John McKane

John McKane was one of the 7 founding members of the Pacific Bus Museum, in 1989.

Pages on this site about John McKane

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 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 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: July/August 1999

Line 8, Run 4

Photos from the Jerry Graham Collection
Presidents Message
Welcome Aboard New Members
New PBM Committee Appointments
Recent PBM Activities
Recent Donations to the PBM
Upcoming PBM Events
AC Transit #100 Restored
and that’s the way things were by Jerry Squier

ACF Brill, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), AM General, Antelope Valley Bus Company (AVBCo), Asbury Rapid Transit System, DINA (Diesel Nacional S.A), East Bay Transit, Flxible, Frontier Tours, Greyhound, London Transport, Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (LAMTA), Metropolitan Coach Lines, Niles Canyon Railway, Pacific Electric, Sacramento Regional Transit, Saint Louis Car Company, San Francisco SF MUNI, Santa Clara County Valley Transit Authority (VTA), Southern California RTD (SCRTD), Trona Stages, Twin Coach, Western Greyhound Lines, White Motors

PBM – The Paddle: May/June 1999

Line 8, Run 3

Photos
Presidents Message
New Members
PBM Election Results
New PBM Committees Forming
The PBM’s Website Updated – Check it Out!
New Acquisitions for the PBM
1948 “Glass Top” Flxible
Greyhound Mack C49DM transit
PBM Bus Becomes a TV Star
Ongoing Repairs to Bus #3270
Work Parties at Fremont
After Lunch Jaunt With PBM Buses Creates a Stir
PBM at the Great American Dream Machine
PBM Attends Union City, CA Car Show
PBM attends Centerville Depot Opening
PBM Members Making News

Emperor Norton Tours, Flxible, Greyhound, Mack, Oklahoma Transportation Company, Pacific Greyhound Lines, Peninsula Charter Lines, San Francisco SF MUNI, West Valley Charter Lines, White Motors, Yellow Coach builder

PBM – The Paddle: March/April 1999

Line 8, Run 2

Remember to Vote!
Bus Photos
President’s Message
Membership Renewal
Welcome Aboard New Members
Election of Officers
The PBM’s #7103 Repaired
Recent Activities at Fremont
Recent PBM Board Meeting Summaries
PBM Members Making News
Recent Donations to the PBM
Hawaii Five-O Bus Sightings

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Cummins, Flxible, Golden Gate Transit, Greyhound, Honolulu Rapid Transit (HRT), Mack, Market Street Railway, Motor Coach Industries (MCI), Niles Canyon Railway, Orange County Transit District, Royal Coach Tours, San Francisco SF MUNI, SunLine Transit Agency, Torrance Transit, West Valley Charter Lines, Western Greyhound Lines, Yellow Coach builder

PBM – The Paddle: January/February 1999

Line 8, Run 1

Welcome to the new Paddle!
Recalling bus activities from the past!
New Masthead
President’s Message from Jim Husing
Your Membership Renewal!
Welcome New Members
Photos
PBM Election Announcement
Update on the Niles Canyon Bus Service
Recent Activity With PBM Buses
Work Parties at Fremont
Recent donations to the PBM
and that’s the way things were by Jerry Squier

ACF Brill, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Barrett Transportation, Cummins, Flxible, Golden Gate Transit, Gray Line, Hall-Scott, Lang Transportation Co, Long Beach Motor Bus Co, Mack, Niles Canyon Railway, Niles Coach Lines, Orange County Transit District, Pacific City Lines, Pasadena City Lines, Peerless Stages, Royal Coach Tours, San Francisco SF MUNI, Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, SunLine Transit Agency, White Motors, Yellow Coach builder

PBM – The Paddle: September/October 1998

Line 7, Run 5

Beck Mainliners operated by the Gray Line of San Francisco
Oahu Transit Services (TheBus) #330
PBM to Begin Vintage Bus Operation
PBM Receives Its First Corporate Membership
Twining Bus Memorabilia Auction To Be Held
Encouraging News on PBM Bus #7103
Recent Work Party at Fremont
Progress on the Fixible “Clipper” Project
PBM Member Mary Golden Dies
Bus Driver Apparel Donated To the PBM
Adopt – A -Bus Program Continued
Holiday Gift Ideas
Recent Donations to the PBM
Welcome New Members
Honolulu Replaces Its Trolley Coach Fleet
President’s Message by Jim Husing

Brill IC, C.D. Beck Co., Cummins, General Motors, Gillig, Gray Line, Honolulu Rapid Transit (HRT), International Harvester, Mack, Niles Canyon Railway, Oahu Transit Services

PBM – The Paddle: July/August 1998

Line 7, Run 4

AC Transit’s restored #2103
Chicago Surface Lines #3407
Twinning Bus Memorabilia Collection Donated to the PBM
Success With The FIxible “Clipper” Project
San Diego Excursion Report
PBM Attends Regional Bus Roadeo
Work Parties at Fremont
Summary of PBM Business Meeting
Ben Pangelinan Dies
Adopt-A-Bus program Continued
Recent Donations to the PBM
Welcome New Members
Scenicruisers Rediscovered And Expanded Into A Fleet
President’s Message by Jim Husing

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), All West Coachlines, Chicago Surface Lines, Cummins, Fageol, Flxible, Glacier Transport Company, Key System, Melni Bus Service, Motor Coach Industries (MCI), Niles Canyon Railway, Peerless Stages, Penninsula Charter Lines, Sacramento Regional Transit, Scenic Hyway Tours, Tacoma Transit, Twin Coach, Utah Parks Company, Valley Transit Authority

PBM – The Paddle: May/June 1998

Line 7, Run 3

SCRTD #7103 at an MTA bus roadeo
PBM’s Torrance Transit #341
PBM Election Results
PBM Attending Car Shows
Progress on Fixible “Clipper”
Dept. Of Corrections
Adopt-A-Bus Program Continued
Recent Donations to the PBM
Welcome New Members… and that’s the way things were by Jerry Squier
President’s Message by Jim Husing

All West Coachlines, Culver City Municipal Bus Lines, Flxible, Gardena Municipal Bus Lines, Montebello Municipal Bus Lines, Pacific Electric, Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines (SMMBL), Southern California RTD (SCRTD), SunLine Transit Agency, Torrance Municipal Bus Lines, Torrance Transit, Torrence Municipal Bus Line

PBM – The Paddle: March/April 1998

Line 7, Run 2

Peerless Stages #246 at the San Francisco Zoo
PBM coach #126 in Southern California
Election of Officers
PBM “Culver City Cruise” Excursion Report
Work Parties At Fremont
Progress Report on Fixible “Clipper” Project
Summaries of Recent PBM Business Meetings
Adopt-A-Bus Program Continued
“PAC WEST BUS RALLY” Makes News In The United Kingdom
“Square Wheels On The Interstate” By Bob Beard
PBM Member Gets New Post
Recent Donations To The PBM
Welcome New Members
and that’s the way things were by Jerry Squier
LATL 6164 Yellow Coach
LATL 6324 GM TD-4506
President’s Message by Jim Husing

All West Coachlines, Antelope Valley Lines, Culver CityBus, Flxible, General Motors, GM Truck & Coach Division, Greyhound, Los Angeles Transit Lines (LATL), Niles Canyon Railway, Oklahoma Transportation Company, Penninsula Charter Lines, Rapid Transit Society, Royal Coach Tours, San Francisco SF MUNI, Santa Clara County Transit District (SCCTD), Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines (SMMBL), Virginia Stage Lines, Western Railway Museum, Yellow Coach builder

PBM – The Paddle: January/February 1998

Line 7, Run 1

Upcoming Year BOD Election
“Fixible Clipper Project” Of to a Rousing Start
Work Parties in Fremont
PBM to Attend Bus Conversion’s Convention
“Adopt-A-Bus” Program
Donations to the PBM
Welcome New Members
and that’s the way things were by Jerry Squier
President’s Message by Jim Husing

Asbury Rapid Transit System, Carey Coach, Flxible, General Motors, Gray Line, Los Angeles Transit Lines (LATL), Metropolitan Coach Lines, Pacific Electric, Pacific Stage Lines, Southern California RTD (SCRTD), Western Greyhound Lines

PBM – The Paddle: September/October 1997

Line 6, Run 5

Pacific Greyhound Lines depot sign
1st Scenicruiser delivered new to Pacific Greyhound Lines
Vintage Depot Sign Donated to the PBM Archives
PBM Bus Display at the Mission City Classique Car Show
SunLine Transit Agency Celebrates 20th Anniversary With PBM Bus
Golden Gate Transit Excursion Report
Holiday Gift Idea, New PBM T-shirt
Donation Made In Memory of Stephen Schwarzwald
PBM Featured in Bus World Magazine
Donations to the PBM
Welcome New Members
and that’s the way things were by Jerry Squier
President’s Message by Jim Husing

East Bay Transit, Eastshore Lines, Flxible, General Motors, GM Truck & Coach Division, Golden Gate Transit, Key System, Los Angeles Transit Lines (LATL), Marmon-Herrington, Missouri Pacific Stages, Monterey-Salinas Transit, Orange Empire Trolley Museum, Pacific City Lines, Pacific Electric, Pacific Greyhound Lines, Petaluma Transit, Pickwick Stages, Pickwick Stages, Pontiac Motor Division, Royal Coach Tours, Santa Rosa City Bus, Scenic Hyway Tours, Sonoma County Transit, SunLine Transit Agency, Unitrans UC Davis

PBM – The Paddle: July/August 1997

Line 6, Run 4

Humbolt Motor Stages #36 – 1935 Yellow Coach
SamTrans #150 – Flxible
Stephen Schwarzwald Dies
PBM Board of Directors Meeting Highlights
New PBM Membership Classes
Delay in Inaugerating New PBM Telephone Hotline
Repair Work on PBM Buses #246 and #3270
New PBM T-Shirts
New PBM Associate Editor
PBM Buses Prepped for PAC WEST BUS RALLY
PBM Excursion on Golden Gate Transit Set for October
Report From the PAC WEST BUS RALLY
Bus Notes from Sean Davies
Donations to the PBM
Welcome New Members
Office Equipment Needed
and that’s the way things were by Jerry Squier
President’s Message by Jim Husing

Flxible, Humboldt Motor Stages, Long Beach Public Transit, Long Beach Public Transportation, Pacific Greyhound Lines, Royal Coach Tours, SamTrans, Seattle Metro, Terminal Island Transit Co., West Coast Transit Company, Yellow Coach builder

PBM – The Paddle: May/June 1997

Line 6, Run 3

PBM Telephone Hotline
PBM Board Election Results
PBM Members Help Celebrate 60th Anniversary of Trans-Bay Bus Service
PBM to Temporarily Store Market Street Railway Bus
PBM Interested in Vacant Military Sites for Bus Storage
and that’s the way things were by Jerry Squier – part 3
President’s Message by Jim Husing

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), All West Coachlines, Flxible, Ford, Key System Transit Lines (KSTL), Mack, Market Street Railway, Ontario Electric Railway, Southern California RTD (SCRTD), Western Railway Museum

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

PBM – The Paddle: January/February 1997

Line 6, Run 1

Photos Yellow Coach Z-250’s, NYC BOT #646, Yellow Coach model 1204, Pacific Greyhound Lines #447
PBM to Host The Pacific Motorcoach Meet!
New Arrival at Fremont
PBM Board of Directors Meeting Highlights
Electricity Installed in Fremont
Bruce Maher Memorabilia Collection
Electing PBM Officers
Excursions for 1997
and that’s the way things were. by Jerry Squier
Just Released! ‘White Widow’, a new novel by (PBM Member) Jim Lehrer
President’s Message