nostalgia Posted February 28, 2012 Share #1 Posted February 28, 2012 I know where some of them were: Stage Coach: Somewhere on Rt 109 between Bethpage and Bablyon Jerusalem Avenue: Jerusalem Avenue near Merrick Avenue Mid-Island: 229 Main Street, Westbury Bee Line: Banks street near Rockville Centre LIRR station But where were the others: Schenck: Utility: Hempstead Bus Rockville Centre Any other company I forgot. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marctalky1 Posted February 28, 2012 Share #2 Posted February 28, 2012 I know where some of them were: Stage Coach: Somewhere on Rt 109 between Bethpage and Bablyon Jerusalem Avenue: Jerusalem Avenue near Merrick Avenue Mid-Island: 229 Main Street, Westbury Bee Line: Banks street near Rockville Centre LIRR station But where were the others: Schenck: Utility: Hempstead Bus Rockville Centre Any other company I forgot. Thanks Sorry be exact but 109 doesn't go to bethpage only farmingdale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostalgia Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share #3 Posted February 28, 2012 Sorry be exact but 109 doesn't go to bethpage only farmingdale. OK. Then Stage Coach was somewhere on 109 between Farmingdale and Bablyon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac5689 Posted February 28, 2012 Share #4 Posted February 28, 2012 I know where some of them were: Stage Coach: Somewhere on Rt 109 between Bethpage and Bablyon Jerusalem Avenue: Jerusalem Avenue near Merrick Avenue Mid-Island: 229 Main Street, Westbury Bee Line: Banks street near Rockville Centre LIRR station But where were the others: Schenck: Utility: Hempstead Bus Rockville Centre Any other company I forgot. Thanks Utility's yard in Patchouge was on Waverly Ave some where before Sunrise Hwy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostalgia Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share #5 Posted February 28, 2012 Utility's yard in Patchogue was on Waverly Ave some where before Sunrise Hwy. Patchogue is a long deadhead trip to Bablyon. Did Utility operate routes in Suffolk more convenient to the Patchogue garage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N20 Posted February 29, 2012 Share #6 Posted February 29, 2012 Schenck's garage used to be at 372 Jericho Turnpike in Floral Park, across from the Floral Park Inn. The property was leveled years ago and is now a CVS and a few other retail spaces. Schenck used to also have a satellite garage in Garden City Park (about 3 miles east on Jericho) behind a Chevy(?) dealer, we used to have school buses and an occasional strip or mothballed bus there too. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hound Posted February 29, 2012 Share #7 Posted February 29, 2012 OK. Then Stage Coach was somewhere on 109 between Farmingdale and Bablyon. It was on e/b side of 109 @ E. Carmans Rd in Farmingdale-just west of 110. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hound Posted February 29, 2012 Share #8 Posted February 29, 2012 I know where some of them were: Stage Coach: Somewhere on Rt 109 between Bethpage and Bablyon Jerusalem Avenue: Jerusalem Avenue near Merrick Avenue Mid-Island: 229 Main Street, Westbury Bee Line: Banks street near Rockville Centre LIRR station But where were the others: Schenck: Utility: Hempstead Bus Rockville Centre Any other company I forgot. Thanks Hendrickson Bus-Bayville Ave,Bayville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hound Posted February 29, 2012 Share #9 Posted February 29, 2012 Patchogue is a long deadhead trip to Bablyon. Did Utility operate routes in Suffolk more convenient to the Patchogue garage? It's main route was from Patchogue to Freeport(present S40 to Babylon & N19-Babylon to Freeport). It also had a Patchogue to Lake Grove via Ronkonkoma route & E. Islip to Central Islip route. Does anyone know of others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostalgia Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share #10 Posted February 29, 2012 It was on e/b side of 109 @ E. Carmans Rd in Farmingdale-just west of 110. I never understood why their depot was so far away from their routes. The main trunk of their Hempstead Turnpike line was between Hempstead and Levittown. Some of the buses went down Silver Lane to Old Jerusalem Avenue to Wantagh Avenue back to Hempstead Turnpike, returning to Hempstead. Also, it's a long deadhead to Hicksville or Wantagh for the N73. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marctalky1 Posted February 29, 2012 Share #11 Posted February 29, 2012 I never understood why their depot was so far away from their routes. The main trunk of their Hempstead Turnpike line was between Hempstead and Whereby. Some of the buses went down Silver Lane to Old Jerusalem Avenue to Wantagh Avenue back to Hempstead Turnpike, returning to Hempstead. Also, it's a long deadhead to Hicksville or Wantagh for the N73. Some probably started at division and hempstead turnpike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostalgia Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share #12 Posted February 29, 2012 Some probably started at division and hempstead turnpike Which route are you talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marctalky1 Posted February 29, 2012 Share #13 Posted February 29, 2012 N73 route I think nice does this for the first run right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compobus fan Posted February 29, 2012 Share #14 Posted February 29, 2012 It was on e/b side of 109 @ E. Carmans Rd in Farmingdale-just west of 110. Looong gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostalgia Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share #15 Posted February 29, 2012 N73 route I think nice does this for the first run right now. Yes it does. But what does this have to do with Stage Coach and the distance from Farmingdale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marctalky1 Posted February 29, 2012 Share #16 Posted February 29, 2012 Doesn't it cut the distance of deadheading from farmingdale. Ik nothing about the private companys before the mta im taking an educated guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostalgia Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share #17 Posted February 29, 2012 Doesn't it cut the distance of deadheading from farmingdale. Ik nothing about the private companys before the mta im taking an educated guess. The question is why was Stage Coach's depot in Farmingdale when most of their business was on Hempstead Turnpike. The first trip on NICE's N73 has nothing to do with the Stage Coach question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac5689 Posted February 29, 2012 Share #18 Posted February 29, 2012 It's main route was from Patchogue to Freeport(present S40 to Babylon & N19-Babylon to Freeport). It also had a Patchogue to Lake Grove via Ronkonkoma route & E. Islip to Central Islip route. Does anyone know of others? I thought the Patchouge Via Ronkonkoma route went to Selden not Lake Grove, or maybe Selden was a stop. Anyway I believe those are the only routes they had in Suffolk, or at least those are the only three I've heard about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostalgia Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share #19 Posted February 29, 2012 Hendrickson Bus-Bayville Ave,Bayville. Where did Hendrickson operate? I don't remember that company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marctalky1 Posted February 29, 2012 Share #20 Posted February 29, 2012 The question is why was Stage Coach's depot in Farmingdale when most of their business was on Hempstead Turnpike. The first trip on NICE's N73 has nothing to do with the Stage Coach question. Yes and what I'm saying is they probably started their first runs for each driver each time at Division ave and Hempstead turnpike which would make sense coming from 109 instead of deadheading to Hicksville or Wantagh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostalgia Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share #21 Posted February 29, 2012 Yes and what I'm saying is they probably started their first runs for each driver each time at Division ave and Hempstead turnpike which would make sense coming from 109 instead of deadheading to Hicksville or Wantagh. Absolutely irrelevant to the discussion. The discussion is why was Stage Coach's depot so far from their service area. A lot of the trips started in Wantagh and Hicksville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hound Posted February 29, 2012 Share #22 Posted February 29, 2012 I never understood why their depot was so far away from their routes. The main trunk of their Hempstead Turnpike line was between Hempstead and Levittown. Some of the buses went down Silver Lane to Old Jerusalem Avenue to Wantagh Avenue back to Hempstead Turnpike, returning to Hempstead. Also, it's a long deadhead to Hicksville or Wantagh for the N73. That's Center Lane-not Silver Lane. Route also alternated down Gardiners to Old Jerusalem to Wantagh Ave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hound Posted February 29, 2012 Share #23 Posted February 29, 2012 I thought the Patchouge Via Ronkonkoma route went to Selden not Lake Grove, or maybe Selden was a stop. Anyway I believe those are the only routes they had in Suffolk, or at least those are the only three I've heard about. THat's correct-via Selden to Lake Grove(pre-Smithhaven Mall). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hound Posted February 29, 2012 Share #24 Posted February 29, 2012 Where did Hendrickson operate? I don't remember that company. Glen Cove-Locust Valley-Bayville-Oyster Bay(former N67 that MSBA ran until discontinuing in '76). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac5689 Posted March 1, 2012 Share #25 Posted March 1, 2012 THat's correct-via Selden to Lake Grove(pre-Smithhaven Mall). Ah, then whoever told me about that route forgot it ended in Lake Grove or didn't know that it ended in Lake Grove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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