Joel Up Front Posted October 11, 2011 Share #1 Posted October 11, 2011 When did the current MF depot open? I've always wondered that. RVC depot was of course the old Bee Line garage simply converted into a CNG facility, and that's been around since at least the 1930s. And I thought I read that an old LI PBL depot was on that site before MSBA was formed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share #2 Posted October 11, 2011 When did the current MF depot open? I've always wondered that. RVC depot was of course the old Bee Line garage simply converted into a CNG facility, and that's been around since at least the 1930s. And I thought I read that an old LI PBL depot was on that site before MSBA was formed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted October 11, 2011 Share #3 Posted October 11, 2011 When did the current MF depot open? I've always wondered that. RVC depot was of course the old Bee Line garage simply converted into a CNG facility, and that's been around since at least the 1930s. And I thought I read that an old LI PBL depot was on that site before MSBA was formed. had to be around the 1970s, Quenton Roosevelt Blvd wasnt there untill the 70s, before that there was a much larger freight depot just north of there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted October 11, 2011 Share #4 Posted October 11, 2011 When did the current MF depot open? I've always wondered that. RVC depot was of course the old Bee Line garage simply converted into a CNG facility, and that's been around since at least the 1930s. And I thought I read that an old LI PBL depot was on that site before MSBA was formed. had to be around the 1970s, Quenton Roosevelt Blvd wasnt there untill the 70s, before that there was a much larger freight depot just north of there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User Posted October 11, 2011 Share #5 Posted October 11, 2011 What was the Senator Norman J. Levy Transit Facility? When did that name change? Saw this on an LIB Orion V yesterday. My Picture: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User Posted October 11, 2011 Share #6 Posted October 11, 2011 What was the Senator Norman J. Levy Transit Facility? When did that name change? Saw this on an LIB Orion V yesterday. My Picture: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share #7 Posted October 11, 2011 The garage was originally named after State Senator Norman J. Levy, and the often forgets that he was a member of the review board and managed to divert money to said agency during their dark ages in the '80s. He died in 1998 at 67 and that decal probably dates back to that time period, because it wasn't just the MSBA that was near the brink, it was the entire . The Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve was named for him, people just forget about what he did for mass transit here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted October 11, 2011 The garage was originally named after State Senator Norman J. Levy, and the often forgets that he was a member of the review board and managed to divert money to said agency during their dark ages in the '80s. He died in 1998 at 67 and that decal probably dates back to that time period, because it wasn't just the MSBA that was near the brink, it was the entire . The Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve was named for him, people just forget about what he did for mass transit here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N20 Posted October 19, 2011 Share #9 Posted October 19, 2011 When did the current MF depot open? I've always wondered that. RVC depot was of course the old Bee Line garage simply converted into a CNG facility, and that's been around since at least the 1930s. And I thought I read that an old LI PBL depot was on that site before MSBA was formed. Hey Joel -- The new yard (with enclosed fleet storage) opened in either 1987 or 1988 if my memory serves me. That yard was Hempstead Bus Lines back when the privates were rolled up (I remember it being on Commercial Ave. when my DAd used to take me to ride with him...) -- now I cannot swear it was the same exact piece of property, but when I started with MSBA in 1984, it was pretty familiar. Hope that helps, but I doubt it. Getting old... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom909 Posted October 20, 2011 Share #10 Posted October 20, 2011 The garage before Mitchell Field was on the West Side of Oak Street about 2 blocks south of MF Depot. That was the old Hempstead Bus Depot. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted October 21, 2011 Author Share #11 Posted October 21, 2011 So before MF opened, did buses from the old PBLs just return to their respective garages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom909 Posted October 22, 2011 Share #12 Posted October 22, 2011 No when MSBA took over in 1973 they consolidated everything into 3 garages. The RVC and Oak Street garages. They also had one at the old Zahn`s airport off albany ave south of rte 109 in north amityville Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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