In the last 100 years, an incalculable number of manufacturers, suppliers, and consultants have impacted the industry. Here, we pay tribute to the transportation vendor community by offering a sample of vintage advertisements and snapshots of important milestones.
A Commercial History of Bus & Rail Transport (part 4 of 6)
An ad from Gillig Corp. for The Suburban Alternative.
An ad from the American Seating Co. for the integrally-molded transit seat.
An ad from Cubic Western Data describing the relationship between the U.S. trade deficit and the U.S. transit industry.
An ad from Ricon Corp. for fully-automatic and semi-automatic bus lifts.
An ad from Hughes Inc. for fast fire or heat detection and suppression.
An ad from Alcoa Aluminum for aluminum bus wheels.
An ad from American Seating Co. describing the Cantilevered Safety Seat.
An ad from Sheller-Globe Co. for a wider intermediate-size bus.
An ad from Duncan Industries for the FARETRONIC farebox.
An ad from ABC Bus Co. for a better bus.
An ad from SAS Rubber Co. for engineered rubber products for the mass transportation industry.
An ad from Hausman Bus Sales and Parts Co. defining quality.
An ad from BF Goodrich for the Velvet Ride Suspension System.
An ad from Setra Bus and Coach Inc. introducing the Setra Intercontinental coach.
A 1986 ad from The R.C.A. Rubber Co. for colorful rubber flooring and molded rubber step treads.
An ad from Romeo Rim Co. for the HELP System of energy absorbing bumpers.
An ad from Trison Associates Inc. for Mela-Kit decorative panel systems.
An ad from Voith Transmissions Inc.