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Ralph Cantos

Photo of Ralph with his 1978 Ford Fairmont / Pacific Electric Trolley Wire Maintenance Division wagon! (Source Pacific Electric)

 

The Cantos Collection is owned by of course Ralph Cantos, and his business partner Egon.

Egon Kafka is a PBM Member and the chief mechanic for the Cantos Collection.

– source The Paddle
Run 2, Line 6 – June 1993

 

Pacific Electric Photographs of the Ralph Cantos Collection, including a lot more than just buses:

 

Video “All About Ralph”:

ALL About Ralph – Part 1

 

Howser Visits the PBM in 1995 (YouTube Video)
Source the PBM membership newsletter  The Paddle – April 2021. (Scroll to the 15 minute mark in the YouTube Video)

 

Pages on this site about Ralph Cantos

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 2000

Line 9, Run 5

  • Photos
  • Presidents Message
  • New Members
  • PBM at the 2000 APTA National Roadeo
  • AC Transit #100 Excursion Report
  • US Navy Bus Acquired
  • #3270 Readied for APTA Display
  • The PBM Garage – by Steve Souza
  • Recent Donations to the PBM
  • More Bus Photos
  • San Diego Transit “Mans’ See Their Last Day
  • and that’s the way things were by Jerry Squier

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), California Bus Lines, Eastshore Lines, Flxible, Flyer, Fontana Transit Lines, Ford, Gibson Lines, Gillig, Golden Gate Transit, Gray Line, Greyhound, Hemet Bus Lines, Highland-Patton Bus Line, Key System, Lee's Auto Stages, McKinley Avenue Transit Authority (MATA), Motor Bus Society, Motor Coach Industries (MCI), Orion, Pacific Electric, Pacific Greyhound Lines, Riverside City Lines, Sacramento Regional Transit, Saint Louis Car Company, SamTrans, San Bernardino Valley Transit Co, San Francisco SF MUNI, White Motors, Yellow Coach builder


PBM – The Paddle: July/August 2000

Line 9, Run 4

  • Photos
  • Presidents Message
  • Newly Elected Members Take Office
  • Niles Canyon Railway Bus Update
  • Contribute to the Building Fund
  • Summary of PBM Board Meeting
  • The PBM on the Roadeo Circuit
  • Bus Gallery Added to Website
  • The PBM Garage
  • Michael’s American Memories
  • PBM Excursions & Events
  • Members Making News
  • Recent Donations to the PBM
  • President Attends Political Convention
  • San Diego Transit Still Operating GM “new look’s”

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Contra Costa Area Transit Service (C.A.T.S.), Flyer, Golden Gate Transit, Greyhound, Guiton Charter, Key System, Long Beach Transit, Mack, Motor Bus Society, Motor Coach Industries (MCI), Niles Canyon Railway, Omaha Transit Company, Peerless Stages, Royal Coach Tours, San Diego Transit (SDT), San Francisco SF MUNI, Twin Coach, Unitrans UC Davis, White Motors


PBM – The Paddle: March/April 2000

Line 9, Run 2

  • Photos – West meets East!
  • Establishment of Building Fund – Help the PBM Find a Permanent Home
  • The “Bus Garage”
  • PBM Attends the Pacific Coast Dream Machine
  • PBM Member William J. Goodall
  • PBM Members and Their Buses
  • Photos – U.S. Down Under
  • PBM Website Update!
  • Members Making News

Recent Donations

Continental Trailways, Eagle Bus, Flxible, Greyhound, Greyhound Lines of Australia, Mack, Market Street Railway, Monterey-Salinas Transit, Peerless Stages, Royal Coach Tours, Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, Torrance Transit, Unitrans UC Davis, Western Greyhound Lines, Western Railway Museum


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: 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, Peninsula Charter Lines, Sacramento Regional Transit, Scenic Hyway Tours, Tacoma Transit, Twin Coach, Utah Parks Company, Valley Transit Authority


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: 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: July/August 1994

Line 3, Run 5

  • Our Latest Acquisition SunBus #1439
  • General Membership Meeting
  • Museum Acquires a Flxible Transit Bus
  • PBM attends the Los Angeles MTA bus Rodeo
  • Gillig Operator’s Manuals Available
  • A.C. Transit Flxible Rescued
  • Members attend the Long Beach Bus Rodeo
  • Bay Rapid Transit excursion a picture perfect success!
  • Work Party News
  • President’s Message
  • November Modesto Excursion Flyer

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Bay Rapid Transit, Eastshore Lines, Flxible, Gillig, Long Beach Transit, SunLine Transit Agency, Trailways


PBM – The Paddle: July 1994 DRAFT

July 1994

  • Brill IC 50th Anniversary
  • Museum Receives Another Coach Donation
  • Museum Represented at MTA Bus Rodeo
  • Gillig Operator’s Manuals Available
  • Museum Support of Donated Coaches
  • A.C. Transit Flxible Rescued
  • Work Parties Need to Resume in Williams!!!
  • Long Beach Bus Rodeo Report

ACF Brill, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Detroit Diesel, Flxible, Gillig, Greyhound, Santa Fe Trailways, Southern California RTD (SCRTD), SunLine Transit Agency


PBM – The Paddle: May/June 1994

Line 3, Run 4

  • Ongoing Restoration Project K1407
  • Excursion Schedule for Remainder of 1994
  • PBM Attends the Great American Dream Machine
  • April 24, 1994 General Membership Meeting Summary
  • Second Annual Meeting of Motorcoaches, A Success
  • President’s Message
  • Pacific Bus Museum Equipment Roster

AM General, Bay Rapid Transit, Monterey-Salinas Transit, Twin Coach


PBM – The Paddle: May 1994 DRAFT

Line 3, Run 5

  • Excursions to Resume
  • New Yard Rules for Industry Location
  • “Great American Dream Machine” Exhibit Report
  • A Request for Further Work Party Assistance
  • Board of Directors Meeting Highlights

Eastshore Lines, Golden Gate Transit, Greyhound, SamTrans


PBM – The Paddle: March/April 1994

Line 3, Run 3½

  • The Paddle Takes on a New Look
  • Thank You!
  • PBM News From the World of Buses
  • PBM Has Aquired a Rare Coach!
  • PBM Open House
  • Another Thanks
  • Jerry Duncan Retires

Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (LAMTA), Southern California RTD (SCRTD)


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: January 1994

Line 3, Run 1

  • What’s in Store for 94?
  • “Zephyr Club” Avery Popular Coach in Industry Yard
  • #7103 Does a Minor Movie Gig
  • L.A. Area Collection on TV News!!!! Would the PBM Benefit From Having Specialized Chapters? Photo Pages are Back!!! Two 4106’s Do TV Commercial
  • Motor Bus 1994 Fall Convention Plans Shaping Up

ACF Brill, Fitzjohn, Motor Bus Society, Old Pueblo Trolley, Scenic Hyway Tours, Southern California RTD (SCRTD)


PBM – The Paddle: June 1993

Run 2, Line 6

  • #7103 Cosmetic Restoration a Success!!!
  • 1st Annual Open House Report
  • Operations Bulletin

ACF Brill, Flxible, Mack, Southern California RTD (SCRTD), White Motors, Yellow Coach builder


PBM – The Paddle: May 1993

Run 2, Line 5

  • The Paddle Goes Back to Original Status
  • #7103 Paint Research
  • April Board Meeting Highlights
  • First Annual Open House and Dinner

Flxible, Greyhound, Scenic Hyway Tours


PBM – The Paddle: June 1991

Line 8, Run 6

  • July 6th Excursion Update
  • Another, Far Better Greyhound “Queen” to Be Acquired
  • A Look To The Future
  • PBM Well Represented At Bus Bash East
  • Major Change of Plans for the Future of #2857

Greyhound, Pacific Electric


PBM – The Paddle: May 1991

Line 8, Run 5

  • Paddle Format Change
  • Two Major Events Being Planned for 1992
  • New Location for the Collection Being Sought
  • Donation Acknowledgement
  • Tax Exempt Status Update
  • Photos

Greyhound


WCMCM – The Paddle: November 1988

Line 5, Run 11

  • Bus Bash West
  • Paddle Photo Section
  • Membership Application

Greyhound, Pacific Greyhound Lines, Peerless Stages, West Coast Motor Coach Museum


WCMCM – The Paddle: August 1988

Line 5, Run 8

  • San Francisco Bay Area Report
  • Visiting Members at La Puente
  • Bay Area Excursion Possibilities
  • Phil the Phareboxx

AM General, MAN, Market Street Railway, San Francisco SF MUNI, West Coast Motor Coach Museum, White Motors


WCMCM – The Paddle: May 1988

Line 5, Run 5

  • The Collection
  • President’s Message

West Coast Motor Coach Museum


WCMCM – The Paddle: April 1988

Line 5, Run 4

  • 1st 1988 Excursion
  • The Collection
  • Plans Underway for 4th Annual Open House

West Coast Motor Coach Museum


WCMCM – The Paddle: March 1988

Line 5, Run 3

  • Updates on The Collection
  • Debts Starting to Get Paid Off
  • European Omnibus Review

West Coast Motor Coach Museum


WCMCM – The Paddle: February 1988

Line 5, Run 2

  • Towcar Purchase Gets Off to a Start
  • This Month’s New Members (Richard Twining)
  • “Shop Shots” (photos)
  • President Ralph Cantos’ Message

Flxible, Los Angeles Transit Lines (LATL), Mack, West Coast Motor Coach Museum


WCMCM – The Paddle: February 1988

Line 5, Run 1

  • Updated Motorcoach Roster in this issue…
  • Updates and corrections of Membership Roster in this issue…
  • The Roster
    • 8608 Gets more inspecting and repairs
    • 117’s Transmission shifts without repairs
    • Western Diesel Donates Ford Rear End
    • Old Look Coach Body Bought for Parts
    • Builder’s Plate, G.C.L. Headsign Reinstalled in 8608
    • 2857 Spotted for Move to J.S.C Service
  • Museum Motorcoach Update
  • White Coach Parts Shipment Expected Soon…
  • Membership Roster

Uncategorized


WCMCM – The Paddle: December 1987

Line 4, Run 12

  • Distribution Change For Newsletter
  • Coach repair updates

West Coast Motor Coach Museum


WCMCM – The Paddle: November 1987

Line 4, Run 11

  • President’s Message
  • WESTWOOD TRANSPORTATION COMPANY 206 BROUGHT BACK HOME
  • Long Live Pasadena City Lines, Inc
  • Fall Excursion Goes Well and Without Fail
  • 8608 Test-Started for the First Time in Many Years
  • Sunday, October 25, More Vistitors, More Work
  • Partial Roster Update
  • 1988 Membership Dues
  • PADDLE back issues

Glendale City Lines, Pasadena City Lines, West Coast Motor Coach Museum, Western Transit Society (WTS)


WCMCM – The Paddle: October 1987

Line 4, Run 10

  • Establishment of Official R.T.D. Museum
  • A Warm and Generous Thanks
  • 2 Coaches Registered, Insured, This Month
  • President’s Message

Southern California RTD (SCRTD), West Coast Motor Coach Museum


WCMCM – The Paddle: September 1987

Line 4, Run 9

  • Heavy Duty Shop Vacuum
  • October Fantrip Notice

Gardena Municipal Bus Lines, Long Beach Public Transportation, Torrence Municipal Bus Line, West Coast Motor Coach Museum, White Motors


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PBM – The Paddle: November/December 2022
PBM – The Paddle: September/October 2000
PBM – The Paddle: July/August 2000
PBM – The Paddle: March/April 2000
PBM – The Paddle: March/April 1999
PBM – The Paddle: July/August 1998
PBM – The Paddle: March/April 1997
PBM – The Paddle: November/December 1994
PBM – The Paddle: July/August 1994
PBM – The Paddle: July 1994 DRAFT
PBM – The Paddle: May/June 1994
PBM – The Paddle: May 1994 DRAFT
PBM – The Paddle: March/April 1994
PBM – The Paddle: February 1994
PBM – The Paddle: January 1994
PBM – The Paddle: June 1993
PBM – The Paddle: May 1993
PBM – The Paddle: June 1991
PBM – The Paddle: May 1991
WCMCM – The Paddle: November 1988
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WCMCM – The Paddle: April 1988
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