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Bob Redden

2004 Obituary

I am sorry to report that our friend, Bob Redden, passed into his eternal rest…

Bob was a life long student of the entire transportation scene, world wide, aviation, railroads, ships and his first love, buses. Unique among hobbyists, Bob Redden was a professionally trained photographer and for years was employed by General Electric in Lynn, Massachusetts, in their photography department, filling assignments worldwide.

To say he was prolific is an understatement. He published two journals for the hobbits, IBC, a bus hobbits magazine and Aircraft Journal, produced a series of magazines detailing the history of GM buses, Trailways and Greyhound, videos, bus models, originated Bus Bash and the list goes on. All of us have enjoyed his photographs which he generously shared with everyone. He also did a nationwide tour for the American Bus Association photographing the operations of member carriers.

Redden, born in 1938, was a native of Lynn, Massachusetts, and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He is survived by his wife Donna Jean and seven children and numerous grandchildren by a previous marriage.

The above was written by one of Bob’s close friends, Jon Hobijn. It may be used for publication by those publishers/editors receiving this notice. For those who did not know Bob, bear in mind that most within the bus industry did and many considered him the industry’s “official” photographer.

Source: Jon Hobijn via TrainOrders.com

Pages on this site about Bob Redden

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: March/April 1997

Line 6, Run 2

  • The Original Golden Eagle buses
  • Key System Transit Lines Twin Coach, model 44D
  • Plans Being Finalized for the Upcoming PBM Bus Meet
  • Recent Work Parties at Fremont
  • The Rohr/Flxible High Value Bus
  • Airport Charter Lines Aerocoach 37Ps
  • Bruce Maher Collection Memorabilia Donated to the PBM
  • PBM Bus Proposed for the Niles Canyon Railway
  • Cantos Collection Moves to Fontana, CA
  • PBM Attends the Great American Dream Machine
  • and that’s the way things were by Jerry Squier
  • President’s Message by Jim Husing

Aerocoach, Airport Charter Lines, AM General, Bakersfield & Kern Electric Railway, Bakersfield Transit Company, Continental Trailways, Flxible, Fresno City Lines, Key System, Mack, Metropolitan Coach Lines, Niles Canyon Railway, Pacific City Lines, Rohr Corporation, Royal Coach Tours, Setra Coaches, Twin Coach, Western Railway Museum, Western Transit Systems


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