Wallet Card with some vintage buses

Once again the MTA rolled out some vintage buses for the holiday season. There seemed to be fewer on the road this year but the ones I did spot were mostly the older ones which was very cool, including one I hadn't seen previously. Here are my photos from 2015 and 2016 if you are interested.


Bus #3100 - the General Motors TDH-5106 was introduced in 1956. This particular bus was actually a demo bus (which may explain why it has stayed in such good shape over the last 60 years). This was the first air-conditioned bus in New York City. Fifth Avenue Coach Lines was a private bus company that ran in Manhattan, the Bronx and Westchester from 1896 to 1962, when bus operations were taken over by the city.





Bus #100. A 1959 General Motors TDH-5301.



Bus #1059, another TDH-5301, this one from 1961. The TDH-5301s were known as "fishbowls" for the shape of the back window. I hadn't seen this bus in previous years.