| THE FOLLOWING WEB-SITE PAGES WERE UPDATED DURING THE YEARS 2007 thru 2010 |
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2010:
12/14/10 — Links to available Route History pages added to the "D.S.R. ROUTES & NUMBERS – 1966-1974" page in "THE DSR YEARS" section.
12/12/10 — Additional information, maps and photos added to the completely revised "The Pingree Years (1890-1900)" Pre-DSR Years page.
11/04/10 — New photo added to the "GRAND RIVER AVENUE: THE PUSH TOWARD RUBBER-TIRED TRANSIT" page in the "AROUND OLD
DETROIT" section.
09/16/10 — Both the "ACTIVE" and "RETIRED" DDOT roster pages under the "FLEET ROSTERS" section have been updated to reflect the retirement
of the #3290-series "suburban edition" RTS-II coaches.
07/31/10 — The "D.S.R. RAIL LINE ABANDONMENTS" page revised slightly and the rail-to-bus Conversion Table information updated.
06/22/10–6/24/10 — Three new GM "old-look" and "new-look" bus photos from the C. Dutch and S. Sycko collections added to the 1950's-1960's
"FLEET PHOTOS" section under the following pages: 1950's Page 3 (2) and 1960's Page 1 (1).
06/19/10–6/20/10 — Seven new trackless trolley-coach photos from the Illinois Railway Museum, S. Sycko, and other collections, added to the 1940's-
1950's "FLEET PHOTOS" section under the following pages: 1940's Page 5 (1), 1950's Page 1 (4) and Page 2 (2).
06/10/10 — Link to new 1857-1875 City of Detroit street map page added to "The Early Years (1862-1890)" page.
06/04/10 — Additional information, maps and photos added to the completely revised "The Early Years (1862-1890)" Pre-DSR Years page.
05/14/10 — New photo and updated text added to the "DSR "SCHOOL-RUN" MYSTERY PHOTO" page in the "MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS" section.
05/01/10 — New "SEARCH" feature added to the "WHAT'S NEW" page, and soon to be added to additional website pages.
04/01/10 — New DDOT #1000-series New Flyer D40LF fleet added to "D-DOT COACH ROSTER (ACTIVE FLEET)" page.
03/21/10 — New photo added to the "JOHN R.-OAKLAND" page in the "BUS ROUTE HISTORY" section.
03/08/10–03/18/10 — Ten new photos, courtesy of the C. Dutch, S. Sycko, and other collections added to "PHOTO GALLERIES" section under
1940's (Page 1) and (Page 2).
02/22/10 — New photo added to the "IMPERIAL EXPRESS" page in the "BUS ROUTE HISTORY" section.
01/06/10 — Two new photos from the Krambles-Peterson Collection added to "PHOTO GALLERIES" section under 1940's (Page 3).
01/02/10 — New text information on the Arrow Steel Co. agreement added to the "COOLIDGE TERMINAL" page in "THE DDOT YEARS" section.
2009:
12/13/09 — New route map and updated text information added to the "BROADSTREET–W. CHICAGO" page in the "BUS ROUTE HISTORY" section.
12/06-09–12/07/09 — Updated text information and photos added to "EXPRESSWAY BUS SERVICE HISTORY" and "FIRST BUS SHELTER" pages.
11/29/09 — New route maps and updated text information added to the "EIGHT MILE WEST" page in the "BUS ROUTE HISTORY" section.
11/22/09 — Updated route maps and additional text information added to the "WOODROW WILSON" page in the "BUS ROUTE HISTORY" section.
11/14/09–11/22/09 — Pages on website not slated for future updating have undergone a slight enhancement and redesign.
11/08/09 — New photos (2) from the Krambles-Peterson Collection added to "PHOTO GALLERIES" section under 1960's (Page 1) and (Page 3).
10/24/09 — The updated 2009-2010 DDOT System Route Map has been added to "THE D-DOT YEARS" section. In addition, the "D-DOT ROUTES &
NUMBERS" page was also updated to reflect recent route eliminations.
09/27/09 — Minor text revisions and update information added to the "GRAND BELT" page to reflect termination of bus route by D-DOT.
08/30/09 — Additional information and updates added to "THE OLD D.S.R. CAPITOL PARK BUS STATION" page as a result of the recent opening of
the new DDOT Rosa Parks Transit Center.
08/15/09–08/16/09 — Interior coach photos (video still images) added to "PHOTOS GALLERY" section under 1960's (Page 1) and 1970's (Page 3).
06/14/09 — Three new color photos from the Krambles-Peterson (2) and Jim Husing (1) photo collections added to "DSR FLXIBLE BUS" page.
06/06/09 — New photo from the Art Peterson collection of ex-DSR Flxible coach at work in Cedar Rapids, IA added to Page 2 of "1960's PHOTOS".
04/05/09–04/13/09 — Nine new photos from the Jim Husing (3) and Melvin Bernero (6) photo collections added to "THE D-DOT YEARS" section
under the pages titled "THE FORMATION OF D-DOT" "D-DOT'S FIRST FLEET OF "MINI" BUSES" and "D-DOT'S FIRST FLEET OF NEW BUSES".
03/22/09–04/01/09 — Thirteen new photos from the Jim Husing and the Melvin Bernero photo collections added to the "PHOTO GALLERIES" section
under the 1940's and 1960's galleries.
03/21/09 — Two photos from the Jim Husing Collection added to the "PCC Part 4 - FIXED RAIL VERSUS FLEXIBILITY" page.
02/15/09 — Additional text information added to the "DETROIT MOTORBUS COMPANY" page.
01/31/09 — Fleet update information added to the "D-DOT #3200's: THOSE FORMER SMART "RTS" COACHES" page.
2008:
10/11/08 — The "TRANSIT VIDEO CLIP" page redesigned. Archived video clips now viewable on Windows Media Player and online on YouTube.
09/14/08 — Photo of SMART Champion coach added to the page "D-DOT #3200's: THOSE FORMER SMART "RTS" COACHES".
09/11/08 — Four new entries added to the "DDOT TRIVIA & STUFF" page.
08/26/08 — Updated 2008 DDOT System Route Map (version .02) has been added to "THE D-DOT YEARS" section.
07/26/08 — Video clip added to the page "THOSE FORD EXPRESSWAY BUS STOPS."
07/22/08 — Video clip added to the page "THE HISTORY OF EXPRESSWAY BUS SERVICE IN DETROIT."
06/15/08 — The four-part PCC pages under "THE PCC ERA IN DETROIT" have been tweaked and new photos added to Part 3.
03/23/08–05/02/08 — New photos and updated captions added to the "PHOTO GALLERIES" section under the 1950's and 1960's.
02/28/08 — New updated DDOT System Route Map (2008 version) has been added to "THE D-DOT YEARS" section. System Map incorporated into
it's own web-page as of 3/06/08.
02/18/08 — New photos and updated text added to "THE OLD D.S.R CAPITOL PARK BUS STATION" page.
01/28/08 — Two new entries added to the "DDOT TRIVIA & STUFF" page.
2007:
11/15/07–11/25/07 — Updated text information regarding SMART added to "D-DOT #3200's: THOSE FORMER SMART "RTS" COACHES" page.
11/12/07 — New bus-drawing photo and updated text added to "D-DOT NEW BUSES FOR ONE-DOLLAR" page.
10/28/07 — New information on the Rouge Park Express service added to "WEST CHICAGO" route history page.
08/19/07–08/25/07 — The last remaining articles already posted under "BUS ROUTE HISTORY" have now all been updated and redesigned into the
new format launched earlier in the year.
05/24/07 — New interior coach photos added to "DDOT #3200's: THOSE FORMER SMART "RTS" COACHES" page.
04/29/07 — New set of photos added to the PCC "Part 1 - THE NEED FOR A MODERN STREETCAR" page.
03/10/07 — New photo added to the "DETROIT'S DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES" page.
01/30/07–03/04/07 — All articles listed under "THE DSR YEARS" "THE DDOT YEARS" and "MISCELLANEOUS" (with the exception of SEMTA
HISTORY) have now been updated and redesigned into the new format. Articles under "THE PRE-D.S.R. YEARS" and "BUS ROUTE HISTORY" still
remain in the old format and have not recently been updated.
01/16/07–01/22/07 — All of the site's main "Index-Pages" were redesigned into the new format. The redesigned "Home-Page" was uploaded on
1/20/07. Additional article pages recently redesigned and updated are noted above.
01/08/07–01/13/07 — Most pages found under the "THE DDOT YEARS" section of this web-site have recently been redesigned. A few new photos
have been added and the font type and size used on these pages have also undergone a change. In addition, an on-line DDOT System-wide Route
Map is now included within that section, and two new entries have been added to "DDOT TRIVIA & STUFF" as of 1/13/07.
12/14/10 — Links to available Route History pages added to the "D.S.R. ROUTES & NUMBERS – 1966-1974" page in "THE DSR YEARS" section.
12/12/10 — Additional information, maps and photos added to the completely revised "The Pingree Years (1890-1900)" Pre-DSR Years page.
11/04/10 — New photo added to the "GRAND RIVER AVENUE: THE PUSH TOWARD RUBBER-TIRED TRANSIT" page in the "AROUND OLD
DETROIT" section.
09/16/10 — Both the "ACTIVE" and "RETIRED" DDOT roster pages under the "FLEET ROSTERS" section have been updated to reflect the retirement
of the #3290-series "suburban edition" RTS-II coaches.
07/31/10 — The "D.S.R. RAIL LINE ABANDONMENTS" page revised slightly and the rail-to-bus Conversion Table information updated.
06/22/10–6/24/10 — Three new GM "old-look" and "new-look" bus photos from the C. Dutch and S. Sycko collections added to the 1950's-1960's
"FLEET PHOTOS" section under the following pages: 1950's Page 3 (2) and 1960's Page 1 (1).
06/19/10–6/20/10 — Seven new trackless trolley-coach photos from the Illinois Railway Museum, S. Sycko, and other collections, added to the 1940's-
1950's "FLEET PHOTOS" section under the following pages: 1940's Page 5 (1), 1950's Page 1 (4) and Page 2 (2).
06/10/10 — Link to new 1857-1875 City of Detroit street map page added to "The Early Years (1862-1890)" page.
06/04/10 — Additional information, maps and photos added to the completely revised "The Early Years (1862-1890)" Pre-DSR Years page.
05/14/10 — New photo and updated text added to the "DSR "SCHOOL-RUN" MYSTERY PHOTO" page in the "MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS" section.
05/01/10 — New "SEARCH" feature added to the "WHAT'S NEW" page, and soon to be added to additional website pages.
04/01/10 — New DDOT #1000-series New Flyer D40LF fleet added to "D-DOT COACH ROSTER (ACTIVE FLEET)" page.
03/21/10 — New photo added to the "JOHN R.-OAKLAND" page in the "BUS ROUTE HISTORY" section.
03/08/10–03/18/10 — Ten new photos, courtesy of the C. Dutch, S. Sycko, and other collections added to "PHOTO GALLERIES" section under
1940's (Page 1) and (Page 2).
02/22/10 — New photo added to the "IMPERIAL EXPRESS" page in the "BUS ROUTE HISTORY" section.
01/06/10 — Two new photos from the Krambles-Peterson Collection added to "PHOTO GALLERIES" section under 1940's (Page 3).
01/02/10 — New text information on the Arrow Steel Co. agreement added to the "COOLIDGE TERMINAL" page in "THE DDOT YEARS" section.
2009:
12/13/09 — New route map and updated text information added to the "BROADSTREET–W. CHICAGO" page in the "BUS ROUTE HISTORY" section.
12/06-09–12/07/09 — Updated text information and photos added to "EXPRESSWAY BUS SERVICE HISTORY" and "FIRST BUS SHELTER" pages.
11/29/09 — New route maps and updated text information added to the "EIGHT MILE WEST" page in the "BUS ROUTE HISTORY" section.
11/22/09 — Updated route maps and additional text information added to the "WOODROW WILSON" page in the "BUS ROUTE HISTORY" section.
11/14/09–11/22/09 — Pages on website not slated for future updating have undergone a slight enhancement and redesign.
11/08/09 — New photos (2) from the Krambles-Peterson Collection added to "PHOTO GALLERIES" section under 1960's (Page 1) and (Page 3).
10/24/09 — The updated 2009-2010 DDOT System Route Map has been added to "THE D-DOT YEARS" section. In addition, the "D-DOT ROUTES &
NUMBERS" page was also updated to reflect recent route eliminations.
09/27/09 — Minor text revisions and update information added to the "GRAND BELT" page to reflect termination of bus route by D-DOT.
08/30/09 — Additional information and updates added to "THE OLD D.S.R. CAPITOL PARK BUS STATION" page as a result of the recent opening of
the new DDOT Rosa Parks Transit Center.
08/15/09–08/16/09 — Interior coach photos (video still images) added to "PHOTOS GALLERY" section under 1960's (Page 1) and 1970's (Page 3).
06/14/09 — Three new color photos from the Krambles-Peterson (2) and Jim Husing (1) photo collections added to "DSR FLXIBLE BUS" page.
06/06/09 — New photo from the Art Peterson collection of ex-DSR Flxible coach at work in Cedar Rapids, IA added to Page 2 of "1960's PHOTOS".
04/05/09–04/13/09 — Nine new photos from the Jim Husing (3) and Melvin Bernero (6) photo collections added to "THE D-DOT YEARS" section
under the pages titled "THE FORMATION OF D-DOT" "D-DOT'S FIRST FLEET OF "MINI" BUSES" and "D-DOT'S FIRST FLEET OF NEW BUSES".
03/22/09–04/01/09 — Thirteen new photos from the Jim Husing and the Melvin Bernero photo collections added to the "PHOTO GALLERIES" section
under the 1940's and 1960's galleries.
03/21/09 — Two photos from the Jim Husing Collection added to the "PCC Part 4 - FIXED RAIL VERSUS FLEXIBILITY" page.
02/15/09 — Additional text information added to the "DETROIT MOTORBUS COMPANY" page.
01/31/09 — Fleet update information added to the "D-DOT #3200's: THOSE FORMER SMART "RTS" COACHES" page.
2008:
10/11/08 — The "TRANSIT VIDEO CLIP" page redesigned. Archived video clips now viewable on Windows Media Player and online on YouTube.
09/14/08 — Photo of SMART Champion coach added to the page "D-DOT #3200's: THOSE FORMER SMART "RTS" COACHES".
09/11/08 — Four new entries added to the "DDOT TRIVIA & STUFF" page.
08/26/08 — Updated 2008 DDOT System Route Map (version .02) has been added to "THE D-DOT YEARS" section.
07/26/08 — Video clip added to the page "THOSE FORD EXPRESSWAY BUS STOPS."
07/22/08 — Video clip added to the page "THE HISTORY OF EXPRESSWAY BUS SERVICE IN DETROIT."
06/15/08 — The four-part PCC pages under "THE PCC ERA IN DETROIT" have been tweaked and new photos added to Part 3.
03/23/08–05/02/08 — New photos and updated captions added to the "PHOTO GALLERIES" section under the 1950's and 1960's.
02/28/08 — New updated DDOT System Route Map (2008 version) has been added to "THE D-DOT YEARS" section. System Map incorporated into
it's own web-page as of 3/06/08.
02/18/08 — New photos and updated text added to "THE OLD D.S.R CAPITOL PARK BUS STATION" page.
01/28/08 — Two new entries added to the "DDOT TRIVIA & STUFF" page.
2007:
11/15/07–11/25/07 — Updated text information regarding SMART added to "D-DOT #3200's: THOSE FORMER SMART "RTS" COACHES" page.
11/12/07 — New bus-drawing photo and updated text added to "D-DOT NEW BUSES FOR ONE-DOLLAR" page.
10/28/07 — New information on the Rouge Park Express service added to "WEST CHICAGO" route history page.
08/19/07–08/25/07 — The last remaining articles already posted under "BUS ROUTE HISTORY" have now all been updated and redesigned into the
new format launched earlier in the year.
05/24/07 — New interior coach photos added to "DDOT #3200's: THOSE FORMER SMART "RTS" COACHES" page.
04/29/07 — New set of photos added to the PCC "Part 1 - THE NEED FOR A MODERN STREETCAR" page.
03/10/07 — New photo added to the "DETROIT'S DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES" page.
01/30/07–03/04/07 — All articles listed under "THE DSR YEARS" "THE DDOT YEARS" and "MISCELLANEOUS" (with the exception of SEMTA
HISTORY) have now been updated and redesigned into the new format. Articles under "THE PRE-D.S.R. YEARS" and "BUS ROUTE HISTORY" still
remain in the old format and have not recently been updated.
01/16/07–01/22/07 — All of the site's main "Index-Pages" were redesigned into the new format. The redesigned "Home-Page" was uploaded on
1/20/07. Additional article pages recently redesigned and updated are noted above.
01/08/07–01/13/07 — Most pages found under the "THE DDOT YEARS" section of this web-site have recently been redesigned. A few new photos
have been added and the font type and size used on these pages have also undergone a change. In addition, an on-line DDOT System-wide Route
Map is now included within that section, and two new entries have been added to "DDOT TRIVIA & STUFF" as of 1/13/07.
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