Charles Williams

Charles was 4th President of the Pacific Bus Museum, serving from 2014 until 2020.

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PBM – The Paddle: September/October 2024

Line 33, Run 5

PBM’s Founders
President’s Message
Pacific Bus Museum 35th Anniversary
09/07/24 Work Day Report
Transit Enthusiasts Visit PBM On 09/14/24
TV Film Shoot At PBM Yard On 09/19/24
09/21/24 Work Day Report
1947 At SF Muni Heritage Festival On 09/21/24
Set Of Four Portable Lifts Donated On 09/26/24
PBM Mailing Address
10/05/24 Work Day Report
10/20/24 Work Day Report
Bus 1 Moved To Its New Home In Sonora On 10/19/24
216 Finally Arrives In Fremont On 10/26/24
Additional Work That Was Performed On 10/26/24
All West Coachlines Name Fades Into History
Southwestern Greyhound Lines

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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: 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

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

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