Bill Wong

Bill Wong, of Piedmont, is a WWII veteran, Route 66 business owner, the Director of Social Responsibility and Community Sustainability at San Francisco International Airport, a Market Street Railway volunteer, a Bay Area historian, and a Pacific Bus Museum contributor.

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PBM – The Paddle: January/February 2025

Line 34, Run 1

03/23/52 San Francisco Municipal Railway’s 24th Street Carbarn Fire
Work Day Reports
Director At Large Charles Williams Resigns
Member Frank Gonzales Update
The 2025 PBM Election
Pacific Greyhound Lines by Dr. D.B. “Doc” Rushing

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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: 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: 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

#3270 – San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni)

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3-Speed VS2 Automatic, Automatic, General Motors, General Motors, GM Truck & Coach Division, San Francisco SF MUNI, Transit

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 1996

Line 5, Run 1

Navy Mare Island Bus Service
Greyhound’s 50th Anniversary PD 4104’s
The PBM Now Has its Own Brochure
The Impact of the Twining Collection
Tent Party in Modesto
Summary of the Board of Directors Meeting on February 11, 1996
Welcome New Members
PBM Now on the Internet
Ex. Greyhound GM PD 4104 Acquired by a PBM Member
Upcoming Events
War Story – Ron’s “March on Baseball”
News from the World of Buses
Bus Sightings
President’s Message

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PBM – The Paddle: November/December 1994

Line 3, Run 7

Photos SF MUNI 3270, Aero Coach, PGL #1732, NWGL Y816
Modesto, The Final 1994 Excursion
Minutes of the General Membership Meeting
Bus Sightings
Member Letter to the Editor
President’s Message
San Diego Excursion

Aerocoach, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), California Parlor Car Tours, Fageol, Greyhound, Kenworth, Key System, Modesto Area Express (MAX), Modesto Motor Bus, Northwest Greyhound, San Diego Transit (SDT), San Francisco SF MUNI, San Jose City Lines, Scenic Hyway Tours, Vallejo Transit, Western Greyhound Lines, Yellow Coach builder

PBM – The Paddle: February 1994

Line 3, Run 2

New Year’s Eve Party Report
Too Much Interest Ruins Attempt to Preserve Modesto Coach
Modesto Area Excursion Operation Very Likely
First Excursion for This Year in Planning Stages
We Are Doing Our Part in Fighting Air Pollution Too!!
Feel Free to Join Us for Breakfast in Industry
Picture Captions
Board Meeting Highlights

Crosstown Suburban Lines, Cummins, Eastern Cities Transit, Fitzjohn, Marmon-Herrington, Modesto Area Express (MAX), Southern California RTD (SCRTD), Yellow Coach builder

PBM – The Paddle: October 1993

Run 2, Line 10

Asbury Twins Discovered
Sept Board Meeting Highlights

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PBM – The Paddle: February 1992

Line 1, Run 2

This Month’s Excursion Reminder
Greyhound Old Look Restoration
Official Legal Transfer of Muni AMG
A Large Scale Work Party Really Got the Job Done
Greyhound “Queen” Muni AMG Trade to Happen Soon?
Greyhound Queen Trade
Santa Fe Brill IC 41 Restoration News
A Letter to the Editor… by Alan P. Linsky

AM General, Golden Gate Transit, Pacific Greyhound Lines, Scenic Hyway Tours

PBM – The Paddle: January 1992

Line 1, Run 1

Paddle Identification Redesignated This Year
New Year’s Eve trip was less than expected
December Board Meeting: A Full Agenda and Business Well Taken Care Of
Photos: ex-Muni 3270 August, 1991 at Golden Gate Transit Roadeo. Photo by Bruce Maher.

Peninsula Charter Lines, Royal Coach Tours, Santa Clara County Transit District (SCCTD), Scenic Hyway Tours

WCMCM – The Paddle: November 1986

Line 3, Run 11

Next Year’s Open House Date Set
Another Contribution Received
2nd Coach Donation May Be Made
Parts Bus Scrapping Program to Take Place This Fall
Interest in L.A.T.L. #5008 Revived
Valley Transit #72 Saved
Driver Needed for Donated Coach Movement
#246 Returns from Williams
Message to Coach Owners About Insurance
“a Message from The President”
San Francisco Muni White May Be Given to Us
About Our Society’s Dues
An Inquiry from Hawaii
TDM 4509 Suburban Found
Last Month’s Fantrip a Success
The Collection
Prospects of Purchase Very Good of Long Beach Motor Bus Mack & Los Angeles Motor Coach Old Look
La Puente Gets an Inspection Visit
San Francisco Market Street Railway Motorcoach Existence Heard About
Large Donation of Brake Shoes Available
This Months’ New Members

Anzac California Tours, Decamp Bus Lines, Hudson Bus Lines, Knoxville City Lines, Los Angeles Transit Lines (LATL), Mack, Market Street Railway, Motor Bus Society, New Jersey Shortline, Orange Empire Trolley Museum, Pacific Electric, Peerless Stages, San Francisco SF MUNI, Twin Coach, Valley Transit Lines, Western Transit Society (WTS), White Motors, Yellow Coach builder

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