ATTENTION D-DOT EMPLOYEES: On Friday, June 6, 2008, the D-DOT Gilbert Terminal will be celebrating its 60th Anniversary. Included in this celebration will be...
Reminder from: DSR-2-DOT Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/cal THE SAMUEL T. GILBERT TERMINAL OPENED ON THIS DATE IN 1948 Friday June 6,...
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 Beginning Monday, June 16, 2008, DDOT will launch the following new express bus routes. 70 CROSSTOWN EXPRESS 71 GRAND RIVER EXPRESS 72 DEXTER EXPRESS 73...
D-DOT GILBERT TERMINAL - 60th ANNIVERSARY Gilbert Station Master H.B.Craig stands beside one of the display boards used to look back at the early years of...
DDOT GILBERT TERMINAL 60th ANNIVERSARY (cont.)   The photo attachments below show the display boards on hand during the festivities.... (photos taken by...
DDOT GILBERT TERMINAL 60th ANNIVERSARY (cont.)  The fourth display board looked at the various coaches assigned to Gilbert Terminal under the DDOT...
The following abbreviated information is in response to an earlier request from group member "professorscottfromdetroit" regarding the new DDOT limited...
Man, as a former Highland Parker ... that 73 Woodward Express brings back some memories. When I was little (60s), to go downtown, we'd always ride a DSR...
Well folks, it looks like the official DDOT web-site has a new look and has recently been updated. The interesting thing is, based on some of the dated...
Reminder from: DSR-2-DOT Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/cal THE CITY'S LONGEST TRANSIT STRIKE BY CITY WORKERS ENDS ON THIS DATE IN 1951 ...
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Jun 19, 2008 4:05 am
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I've heard rumors about the following two topics, and wonder if any DDOT folks here can confirm or debunk. 1. DDOT will soon install bike carriers on the...
Reminder from: DSR-2-DOT Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/cal THE NEW RTS-II SERIES COACH WAS PUT INTO SERVICE BY DDOT ON THIS DATE IN 1978...
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Jun 26, 2008 4:05 am
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Sorry "Prof Scott" for taking so long to respond to your email. First, regarding the Google Transit Trip Planner incorporated into Google Maps and now...
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: As many of you are aware by now, three transformers inside of the City-County Building (now known as the Coleman A. Young Municipal...
The Detroit Transit History web-site is happy to announce that video clips can now be viewed on our web-site. After nearly two years of promises, it will now...
Hi there MosMan, I hope retirement is still treating you well. Maybe I'll get to join the retirement ranks someday soon. I'm glad you enjoyed the clips. I had...
I Clicked on the Link...and Couldn`t get it too work....But the Site is Great....At least we can go Back and See what this Company was ran like before the...
Thanks Rock for informing me of problems with the video. It worked fine yesterday, but when I too tried to view it this morning it didn't play for me either. I...
Reminder from: DSR-2-DOT Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/cal DDOT BEGAN OPERATING ON THIS DATE IN 1974 Tuesday July 1, 2008 12:15 am -...
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Two DDOTÂ employees, Sonya Thornton and Daniel Fluker (both Transportation Terminal Assistants at the Coolidge Terminal), were featured in an article in the...
Reminder from: DSR-2-DOT Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/cal SHOEMAKER TERMINAL OPENED ON THIS DATE IN 1922 Friday July 4, 2008 12:15 am -...
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Reminder from: DSR-2-DOT Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/cal GRAND RIVER LINE CONVERTED TO ELECTRIC TROLLEY-COACHES ON THIS DATE IN 1951 ...
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Jul 6, 2008 4:05 am
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Reminder from: DSR-2-DOT Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/cal THE FORMER REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY 'SEMTA' WAS FORMED ON THIS DATE IN 1967...
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ATTENTION "DSR-2-DOT" MEMBERS: For those members who might have missed our announcement made here nearly two weeks ago, a new video clip web-page has recently...
Look out folks, here they come!!.... It looks like bicycle racks on DDOT buses will soon become a reality much sooner that we thought. We're checking more into...
*Please note, the sender's email address has not been verified. Plans for a light rail system along Woodward Avenue within the city of Detroit progressed this...
Well folks, for those out there who keep records on these things, yesterday, Friday, July 18, 2008, marked the end of the use of paper transfers by the city's...
It looks like our neighbors across the river will soon be using "green" buses, in other words, the environmentally friendly diesel-electric "hybrid" bus will...
Hmmm! Speaking of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It looks like the immediate Detroit area isn't the only city having problems with its transit bus system.  Check...