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DSR-2-DOT@yahoogroups...
Jan 1, 2006 10:07 am
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From time to time, we here at "DSR-2-DDOT" like to post little known facts, figures and trivia messages, we call "Factoids," to help inform our membership of...
DSR-2-DOT@yahoogroups...
Jan 1, 2006 10:07 am
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hEY fOLKS!!.... HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! Over the last few days a number of Anniversary Calendar Reminders were automatically posted here. Two were on the...
... Good Morning, Trolley Folks: It was 51 years ago when Detroit was going to become the country's ;argest all-bus city if buyers could be found for all of...
Again....great stuff from "rtm330" I highly recommend that any member interested in the DSR (late 40's early 50's era) to definitely check out the Detroit...
CITY OF DETROIT FACTOID (AND MORE): THE I-96 "JEFFRIES" FREEWAY Did you know??? ...That the Detroit portion of the I-96 Freeway was originally named in honor...
Hey "Rock" I'm sure others would probably agree with you to some degree, although I'm sure the former mayor Jeffries probably had good intentions in the...
Let's look at a few raw numeric estimates ...... Downtown Chicago has approximately 20 lanes of expressway leaving the area. If each lane can handle a vehicle...
... on ... Good points Fred S. Detroit and the auto industry did win the battle here. As those car sales continued to increase, the city continued to build...
CITY OF DETROIT FACTOID: BUS STOPS ALONG DETROIT FREEWAYS Did your know??? ...That when construction began on the Edsel B. Ford (I-94) Expressway in 1947,...
....well kind of, sort of. Actually the changes will be subtle....and DDOT won't even have too much to say in the matter. That's because the big outdoor...
Now its time to win the war for the future. Transporation Riders United (TRU) is working on bringing rapid transit back to Detroit. With proposals for rapid...
From time to time, we here at "DSR-2-DDOT" like to post little known facts, figures and trivia messages, we call "Factoids," to help inform our membership of...
DSR-2-DOT@yahoogroups...
Jan 15, 2006 9:47 am
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The following announcement recently appeared on the Obituaries Page of the online edition of The Detroit News.... Friday, January 13, 2006 Willie J. Smith Jr.,...
Its a greatloss for the DDOT. James Roach busfreak99@... ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo!...
May the Lord rest his soul. Please convey my sympathies Bob Carper ... From: busfreak99@... To: DSR-2-DOT@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006...
I was saddened to hear about the passing of Bro. Smith. It was indeed a pleasure to work with him during my time at DDOT. I send my deepest sympathy and...
I was catching the 37 Michigan Ave the other day at Fairlane and saw yet another Bus Wrap on a New Flyer D40LF working the 60 Evergreen. I snapped a photo of...
I;ve seen the ones in the windows about the Gretzky NHL 06 video game (The ones that say "Now Everyone can Be Gretzky" one with the pics of Gretzky on the...
I was offered a DSR badge thats 70 years old. I have yet to see it, but it would be in trade for some other Detroit memorobilia I have. I was wondering if...
WHEN THE CITY OF DETROIT REISSUED BADGES IN 1979 THEY REQUIRED YOU TO TURN IN YOUR DSR BADGE I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MINE BACK IF YOU FIND OUT WHAT THEY DID WITH...
I too would love to get my hands on my old DSR badge. If I knew back then how I would feel about it today I would have paid the penalty fee for not having a...
since the FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION is saying no to funding half the cost of many of the proposed $1,000,000,000.00+rail projects the bus/mass transit...
That LaSalle Bank bus wrap looks more like a new DDOT paint scheme than a bus ad. (lol) btw--I was asking around the other day and member "alcocentury425" was...
Speaking of bus advertising revenues.....Back in 1994 Councilwoman Alberta Tinsley-Williams (now Tinsley-Talabi) was successful in getting a city ordinance...
Reminder from the Calendar of DSR-2-DOT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/cal DSR'S LARGEST REVENUE RIDERSHIP DAY OCCURRED ON THIS DATE IN 1929 Sunday...
DSR-2-DOT@yahoogroups...
Jan 22, 2006 5:05 am
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Well I have DSR badge Number 9036 and it was issued in either 1964 or 1965.......Which makes me retired by now.....I Wish...heeeheeeheeeheee...And it`s in Okay...
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