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THE PRE-D.S.R. YEARS (PARTS 1– 4):
THE EARLY HISTORY OF DETROIT PUBLIC TRANSIT (1862--1895)
THE STREETCAR COMPANIES VERSUS THE MAYOR (1890--1900)
THE DETROIT UNITED RAILWAY YEARS (1900--1922) (added 8/13/06)
THE MUNICIPAL TAKE-OVER OF THE CITY LINES (1921--1922) (added 8/21/06)
THE D.S.R. YEARS:
THE "MISS DSR" CAMPAIGN (added 9/14/06)
D.S.R. ROUTES & NUMBERS -- 1966-1974 (added 1/22/07)
D.S.R. RAIL LINE ABANDONMENTS (1937-1956) (added 4/25/07)
D.S.R. ROUTE MAP: STREETCAR LINES - 1941 (added 4/25/07)
D.S.R "STOP-FINDER" SIGN MAP (added 11/02/07)
D.S.R.'s FIRST BUS STOP SHELTER (added 5/24/08)
FORMER D.S.R. CARBARNS & BUS GARAGES (added 11/10/08)
THE D.S.R. "ARTICULATED" 3-PART STREETCAR (added 12/16/08)
THE D.S.R. MOD-MOBILE (added 12/20/08/)
THE D.S.R. WYOMING TERMINAL (added 1/29/09)
THE P.C.C. ERA:
Part 1 - THE NEED FOR A MODERN STREETCAR (added 3/13/07)
Part 2 - THE PCC ERA IN DETROIT (added 4/15/07)
Part 3 - THE PCC SERVICE YEARS IN DETROIT (added 5/28/07)
Part 4 - FIXED RAIL VERSUS FLEXIBILITY (added 7/22/07)
Part 5 - THE ENDING OF AN ERA IN DETROIT (added April 8, 2009)
A PEEK INSIDE DETROIT'S PCC CARS (added 11/22/07)
Video Clip – THE END OF THE LINE PCC PARADE (added 7/12/09)
THE DDOT YEARS:
THE FORMATION OF THE DETROIT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (D-DOT) (added 7/24/06)
CITY CHARTER CODE REFERENCES ESTABLISHING THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT (added 7/24/06)
D-DOT TRIVIA & STUFF (added 7/30/06)
DDOT #3200's: THOSE FORMER SMART "RTS" COACHES (added 8/31/06)
DDOT 2006 "ON-LINE" SYSTEM MAP (added 1/08/07—revised 2/3/07)
D-DOT ROUTES & NUMBERS (1975 & TODAY) (added 1/22/07)
D-DOT'S FIRST FLEET OF SMALL "MINI" BUSES (added 2/24/07)
D-DOT PHOTOS — PAGES: 1 2 3 (added 3/29/07)
D-DOT NEW BUSES FOR ONE-DOLLAR (added 6/12/07)
D-DOT SUBURBAN BUS ROUTES - 1994 (added 10/13/07)
D-DOT SYSTEM ROUTE MAP (added 3/08/08—revised 8/26/08—revised 10/22/09)
COOLIDGE TERMINAL (added 2/26/09)
BUS ROUTE HISTORY: (To access Route History Listings click "HERE")
[CURRENT ROUTES AVAILABLE]
BAKER-OAKLAND (added 9/5/06)
BASSETT (SHUTTLE) (added 12/28/09)
BELLE ISLE (Including Brief History of Island) (added 5-14-07)
BROADSTREET-W. CHICAGO (added 9/06/06)
CADIEUX (added 1/10/10)
DAVISON SHUTTLE (added 10/06/07)
DICKERSON (added 1/16/10)
DOWNTOWN LUNCH TIME EXP (added 10/13/07)
EIGHT MILE WEST (added 9/09/06)
FIVE POINTS (added 9/10/06)
FORD MEADOWS SHUTTLE (added 9/24/07)
GRAND BELT (STREETCAR) (added 6/10/07)
GRAND BELT (added 6/16/07)
GRATIOT-MICHIGAN (added 8/25/07)
GREENFIELD SPINNER (added 12/26/09)
HOLBROOK (added 2/28/10)
IMPERIAL EXPRESS (added 9/12/06)
IMPERIAL & BUS EXPRESSWAY HISTORY (added 9/08/06) (page moved to "Miscellaneous" on 1/28/07)
JOHN R. LIMITED (added 9/11/07)
JOHN R. NORTH (added 9/09/07)
JOHN R.-OAKLAND (added 9/15/07)
JOY-VERNOR (added 9/5/06)
MEYERS (added 3/30/08)
MEYERS-NORTHLAWN (added 3/08/08)
MICHIGAN-GRATIOT (added 2/08/08)
MICHIGAN SHUTTLE (added 1/19/08)
MIDDLEBELT (added 2/22/08)
NORTHLAWN (added 2/24/08)
TWELVE MILE ROAD (added 2/22/08)
VA PARK & RIDE (added 12/26/09)
WEST CHICAGO (added 10/06/07--revised 10/28/07)
WOODROW WILSON (added 9/5/06)
WOODWARD-JEFFERSON (added 9/05/06)
WOODWARD-JOHN R. (added 8/30/07)
FLEET ROSTERS:
DSR "TRACKLESS" TROLLEY-COACH ROSTER (added 12/01/07)
DSR P.C.C. STREETCAR ROSTER (added 12/02/07)
D-DOT COACH ROSTER (ACTIVE FLEET) (added 12/03/07)
PHOTO GALLERIES:
THE 1940's PHOTOS [5 pages] (added 5/16/08)
THE 1950's PHOTOS [3 pages] (added 7/22/06)
THE 1960's PHOTOS [3 pages] (added 7/30/06)
THE 1970's PHOTOS [3 pages] (added 7/31/09)
MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS:
DETROIT MOTORBUS COMPANY (added 7/31/06) [updated 8/8/06]
DETROIT'S CONTROVERSIAL FLEET OF FLXIBLE BUSES (added 8/4/06) [updated 6/14/09]
SEMTA HISTORY:
PART 1: THE MOVE TOWARD REGIONAL MASS TRANSIT (added 8/5/06)
PART 2: THE MOVE AWAY FROM REGIONAL TRANSIT (added 8/6/06)
DETROIT'S GRAY LINE SIGHTSEEING TOURS (added 8/27/06)
DSR MYSTERY "SCHOOL SPOT" PHOTO: SOLVED! (added 10/8/06)
HISTORY OF EXPRESSWAY BUS SERVICE IN DETROIT -- THE IMPERIAL EXPRESS (added 1/28/07) (page moved to "Around Old Detroit" on 8/16/07)
THE OLD D.S.R CAPITOL PARK BUS STATION (added 1/31/07)
DETROIT'S DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES (added 2/25/07)
ED DAVIS: FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO HEAD DETROIT'S AILING BUS SYSTEM (added 2/27/07) (page moved to "Around Old Detroit" on 11/18/07)
AROUND OLD DETROIT:
THE OLD BELLE ISLE COACH STATION (added 7/8/07)
THE HISTORY OF EXPRESSWAY BUS SERVICE IN DETROIT (added 8/12/07)
THOSE FORD EXPRESSWAY BUS STOPS (added 8/14/07)
ED DAVIS: FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO HEAD CITY'S AILING BUS SYSTEM (added 11/18/07)
GRAND RIVER AVENUE: THE PUSH TOWARD RUBBER-TIRED TRANSIT (added 1/04/08)
TRANSIT VIDEO CLIPS: (To access Transit Video Clips click "HERE")
[CURRENT VIDEOS AVAILABLE]
FIRST D-DOT RTS-II COACHES PUT INTO SERVICE (added 6/28/08)
FIRST GMC RTS-II COACH DELIVERED (added 7/12/08)
D-DOT SERVICE PROBLEMS [Video-1] (added 7/12/08)
D-DOT SERVICE PROBLEMS [Video-2] (added 10/26/08)
DETROIT'S FIRST WHEEL-CHAIR LIFT "RTS" COACHES (added 12/22/08)
D-DOT SERVICE PROBLEMS [Video-3] (added 3/01/09)
THE END OF THE LINE PCC PARADE (added 4/04/09) (video clip moved to its own web-page under "The P.C.C. Era" on 7/12/09)
FIRST SEMTA/DDOT RTS UNVEILED AT GM TRUCK & COACH (added 9/06/09)
THE EARLY HISTORY OF DETROIT PUBLIC TRANSIT (1862--1895)
THE STREETCAR COMPANIES VERSUS THE MAYOR (1890--1900)
THE DETROIT UNITED RAILWAY YEARS (1900--1922) (added 8/13/06)
THE MUNICIPAL TAKE-OVER OF THE CITY LINES (1921--1922) (added 8/21/06)
THE D.S.R. YEARS:
THE "MISS DSR" CAMPAIGN (added 9/14/06)
D.S.R. ROUTES & NUMBERS -- 1966-1974 (added 1/22/07)
D.S.R. RAIL LINE ABANDONMENTS (1937-1956) (added 4/25/07)
D.S.R. ROUTE MAP: STREETCAR LINES - 1941 (added 4/25/07)
D.S.R "STOP-FINDER" SIGN MAP (added 11/02/07)
D.S.R.'s FIRST BUS STOP SHELTER (added 5/24/08)
FORMER D.S.R. CARBARNS & BUS GARAGES (added 11/10/08)
THE D.S.R. "ARTICULATED" 3-PART STREETCAR (added 12/16/08)
THE D.S.R. MOD-MOBILE (added 12/20/08/)
THE D.S.R. WYOMING TERMINAL (added 1/29/09)
THE P.C.C. ERA:
Part 1 - THE NEED FOR A MODERN STREETCAR (added 3/13/07)
Part 2 - THE PCC ERA IN DETROIT (added 4/15/07)
Part 3 - THE PCC SERVICE YEARS IN DETROIT (added 5/28/07)
Part 4 - FIXED RAIL VERSUS FLEXIBILITY (added 7/22/07)
Part 5 - THE ENDING OF AN ERA IN DETROIT (added April 8, 2009)
A PEEK INSIDE DETROIT'S PCC CARS (added 11/22/07)
Video Clip – THE END OF THE LINE PCC PARADE (added 7/12/09)
THE DDOT YEARS:
THE FORMATION OF THE DETROIT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (D-DOT) (added 7/24/06)
CITY CHARTER CODE REFERENCES ESTABLISHING THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT (added 7/24/06)
D-DOT TRIVIA & STUFF (added 7/30/06)
DDOT #3200's: THOSE FORMER SMART "RTS" COACHES (added 8/31/06)
DDOT 2006 "ON-LINE" SYSTEM MAP (added 1/08/07—revised 2/3/07)
D-DOT ROUTES & NUMBERS (1975 & TODAY) (added 1/22/07)
D-DOT'S FIRST FLEET OF SMALL "MINI" BUSES (added 2/24/07)
D-DOT PHOTOS — PAGES: 1 2 3 (added 3/29/07)
D-DOT NEW BUSES FOR ONE-DOLLAR (added 6/12/07)
D-DOT SUBURBAN BUS ROUTES - 1994 (added 10/13/07)
D-DOT SYSTEM ROUTE MAP (added 3/08/08—revised 8/26/08—revised 10/22/09)
COOLIDGE TERMINAL (added 2/26/09)
BUS ROUTE HISTORY: (To access Route History Listings click "HERE")
[CURRENT ROUTES AVAILABLE]
BAKER-OAKLAND (added 9/5/06)
BASSETT (SHUTTLE) (added 12/28/09)
BELLE ISLE (Including Brief History of Island) (added 5-14-07)
BROADSTREET-W. CHICAGO (added 9/06/06)
CADIEUX (added 1/10/10)
DAVISON SHUTTLE (added 10/06/07)
DICKERSON (added 1/16/10)
DOWNTOWN LUNCH TIME EXP (added 10/13/07)
EIGHT MILE WEST (added 9/09/06)
FIVE POINTS (added 9/10/06)
FORD MEADOWS SHUTTLE (added 9/24/07)
GRAND BELT (STREETCAR) (added 6/10/07)
GRAND BELT (added 6/16/07)
GRATIOT-MICHIGAN (added 8/25/07)
GREENFIELD SPINNER (added 12/26/09)
HOLBROOK (added 2/28/10)
IMPERIAL EXPRESS (added 9/12/06)
IMPERIAL & BUS EXPRESSWAY HISTORY (added 9/08/06) (page moved to "Miscellaneous" on 1/28/07)
JOHN R. LIMITED (added 9/11/07)
JOHN R. NORTH (added 9/09/07)
JOHN R.-OAKLAND (added 9/15/07)
JOY-VERNOR (added 9/5/06)
MEYERS (added 3/30/08)
MEYERS-NORTHLAWN (added 3/08/08)
MICHIGAN-GRATIOT (added 2/08/08)
MICHIGAN SHUTTLE (added 1/19/08)
MIDDLEBELT (added 2/22/08)
NORTHLAWN (added 2/24/08)
TWELVE MILE ROAD (added 2/22/08)
VA PARK & RIDE (added 12/26/09)
WEST CHICAGO (added 10/06/07--revised 10/28/07)
WOODROW WILSON (added 9/5/06)
WOODWARD-JEFFERSON (added 9/05/06)
WOODWARD-JOHN R. (added 8/30/07)
FLEET ROSTERS:
DSR "TRACKLESS" TROLLEY-COACH ROSTER (added 12/01/07)
DSR P.C.C. STREETCAR ROSTER (added 12/02/07)
D-DOT COACH ROSTER (ACTIVE FLEET) (added 12/03/07)
PHOTO GALLERIES:
THE 1940's PHOTOS [5 pages] (added 5/16/08)
THE 1950's PHOTOS [3 pages] (added 7/22/06)
THE 1960's PHOTOS [3 pages] (added 7/30/06)
THE 1970's PHOTOS [3 pages] (added 7/31/09)
MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS:
DETROIT MOTORBUS COMPANY (added 7/31/06) [updated 8/8/06]
DETROIT'S CONTROVERSIAL FLEET OF FLXIBLE BUSES (added 8/4/06) [updated 6/14/09]
SEMTA HISTORY:
PART 1: THE MOVE TOWARD REGIONAL MASS TRANSIT (added 8/5/06)
PART 2: THE MOVE AWAY FROM REGIONAL TRANSIT (added 8/6/06)
DETROIT'S GRAY LINE SIGHTSEEING TOURS (added 8/27/06)
DSR MYSTERY "SCHOOL SPOT" PHOTO: SOLVED! (added 10/8/06)
HISTORY OF EXPRESSWAY BUS SERVICE IN DETROIT -- THE IMPERIAL EXPRESS (added 1/28/07) (page moved to "Around Old Detroit" on 8/16/07)
THE OLD D.S.R CAPITOL PARK BUS STATION (added 1/31/07)
DETROIT'S DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES (added 2/25/07)
ED DAVIS: FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO HEAD DETROIT'S AILING BUS SYSTEM (added 2/27/07) (page moved to "Around Old Detroit" on 11/18/07)
AROUND OLD DETROIT:
THE OLD BELLE ISLE COACH STATION (added 7/8/07)
THE HISTORY OF EXPRESSWAY BUS SERVICE IN DETROIT (added 8/12/07)
THOSE FORD EXPRESSWAY BUS STOPS (added 8/14/07)
ED DAVIS: FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO HEAD CITY'S AILING BUS SYSTEM (added 11/18/07)
GRAND RIVER AVENUE: THE PUSH TOWARD RUBBER-TIRED TRANSIT (added 1/04/08)
TRANSIT VIDEO CLIPS: (To access Transit Video Clips click "HERE")
[CURRENT VIDEOS AVAILABLE]
FIRST D-DOT RTS-II COACHES PUT INTO SERVICE (added 6/28/08)
FIRST GMC RTS-II COACH DELIVERED (added 7/12/08)
D-DOT SERVICE PROBLEMS [Video-1] (added 7/12/08)
D-DOT SERVICE PROBLEMS [Video-2] (added 10/26/08)
DETROIT'S FIRST WHEEL-CHAIR LIFT "RTS" COACHES (added 12/22/08)
D-DOT SERVICE PROBLEMS [Video-3] (added 3/01/09)
THE END OF THE LINE PCC PARADE (added 4/04/09) (video clip moved to its own web-page under "The P.C.C. Era" on 7/12/09)
FIRST SEMTA/DDOT RTS UNVEILED AT GM TRUCK & COACH (added 9/06/09)
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2010:
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 "PHOTOS GALLERY" 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 "PHOTOS GALLERY" 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.
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 "PHOTOS GALLERY" 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 "PHOTOS GALLERY" 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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