A Vintage Bus Is Being Used in New York City

The NYC MTA has been using a vintage , 1950 ’s era bus ( and train ) on some select routes . No , it ’s not because the budget deficit is that bad , instead it ’s a orderly throwback motion by the MTA for the holiday time of year .

Here ’s a TV of the retro train in natural action :

The menu costs the same as a modern day bus or wagon train ( no 50 - year price reduction here ! ) and I think it ’s a cute piffling motion to remind us of how things got done before . The amusing matter is that some citizenry opine the vintage bus is really more comfortable than today ’s charabanc . [ MTAviaBowery BoogieviaEV GrieveviaBoing Boing ]