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Joel Irving

PBM founding member Joel Irving was instrumental in writing PBM’s non-profit 501(c)3 application finalized in 1991.

Joel Irving was one of the 7 founding membersΒ of the Pacific Bus Museum, in 1989.

For many years it was understood that becoming a non-profit organization was necessary to secure more donations. Joel wrote the application for the PBM’s 501(c)3 which was finalized in 1991.

Joel passed away in late 1991.

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PBM – The Paddle: September/October 2025

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  • Pacific Bus Museum Board of Directors
  • President’s Message
  • Even GM Can Make a Painting Mistake
  • 09/06/25 Work Day Report
  • 308 At Art Deco Society Gatsby Picnic In San Jose
  • 09/13/25 Bay Area Transit Day Visit
  • PBM President Lorne Thompson Does TV Interview
  • 8005 At Muni Heritage Festival On 09/20/25
  • 246 At Newark Days Parade On 09/20/25
  • No Work Day On 09/20/25
  • 10/04/25 Work Day Report
  • 6159 At APTA Regional Roadeo On 10/18/
  • 10/18/2025 Work Day Report
  • 2623 At The CA Bus Association Convention
  • Holiday Gathering at Harry’s HofBrau on 12/07/25
  • A Greyhound Baggageman – 1953
  • PBM Founder Photo Found
  • California Parlor Car Tours Finally Got Its Own Buses
  • β€˜Super bus,’ once intended to replace S.F.’s cable cars, back in service after 72 years
  • PBM To Receive Large Donation From MBS
  • Motor Bus Society Convention In San Jose In April
  • 40 Over 40 Legends Interview With Mike Waters

Fageol, GM Truck & Coach Division, Mack, Market Street Railway, Motor Bus Society, Peerless Stages, San Francisco Municipal Railway, San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans), Twin Coach, Union Pacific Railroad


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


PBM – The Paddle: November 1991

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  • Excursion Report Even a Storm Could Not Stop Us…
  • Excursion Videos Definitely Available…
  • Several Coaches Moved in the Bay Area… to member Ted Campbell’s Coach Maintenance facility in Williams, California:
  • Santa Fe 5 Star Update… Stephen’s ACF Brill parlor model IC 41 built in 1946 is well underway into operable condition.
  • More Notes on the Excursion… Member and Excursion Director, Jim Husing, has some additional comments on our Monterey run.
  • The Loss of a Friend… Joel Irvine.
  • Photo: Bay Rapid Transit #80 on the recent excursion

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PBM – The Paddle: April 1991

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  • San Jose City Lines #6503 Discovered, Complete and Operable…
  • July 6th Excursion Planning Gaining Momentum… Transit Historian and Motor Bus Society Member Jerry Squier Has Even Joined the Effort
  • First Excursion of This Year: Even the Weather Could Not Stop US…
  • Museum Videos Being Currently Made… Dennis Felso of Eastshore Lines
  • Western Diesel Electric Moves a long city block west in the city of Huntington Park California
  • #2857 Brought Back to Life in Preparation for Museum Takeover…
  • Photos:
    • #246 poised in Kelly Park, San Jose California
    • coach full of people having a great time and posing
    • member Mike Sheridan driving the coach from San Jose to Hayward California
    • #246 parked in front of the Oakland Depot used by Greyhound and Peerless Stages System

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