Bob Beard Silver Eagle Plaque

A special plaque featuring a Silver Eagle, inscribed in honor of the late Bob Beard has been completed and Bob's name has also been placed on the front window of the George Sage Annex.

Board Meeting Reminder

A reminder that MBT Board meetings are open to all members to attend and are now back to starting at 6:30PM. We had experimented with starting the meetings at 6:00 but with several of the board members still working they found getting to the museum on time for 6:00 was a challenge. The schedule for the remaining MBT Board meetings for 2012: Sept.4th, Oct. 2nd, Nov. 6th and Dec.4th.

COLTS Bus Driver Dies While On The Job

Angelo Dominick, the senior driver for COLTS in Scranton PA died while on the job yesterday. He had been with COLTS for 39 years and had just celebrated his 44th wedding anniversary last Friday. Click the link to read more about Mr. Dominick in this article from the Scranton Times-Tribune.


The MBT extends it's condolences to Angelo Dominick's family, friends and co-workers.
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/colts-driver-dies-doing-what-he-truly-truly-enjoyed-1.1358503

Terry Cosentino Presents Model To NJ Transit Heritage Museum

Terry Cosentino presented a model of a NJ Transit Flxible Metro to members of the New Jersey Transit Heritage Museum at the 2012 Spring Fling. This is a model of one of the vintage buses in their fleet. Thank you to the NJ Transit Heritage Museum for being a part of our Spring Fling and thank you to Sharon Ogden for sending us thie picture of Terry presenting the model.

Fleet Update Part 2

.A little more news on our fleet: The individual who is doing the body work on the 1945 Ford 59-B at the annex has offered to repaint the bus once the body work is completed. Mike Demeter, who donated the bus has supplied us with the original DuPont paint colors. Thank You Mike and the person doing the body work for your efforts.


Our last salvage bus from the flood, the ex-Jamaica T8H-5308 has been removed from the annex grounds. The salvage firm also inspected the ex-Richmond AM General and may consider purchasing this bus as well. This bus suffered a fair amount of water & mud damage but has a fair exterior. The Fleet Committee will discuss the status of this bus. The Fleet Committee is also planning ahead for switching the museum floor display, which has not been changed for 18 months.

Fleet Update Part 1

Some other news regarding our fleet as we continue to recover from last year's flood. Service First recently completed work on the PD 4103, PD 4106 and MC-5C. There are no other vehicles that we have to run through their program. The PD 4103 has an entirely new black floor which is nearly identical to to the original floor this bus had. This new floor replaced the floor that was in the bus when we received it several years ago, a type of linoleum floor which was in bad shape. Thank you to the folks at Service First. for the great work.


We had two mechanics from SEPTA visit the annex (on their day off) to work on the engine on the Volvo B-10M. It appears there was extensive damage to the underfloor engine from the flood waters and mud so it is unlikely this bus will ever run again. However they were able to free up the braking system which will enable us to tow the bus around the property and eventually onto the museum floor once we complete additional interior cleaning. Thank you to these two maintainance folks from SEPTA for your efforts.

Williamsburg TGH 3301 Update

We want to update you on the status of the Williamsburg TGH 3301. Our newest board member Jeff Goldwasser has arranged with Perfect Body Company to have this bus repainted in it's original Colonial Williamsburg two shades of grey. The bus is currently at their facility and should be returned to the museum in time for the next floor display change. Thank you Jeff for your efforts, we can't wait to see this bus sporting it's new paint!!