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 5 of 6)
An ad from Bombardier Corp. for designing and building the passenger rail cars of the future.
An ad from John Deere Power Systems for natural gas engines.
An ad from Metrotrans for being the best-selling mid-size bus manufacturer in America.
An ad from PPG Industries for a graffiti-resistant clearcoat.
An ad from Adtranz Rail, the leading single-source supplier in the rail transit industry.
An ad from Ricon Corp. for the Mirage wheelchair lift.
An ad from Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. for heavy duty chassis.
An ad from Freedman Seating Co. for the new and improved FSC Foldaway seat.
An ad from Ricon Corp. for the S-SERIES Wheelchair lift.
An ad from NEOPLAN USA Corp. for a diesel engine with higher fuel efficiency and exceptional durability.
An ad from Webasto Thermosystems for engine independent auxiliary heaters that are used on all types of transist buses.
An ad from Lincoln Composite for the TUFFSHELL Type 4 NGV fuel tank from 1997.
An ad from Chance Coach Inc. for the authentically detailed Alamo City Streetcar.
An ad from Thomas Built Buses for the TL960 bus.
An add from Rosco Inc. for heated electronic remote control mirrors.
An ad from Transpec Worldwide for safety vents that combine as roof ventilators and emergency exits.
An ad from Cadillac Chemical and Plastic Co. for a solution for glass breakage and vandalism.
An ad from The R.C.A. Rubber Co. for new rubber step treads.