Downtown! (Philadelphia, PA 1999) - Trainman1971

[@libertubey2199]

It's amazing how much changes there have been within the last 17 years. The Neoplans and Icaruses are long gone, as are the Flexibles, the 1980's era articulated buses and 1960's era GM bus. The PATCO trains are virtually being rebuilt, the orange masks on the Broad Street trains are being reduced to small single stripes and the trolleys all have LED signage and automated announcements. The NBC-like melody and female voice has been replaced by a three not touch tone and man's voice. Most, if not all of the train stations have been or are in the process of being renovated. What a great look into a not so long ago past.

[@daniel022209]

I really miss those Market-Frankford Line Almond Joy M3s.

[@shirellehill1738]

The Volvo articulated buses were my favorite!!! I used to love to ride those and I grew up across the street from the depot where they were kept.

[@wallyprice515]

I never even rode the volvos we only had 50

[@enolamsamoht]

They remind me of San Francisco's old M.A.N articulated buses.

[@KevinCNYC1991]

This is a great video. Buses like these are now either very rare or extinct.

[@taylorjames8398]

Man.....i remember this like it was yesterday.....the old red white and blue, the roll signs on the kawasaki100se......the silverliner iv is still going strong

[@hiltonlive32grnrngr]

1:09:01 I miss when the Kawasaki Trolleys used to have those roll signs. The white Helvetica font were a lot easier on the eyes than the orange digital signs the trolleys use today. In fact, all of Septa back then is SO much better and more fun to ride than it is today actually.

[@remie4494]

By far one of the best period piece compilation of #NewJerseyTransitBuses including the #EaglesBuses, #MCI 9As and Bs, great Greyhound Equipment, #Flxible Metro Bs and Ds, wow!! So happy to watch this!!

[@malcolmwhite6637]

This video gives me flashbacks! I was a mechanic (3rd class) for S.E.P.T.A. for 14 years and recognize a few of those Neoplan buses that I may have worked on at some point! I saw an older GMC bus also..(60's)...some of those were around when I first started with the company!! What was even crazier for me was seeing that Krapf's coach near the end years after leaving S.E.P.T.A. I would end up there! Those Neoplans were a good bus..the NABI's or Ikcurus...(spelling)....were junk.....good video!!

[@clintgates7526]

Best SEPTA KZbin video ever.

[@mo2k638]

Me and my cousin ran into beanie sigel in downtown Philadelphia it was either 99 or 2000

[@QuadroNVS]

awww man, power 99 ad on the front of that bus....soooo 90's lol. I have always wondered if these buses had the a Detroit Diesel Powerplant in them because it sure sounds like it.

[@RRansomSmith]

QuadroNVS everything back then did, but different model engines. NEOPLANs had 6V92, NABIs had DD50.

[@wallyprice515]

I grew up on this era

[@guildrich]

Oh snap! I didn't even know that SEPTA also had those Volvo B10's back in the day. I always thought NJT was the only one in America with those buses.

[@KevinCNYC1991]

+guildrich SEPTA and Samtrans in California had them. RIPTA in Rhode Island had about 50 of the 40ft versions. OC Transpo in Ottawa almost bought Volvo artics in 1985.

[@wallyprice515]

@guildrich I used to see a lot of them artics during my first two years in middle school and septa kept some until the republic convention in Philly in the summer of 2000 they only had 50 volvos in service

[@enolamsamoht]

@@KevinCNYC1991 busses. Wonder what stoped them from buying?

[@jorgegaston5391]

44:00-44:44 there were 9 different coaches operating out of the Greyhound bus terminal: 1. Greyhound 2. NJT South Jersey & 6 Flags Great Adventure 3. Susquehanna 4. Capital Trailways 5. Martz 6. Carolina 7. Carl Bieber 8. AB Trailways (this was their last year) 9. New York-Chinatown buses

[@johnissoevil]

I hung out in Philly a few times in the Summer of 1999. So many memories.

[@jasoncrable6025]

Y'all guys said their goes that news van again Lol!

[@humansavages832]

I wish someone had a video of the Connecticut transit buses in the 80-90S.

[@urbancombat1000]

Omg 14:42 the jersey cruiser those our MCI workhorses in Jersey

[@urbancombat1000]

The Eagle coach was a short legend in our roster. I wonder if there's a video in Atlantic City at this yr. I seen one 2002 with the first 95 novabuses wit the old color scheme

[@Victorkingchampion]

Back when the 16 was still the C bus.

[@urbancombat1000]

So yall Nabi was the bus that had the Logo on the window in the back I knew it

[@blue9multimediagroup]

Those error codes to start the video LMAO And happy belated birthday Joe

[@Irvington81]

When NJ Transit had REAL buses.......nowadays is Nabi 416.15s, Neoplan AN59 artics, and MCI D4000s

[@urbancombat1000]

bluer68 I like our neoplans I wish we had 40ft version along side our novabuses

[@calvincrews3885]

Now we have mci D4500 commuter coaches with the lousy Cummins ISX 12 engines with the WB 500 R Gen V Allison Transmissions by NJ transit and private bus operations in NJ

[@wallyprice515]

With buses we have today u can't hear no engine

[@jamesbarno9541]

Bring Back So Many Memerios

[@Wins_And_Losses]

Crazy to see 3400 Series Neoplans back then and now present day 3400 series Excelsior. 20 years old in 99.

[@DashTransit]

They would’ve been 10 years old in 1999 since they were 1989 models, but I know what you mean I feel the same way when I think about it. Same with the 8xxx new flyers when the 8xxx used to be RTS buses

[@Wins_And_Losses]

@@DashTransit No I mean I was 20 years old in 99😂😂

[@DashTransit]

Ohhhhhh Makes more sense

[@christophercrafter2609]

8727. Neoplan CD bus 8727. That was an ex Germantown depot bus. I probably grew up riding that bus.

[@frankies6770]

I was a rookie cabbie in 1999 what memories

[@warrencrosby2620]

the old krapf thomas on the parktown i assume? and what was that GMC fishbowl bus on?

[@bernierobinson5346]

I miss the sound and look of the Neoplan buses.

[@rayizm3]

Good ol' days weren't as crazy as it is today.

[@truckspotting7473]

Is that a septa nabi I'm not talking about the Neoplans

[@cheezst8ke]

at 50:00 is the train shed for the old Reading Railroad.

[@vinnybruce2874]

Oh I called them that banana buses they bring back memory the ones with the sound original all original I miss those

[@warrencrosby2620]

The old phlash went everywhere!

[@TrainSounds]

Why did they get rid of that chime at 1:06:42?

[@DashTransit]

+TrainSounds NBC has the exact same jingle~

[@monacarnathan1133]

+Transit Action Series vg

[@vinnybruce2874]

Oh wow the 1997 buses I remember this

[@daniel022209]

how come you never went to Frankford Terminal and videotaped? that also would have been great.

[@DashTransit]

Do you mean back in 1999? The person who created this video did in fact go to Frankford Terminal back then. However, there is a lot of footage of Frankfrod from the 90's already on KZbin (look at the MFL and Trackless videos). If you mean overall, I have a few modern videos of Frankford currently on KZbin.

[@GeneralHawk505]

Wish there were some Almond Joys....

[@RRansomSmith]

Cody Winters by 1999 they were all retired save for some work cars

[@blue9multimediagroup]

And 2 at museums

[@calvincrews3885]

that was amazing except the one thing I've seen every buses but the greyhound mcimc9 and those are mcimc12 buses from 1991 -99 and mcimc9 crusader ii coach buses from 1978 -90 the 1982 -84 mci mc9a and mc9b commuter transit buses the 1989 eagle AE 20 commuter transit buses the 1988-90 flxible metro b suburban 40096,6t and the 40102 6t the 1993 &94 flxible metro d suburban 40102 6c and ADB buses but awesome video of Philadelphia

[@calvincrews3885]

Those white buses are the MCI 102EL3 or E4500 before the J4500 was named in the 2000s this is the good coaches back then before the hi technology buses came into work

[@chrislozada8252]

I was 3 years old in 1999

[@CaseysTrains]

29:38 Bentley Arnage At the time worth 375,000 now worth $150,000

[@jasonhowie6875]

Classic!

[@RedArrow73]

Downtown is pronounced, "Sennur Siddy".

[@jaylenbernard1237]

No Flyers at all 😌

[@DonJuan-xe5pd]

Jaylen Bernard this was taken in 1999, the D40LFs didn’t roll in until late 2001

[@ItzAngieRaven1999]

1:22:27

[@MrBoog-t3j]

39:45

[@lucianoretrodigital]

ótimo vídeo parceiro! convido a conhecer meu canal, se gostar se inscreva, retribuirei com a maior satisfação! grande abraço.