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PBM – The Paddle: July/August 2025

Line 34, Run 4

Bruce Battles’ story of working as a baggage handler at the station in 1953
PBM Member Ed Strisar
Bus 128 At Rock & Block Party In Fremont
Bus 128 In Film Shoot With Brock Purdy!
Bus 216 At Summer Fest At Historic Shinn House
Big Improvements Made To The Front Office
Bus 128 At Hot August Niles On 08/10/25
1826 At Marin City On 08/13/25
Terry Salmans Of The Southern California Railway Museum
Bus 1826 At Spirit Of ‘45 In San Jose 08/16/25
Bus 6159 Receives Historical Vehicle License Plates
The 2025 PBM Open House
Buy A Special License Plate To Benefit The PBM
No Work Day On Saturday, September 20th
1931 Greyhound Mack To Be At PBM For A While
Bus 2623 Taken To Southern California

Crown Coach, Flxible, Gillig, Greyhound, Greyhound Historic Bus Fleet, Mack, Motor Coach Industries (MCI), Orange County Transit District, Southern California Railway Museum, Union Pacific Railroad

PBM – The Paddle: May/June 2025

Line 34, Run 3

Why California’s School Pupil Activity Bus Certificate Program (SPAB) Was Created
President’s Message
PBM Member Anthony Ashton “Ash” Dovel
1943 Film With Period Intercity Coaches
05/03/25 Work Day Report
Bus 77 At Car Show In Niles On 05/04/25
2738 At Car Show At Laney College In Oakland
Trailways Oakland Depot Building For Sale
05/17/25 Work Day Report
06/07/25 Work Day Report
The 2025 Pacific Bus Museum Election Results
06/21/25 Work Day Report
Mike Hayworth Of Orange Belt Stages
Vintage Dina Bus Video
Rosa Parks Bus Mural In Sacramento
PBM Receives A Very Large Donation Of Paper Goods
Inquiry To PBM Leads To Rare Chance Buses
216 And 6159 Registration Updates
2025 PBM Open House On 08/17/25
Pacific Greyhound Lines by Dr. D.B. “Doc” Rushing

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), Chance Coach, Crown Coach, DINA (Diesel Nacional S.A), Fageol, Flxible, Gillig, Greyhound, Henry Ford Museum, Motor Coach Industries (MCI), Museum of Bus Transportation, Orange Belt Stages, Rideo, Student Transportation Lines, Terra Haute City Lines, Trailways, Transportation Manufacturing Company (TMC)

Happy Holiday’s 2024

This is a fun collection of holiday photos that were shared in our Pacific Bus Museum’s Membership Newsletter, The Paddle, over the years. 2023 – #2346 at the Niles Parade of Lights Facebook 2021 1994 – San Francisco Municipal Railway’s Christmas Trolley Bus #559 1980s – San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) Flxible 111CC-C3 1980 – […]

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Dayton RTA, Flxible, Flyer, Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (LAMTA), Marmon-Herrington, Miami Valley RTA, Niles Coach Lines, Pacific Greyhound Lines, Peerless Stages, Sacramento Transit Authority (Sacramento TA), Uncategorized, Yellow Coach builder

PBM – The Paddle: November/December 2024

Line 33, Run 6

Continental Trailways 6760, a 1962 Bus & Car Silver Eagle 01
President’s Message
11/02/24 Work Day Report
Bus 77 At San Jose Car Show On 11/02/24
11/16/24 Work Day Report
PBM Member Terry Thatcher
PBM Member Frank Gonzales
12/07/24 Work Day Report
12/08/24 Holiday Gathering Report
128 In Niles Festival Of Lights Parade On 11/29/24
Bus 4 In Los Gatos Christmas/Holiday Parade
12/21/24 Work Day Report
Southwestern Greyhound Lines by Dr. D.B. “Doc” Rushing
The Bracero Program

C.D. Beck Co., Continental Trailways, Crown Coach, Fageol, Flxible, Gillig, Gray Line, Greyhound, Motor Coach Industries (MCI), Niles Canyon Railway, SamTrans, Twin Coach, White Motors

PBM – The Paddle: May/June/July/August 2003

Line 12, Run 3 & 4

In Memory of Loring C. Jensen
President’s Message
New Members
Future Excursion
Election Results
Editor’s Message – Combined Paddle 3 & 4
Work Parties
New Scenicruiser Pin
Photos: Honolulu Rapid Transit (HRT) #825, Key System Transit Lines (KSTL) #1913, Western Greyhound Lines (WGL) #P2530

Flxible, Grumman, Honolulu Rapid Transit (HRT), Key System Transit Lines (KSTL), National City Lines, Orange County Transit District, Western Greyhound Lines

PBM – The Paddle: March/April 2003

Line 12, Run 2

Photo: PBM’s x-North County Transit District (Oceanside, CA) #806
President’s Message
New Members
Scenicruiser Report
T.A.M. Transportation Company by Bob Burrowes
New Website by Dave Childs
Building Fund
Buses up For Disposal
Work Parties
Photos: PBM’s ex-SF Muni #3270, Bob Burrowes’ Greyhound Depot in San Jose, CA

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Brill IC, Key System, Melni Bus Service, North County Transit District (NCTD), T.A.M. Transportation Company, Twin Coach

PBM – The Paddle: January/February 2003

Line 12, Run 1

Photo: ex-Unitrans #4507 & Monterey-Salinas Transit #1214
President’s Message
Sale of Modesto TDH3501
Superbowl Buses and Trains
Photos: 1953 Oakland Greyhound storage yard & Gillig Phanotm #160
Scenicruiser Update
Photo: Bayshore Transit Lines (BTL) #652
Work Parties
Photo: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (SCVTA) #2340

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Bayshore Transit Lines (BTL), Flxible, Flyer, Gillig, Greyhound, Hesselgrave Charter Bus Company, Los Angeles Motor Coach, Modesto Motor Bus, Monterey-Salinas Transit, Sacramento Regional Transit, Sacramento Transit Authority (Sacramento TA), SamTrans, San Diego Transit (SDT), San Diego Trolley, Santa Clara County Valley Transit Authority (VTA), Union City Transit, Unitrans UC Davis, Yellow Coach builder

PBM – The Paddle: November/December 2002

Line 11, Run 6

Photo: North County Transit District (NCTD) Flxible #905
President’s Message
New Members
SamTrans Gillig #9895 Mystery Solved
Photos: Western Greyhound Lines (WGL) #9658, San Francisco Municipal Railway White #0268, Western Greyhound Lines (WGL) #P1111 (four aces), California Parlor Car Tours (CPCT) #63, SamTrans #341, London Transit (London, Ontario, Canada) #104, Hamilton Street Railway #842, Hawaii County Mass Transit Agency #102

AM General, Antelope Valley Lines, California Parlor Car Tours (CPCT), Flyer, Gillig, Hawaii County Mass Transit Agency, London Transit (London, Ontario, Canada), Motor Coach Industries (MCI), North County Transit District (NCTD), Pacific Coast Bus Service, SamTrans, San Francisco SF MUNI, Western Greyhound Lines, White Motors, Yellow Coach builder

PBM – The Paddle: September/October 2002

Line 11, Run 5

Photo: Ex-SF Muni #3210 & #3270
President’s Message
SDT #916 Moves from San Diego to Modesto
History of SDT #916
Donations
Mailing Label
Sacramento Excursion Report
Photos: PBM booth set up at the Regional Bus Roadeo at Candlestick Park, Royal Coach Tours #587, SamTrans Gillig #9895

Antelope Valley Lines, General Motors Diesel Division of Canada (GMDD), Gillig, MV Transportation, Royal Coach Tours, Sacramento Regional Transit, SamTrans, San Diego Transit (SDT), San Diego Trolley, San Francisco SF MUNI

PBM – The Paddle: July/August 2002

Line 11, Run 4

Photo: Ex-Key System Transit Lines/AC Transit #2103
President’s Message
Donations
New Members
San Diego #916 donated to the PBM
Election Results
Photos: SamTrans #9815 is ex-Greyhound #9615, Las Vegas Transit #5377, Metropolitan Transit Commission #209, Hawaii “The Shuttle” #278, Quodling Brothers White 798, Express Tours N-122 Skyliner

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Express Tours, Greyhound, Grumman, Key System Transit Lines (KSTL), Las Vegas Transit, Neoplan, Saab-Scania, SamTrans, San Diego Transit (SDT), San Francisco SF MUNI, White Motors

PBM – The Paddle: September/October 2001

Line 10, Run 5

Current Mailing Label
President’s Message From Jim Husing
Passing of Dick Maguire
Recent Donations
Work Party Report
Future of the Paddle
Santa Monica Excursion Report by Jim Husing
NCTD #806 Has a New Home
Status of San Diego Transit #916
Trolley Topics comic

Minutes of Board Meeting September 15, 2001

Capitol Trailways, Flxible, Museum of Bus Transportation, North County Transit District (NCTD), San Diego Transit (SDT), Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines (SMMBL)

PBM – The Paddle: May/June 2001

Line 10, Run 3

Jerry Graham Photos
. Presidents Message
New Members
Extra Board Assignments
PBM Election Results
Rent Increase for PBM Buses Eminent
AC Transit Excursion Report
AC Transit #100 Excursion Photos
IN HONOR OF A GOOD FRIEND Marcel Sales
Bus Driver Uniforms Donated
1946 Flxible Acquired
PBM Invited to Western Railway Museum
PBM Garage
Recent Donations to the PBM
Now Available – Back Issues of The Paddle

Did you Know? by Andy Goddard

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Boston Elevated Railway, Cummins, Flxible, Golden Gate Transit, Greyhound, Interurban Electric Railway (Southern Pacific), Key System Transit Lines (KSTL), Marmon-Herrington, Saint Louis Car Company, San Francisco SF MUNI, Seashore Trolley Museum, Southern California RTD (SCRTD)

PBM – The Paddle: March/April 2001

Line 10, Run 2

Bob Burrowes Bus Photos
Presidents Message
New Members
Extra Board Assignments
Election of Officers
New AC Transit Excursion!
MST Fixible Donated to PBM
MCI MCSC Donation Withdrawn
NCTD #806 Finally Registered
PBM Attends the Pacific Coast Dream Machine
Summary of PBM Board Meeting
Valley of the Moon Stages from Bob Burrowes Collection
PBM Garage
Recent Donations to the PBM
Members Making News
MEHVA Motor Bus Excursions
Buses In the Suburbs By David Pardo

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Chicago Sightseeing Co, Dayton City Transit, Flxible, Flyer, Ford, Golden Gate Transit, Marmon-Herrington, Monterey Peninsula Transit (MPT), Monterey-Salinas Transit, Motor Coach Industries (MCI), North County Transit District (NCTD), San Francisco SF MUNI, Skoda, Sonoma County Transit, Valley of the Moon Stage Lines, Western Railway Museum

PBM – The Paddle: January/February 2001

Line 10, Run 1

Bus Photos
Presidents Message
Extra Board Assignments
PBM Election Announcement
Summary of PBM Annual Board Meeting
PBM Acquires a GM RTS – It’s First ADB Bus
Another Donation Made to PBM Building Fund
Vaca Valley Bus Lines Photos from the Bob Burrowes Collection
PBM Hosts Visit by Japanese Hino Motors Group
MATA Trolley – Update from Dallas
San Diego Transit MAN’s See Their Last Day

ACF Brill, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Allison, AM General, C.D. Beck Co., Chicago Sightseeing Co, Cummins, Flxible, Gibson Lines, Greyhound, Mack, MAN, McKinney Avenue Transit Authority, Monterey-Salinas Transit, Motor Coach Industries (MCI), Napa Transit Co, North County Transit District (NCTD), Prevost, Queen City Coach Company, Sacramento Transit Authority (Sacramento TA), San Diego Transit (SDT), Southern California RTD (SCRTD), Stockton City Lines, Vaca Valley Bus Lines, Watson and Ash Transportation Company Ltd, Yellow Coach builder

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: 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: May/June 2000

Line 9, Run 3

Photo – Chicago Surface Lines #121, this 1931 Westinghouse powered Brill 40-DMT!
Photo – Metropolitan Transit Corp. #2468, a 1954 GM PD 4104 (orig. Overland Greyhound 0-1533) seen in Seattle, WA in 1967!
President’s Message
Help the PBM Find a Home
Niles Canyon Bus Update
New PBM Merchandise Items
The PBM’s Monterey Excursion – May 2000
PBM Sponsored Excursions From 1989 To Present
GGRM Spring Raildays
The “Bus Garage”
AC Transit Excursion This Fall
Upcoming Displays and Conventions
Members Making News
and that’s the way things were by Jerry Squier

ACF Brill, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), American Transit Corp, Bay Rapid Transit, Chevrolet, Chicago Surface Lines, Chicago Transit Authority, Citrus Belt Lines, Edgewood Transit Lines, Fageol, Flxible, Ford, Foster Transportation Co, Gillig, Golden Gate Transit, Marmon-Herrington, Metropolitan Transit Corp, Monterey-Salinas Transit, Motor Bus Society, National Cities Lines, Niles Canyon Railway, Overland Greyhound Lines, Peerless Stages, Peninsula Charter Lines, Pomona Bus Lines, Pullman, Royal Coach Tours, St Louis Car Co, Twin Coach, Valley Transit Lines, Western Greyhound Lines, White Motors, Yellow Coach builder

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: January/February 2000

Line 9, Run 1

Photos
President’s Message
New Members
Two Scenicruisers Evaluated
Peerless #246 Seats Repaired
Work Parties at Fremont
Updates to the PBM Website
PBM Excursions and Events in 2000
PBM Member Making News
Recent Donations to the PBM
“New Looks” By Andy Goddard

and that’s the way things were by Jerry Squier

Aerocoach, Airport Charter Lines, Atkinson Transportation Co., C.D. Beck Co., Crosstown Bus Lines, Crown Coach, Eastern Cities Transit, Gray Line, Key System Transit Lines (KSTL), Landier Transit Lines, Mack, Marmon-Herrington, Montebello Municipal Bus Lines, Niles Canyon Railway, Pacific Electric, Pacific Greyhound Lines, Royal Coach Tours, San Diego Transit (SDT), Santa Catalina Island Company, Scenic Hyway Tours, South Los Angeles Transportation Co., Southern Cities Transit, West Coast Motor Coach Museum, Western Greyhound Lines, Whittier Bus Lines, Yellow Coach builder

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 – The Paddle: September/October 1999

Line 8, Run 5

Bus Photos
Presidents Message
Welcome Aboard New Members
New PBM Website Address!!! – Update Your Bookmarks”
PBM Secretary, John McKane Resigns
New Appointments Made to Handle Increased PBM Activities
New PBM Merchandise Planned
Recent PBM Activities
PBM Attends GGRM Raildays!!!
Members Making News
Recent Donations to the PBM
PBM Members and Their Buses
Photos of PBM Members Buses
. and that’s the way things were by Jerry Squier

AirporTransit, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), ATC Vancom, Chicago Transit Authority, Crown Coach, Fageol, Falcon Charter Service, Fitzjohn, Flxible, Ford, Gray Line, Greyhound, Highland Transit (HT), Inglewood City Lines, Key System Transit Lines (KSTL), Long Beach Motor Bus Co, Los Angeles Railway, Mack, Marmon-Herrington, Metro Coach Lines, Motor Coach Industries (MCI), Pacific Electric, Royal Coach Tours, San Diego Transit (SDT), San Pedro Motor Bus Association, Sunset Stages, Unitrans UC Davis, Wayne, West Valley Charter Lines, Western Greyhound Lines, 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