTD), Richfield Bus Company, Royal Coach Tours, Southern California RTD (SCRTD), Western Greyhound Lines, Westours

PBM – The Paddle: January/February 2000

Line 9, Run 1

Photos
President’s Message
New Members
Two Scenicruisers Evaluated
Peerless #246 Seats Repaired
Work Parties at Fremont
Updates to the PBM Website
PBM Excursions and Events in 2000
PBM Member Making News
Recent Donations to the PBM
“New Looks” By Andy Goddard

and that’s the way things were by Jerry Squier

Aerocoach, Airport Charter Lines, Atkinson Transportation Co., C.D. Beck Co., Crosstown Bus Lines, Crown Coach, Eastern Cities Transit, Gray Line, Key System Transit Lines (KSTL), Landier Transit Lines, Mack, Marmon-Herrington, Montebello Municipal Bus Lines, Niles Canyon Railway, Pacific Electric, Pacific Greyhound Lines, Royal Coach Tours, San Diego Transit (SDT), Santa Catalina Island Company, Scenic Hyway Tours, South Los Angeles Transportation Co., Southern Cities Transit, West Coast Motor Coach Museum, Western Greyhound Lines, Whittier Bus Lines, Yellow Coach builder

PBM – The Paddle: November/December 1999

Line 8, Run 6

Photos
President’s Message
Welcome Aboard New Members
New PBM Secretary Appointed
PBM Holiday Gathering
PBM Website to be Updated
Summary of PBM General Membership Meeting
PBM Election Announcement
The Year in Review – The PBM in 1999
Recent Donations to the PBM
Pacific Bus Museum Equipment Roster – December 1999
and that’s the way things were by Jerry Squier

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Flxible, Ford, Greyhound, Mack, Marmon-Herrington, Oregon Motor Stages, San Pedro Transit Lines, Terminal Island Transit Co., Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, Vaca Valley Bus Lines, Western Greyhound Lines, Wilmington Bus Co.

PBM – The Paddle: September/October 1999

Line 8, Run 5

Bus Photos
Presidents Message
Welcome Aboard New Members
New PBM Website Address!!! – Update Your Bookmarks”
PBM Secretary, John McKane Resigns
New Appointments Made to Handle Increased PBM Activities
New PBM Merchandise Planned
Recent PBM Activities
PBM Attends GGRM Raildays!!!
Members Making News
Recent Donations to the PBM
PBM Members and Their Buses
Photos of PBM Members Buses
. and that’s the way things were by Jerry Squier

AirporTransit, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), ATC Vancom, Chicago Transit Authority, Crown Coach, Fageol, Falcon Charter Service, Fitzjohn, Flxible, Ford, Gray Line, Greyhound, Highland Transit (HT), Inglewood City Lines, Key System Transit Lines (KSTL), Long Beach Motor Bus Co, Los Angeles Railway, Mack, Marmon-Herrington, Metro Coach Lines, Motor Coach Industries (MCI), Pacific Electric, Royal Coach Tours, San Diego Transit (SDT), San Pedro Motor Bus Association, Sunset Stages, Unitrans UC Davis, Wayne, West Valley Charter Lines, Western Greyhound Lines, White Motors

PBM History

In 2017 PBM Member, Ron Medaglia, wrote this article on the history of the Pacific Bus Museum, entitled “The Pacific Bus Museum From Hobby to Formal Museum”, for the National Bus Trader magazine.

American Stage Tours, General Motors, GM Truck & Coach Division, Niles Canyon Railway, Niles Coach Lines, Royal Coach Tours, Scenic Hyway Tours, Twin Coach, UC Davis Transit System, Union Pacific Railroad, Unitrans UC Davis, West Coast Motor Coach Museum