JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED A SERIES! In case you haven't checked them out yet, we have a number of messages posted over in the "DSR-2-DOT" message archives...
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May 1, 2004 11:28 am
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Re: new iniforms, They look very professional.The operators seem to enjoy them. A good move for morale. DSR-2-DOT@yahoogroups.com wrote: The following...
I understand that former DDOT Deputy Director, Ms. Marisol Simon, who resigned her position back on March 24th, now heads a department over at SMART (Suburban...
... Good Evening, Lake States Traction: It was 56 years ago when the Common Council of Detroit has agreed to a $28,000 appropriation for the Rapid Transit...
This coming Wednesday, May 5, 2004, DDOT presents its 2004-2005 budget report before the Detroit City Council. The following article regarding that budget...
i have a question for the moderator! Mayor Kilpatrick stated in the newspaper article you just posted that the city chips in $80 million dollars to ddot, but...
... the ... million ... Probably not! ....actually both figures are correct. In my factoid message I only included the dollar amount ($68,199,900) which the ...
Reminder from the Calendar of DSR-2-DOT
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REMINDER! - DDOT BUDGET HEARINGS
Wednesday May 5, 2004
2:00 pm - 2:00 pm...
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May 4, 2004 5:56 pm
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Anniversary Reminder from the Calendar of DSR-2-DOT
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GRAND RIVER STREETCAR LINE CONVERTED TO BUSES ON THIS DATE IN...
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May 5, 2004 4:06 am
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Somehow, I only recently became aware of the group...and have since spent many happy hours poring over the past postings and thru the photo albums. While I'm...
Hello there J. Alain Chassell and Welcome to the Group! I'm glad to see that someone out there is reading my DSR history postings (smile). We welcome your...
Hello "NEW" Members! We here at "DSR-2-DOT" would like to say "WELCOME ABOARD!!" to the following members (listed by their Yahoo! ID names) who joined our...
Looks like I got tripped up in my own enthusiasm.....comment #2, of course, SHOULD have read, "The 1949 Twin tbs WERE used on GRAND RIVER....." (i.e.having...
A DETROIT TRANSIT FACTOID: MUSIC ON BUSES Did you know? ...The sign might have read "No Playing Radios On Coach," but around 1974-75 DDOT experimented with...
Hey FoLkS! An interesting article regarding a project to upgrade bus stops and more along Eight Mile ran in last Wednesday's edition of The Detroit News. If...
(updated 08/12/03) Here's a tip that can make maneuvering thru the web-site a little faster for you. Whether you're a new member, or you just haven't visited...
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May 9, 2004 11:32 am
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Anniversary Reminder from the Calendar of DSR-2-DOT
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THE D.S.R. BEGAN OPERATING ON THIS DATE IN 1922
Saturday May...
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May 15, 2004 4:06 am
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THE CITY OWNED AND OPERATED DEPARTMENT OF STREET RAILWAYS It was eighty-two (82) years ago today, May 15, 1922, when Detroit's privately owned street railway...
A FEW MORE MISCELLANEOUS DDOT UPDATES!!! SHOEMAKER CLOSING: As many of you are aware by now, Phase #1 of the DDOT terminal rebuilding and reconstruction...
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REMINDER!!! GILBERT or COOLIDGE TERMINAL SELECTION REQUIRED BY FRIDAY @...
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May 21, 2004 8:56 am
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After nearly twenty-eight years here at DDOT, many times my co-workers and myself have found ourselves scratching our heads and saying "...Who in the H*@#...
A DETROIT TRANSIT FACTOID: WOMEN TRANSIT EMPLOYEES Did you know? ...That it was in November 1973, in an attempt to ease a 150 bus driver shortage, that the DSR...
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May 23, 2004 11:47 am
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The Detroit City Council votes today on its version of the city's budget for fiscal year 2004-05. The council plans to present Mayor Kilpatrick with a budget...
Hi, I grew up in Detroit and spent most of my childhood years riding the D-DOT buses, and I just have a passion for photos of the buses that I rode on back...
IS THERE LIFE AFTER D-DOT??? Well....If you were to visit a small city just about 120 miles east of Toronto, Canada, you would probably have to say, Yes There...
I guess it looks like the Mayor is not too happy about the Council's version of the 2004-05 Detroit city budget, particularly those changes that deal with...
... Well!....you've got a good memory there "doublea912001" Those GMC couches you mentioned were the old #2801-2934 series coaches which first hit the streets...
... First time poster, long-time reader (a month or two). What is the situation with Detroit's mechanical staff, anyway? I have heard some things about the...