Here is a peak at the ALL NEW c o l o r DDDOT schedule due to size limits it is being sent as two emails. Intresting item is on the front map they point out...
DETROIT -- Megabus.com, the 17-month-old bus service that offers fares as low as $1 each way between Detroit and Chicago, announced today that it will begin...
That's interesting, double-decker buses back on the streets of Detroit. It will add a lil' something different in bus transportation for this area. Just hope...
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...
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Sep 9, 2007 6:39 pm
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The history of city and suburban bus service along John R. Street has now been added to the "Bus Route History" section of the "DetroitTransitHistory.info"...
they started in 2000 i retired may 18 2000 just before i had to purchase new uniforms THANK YOU JESUS ************************************** See what's new...
Hi The Family! Your friend Rock,Bus Funnies I found on the Web <gstone770@...> just uploaded a file on zSHARE.net, and he/she wishes to share it with...
hey, that video is kinda funny, although i would probably rate it PG (lol). so, was that an example of a typical day in the life of a ddot bus driver? oh yeah,...
Does anyone know if the construction started already(I know it was supposed to in mid-march). If so would it be possible to get some pics of how it's coming...
Yes, construction has started and is well underway, and things are beginning to take shape. It looks like the foundation has been dug and some concrete work...
Reminder from: DSR-2-DOT Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/cal WASHINGTON BOULEVARD TROLLEY SERVICE BEGAN ON THIS DATE IN 1976 Thursday...
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Sep 20, 2007 4:44 am
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Saw this news item on teh 'net and found it amusing and thought I would share: Seattle Trolley Line Has Acronym: SLUT Sep 18, 6:33 PM (ET) SEATTLE (AP) -...
Here are 2 photos you can start your collection with. It looks like you should be able to take pictures from the platforms of the Times Square and Michigan...
oops! Hey "timtrolleydavis" for some reason it looks like your photos didn't come through that time. Maybe you can try it again. I'm sure some members would...
Beginning this Friday, September 21, 2007, Comcast's Government Access Channel #10 in Detroit will begin airing the latest edition of its cable program "NEXT...
Many times you can find some interesting things on YouTube, including what it was like to be a bus driver in Detroit back during the city's booming years. Back...
For those not interested in bus driver training films, the DSR also produced a promotional motion picture film titled "Getting About" which focused on the...
I bought a copy of "Getting About" on video tape several years ago. I need to go look at it again because I don't recall seeing the parts about servicing...
SMART change to save bus system $2 million The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation, better known as the SMART bus system, will move its...
Reminder from: DSR-2-DOT Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/cal THE "RTS" MODEL COACH IS NOW THIRTY YEARS OLD! Sunday September 23, 2007 ...
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Sep 23, 2007 2:51 pm
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Sorry members for the duplicate anniversary reminders on the RTS coach. The first email (set to post @ 10:30a.m.) contained a date and year error, and has...
The first RTS (Rapid Transit Series) coaches to be mass produced by General Motor Truck & Coach back in September 1977, were manufactured for the Long Beach...
This is terrible!!! I just read the last email I posted on the "First RTS Coaches" and discovered that the email layout which Yahoo!Groups uses for sending out...
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...
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Sep 23, 2007 6:29 pm
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I found these high quality color pictures on a blog called "Shorpy." The photos were taken by Arthur Siegel in July, 1942. The first is taken from the...
Further exploration of the "Shorpy" blog reveals a caption for the 2nd Arthur Siegel picture. Parts of the caption state: "Traffic at 5:30 on 2nd Avenue at...