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| Welcome to the transiTALK Transportation Media Group. Who Are We?...
Starting as "Trevors Bus Page" in 1998, the site originally hosted bus pictures taken by the webmaster. Inspired by a similar transit oriented, the website was created to fill a void with the lack of bus photography within the New York City area. In 1999, Trevor's Bus Page became transiTALK, name spin on a message forum that was around at the time called Bus/SubTalk. In Mid to Late 2000, transiTALK began to merge with several other up & coming websites like itself: KayBee's Page, MCIMAN2000 Page, DHP Transit Digital, Meaney's Page, Ntwrkguy2000's Page & TrAnSiTiNfO.
Over the years, transiTALK has gone through a series of name changes: In March of 2004, transiTALK officially became transiTALK Transportation Media Group or TTMG for short. Despite going through several name changes, the word transiTALK was always a permanent fixture of the site and is now the trademark of TTMG.
The site is currently 24.1GB in size and does a yearly average of 43 Million hits a year. Most people connect to the site via Direct Address or Bookmarks (74.2%), while 6.5% comes from searches on sites like Google or Yahoo and the other 19.2% from Links from an external page (other web sites except search engines).
TTMG currently hosts over 19,200 pictures in its database from transit agencies all over the United States, Canada and most recently the United Kingdom (with a central base in the New York Metropolitan Area). Pictures are sorted by mode of transportation, manufacturer, and operators. All member photos are screened to ensure high quality prior to being accepted. Recently the site began to host public content, where non TTMG staff can post pictures on a public forum.
Aside from pictures, the website hosts an array of transit related audio recordings and videos. The site gains its notoriety through its music videos, showcasing the photography and moving images of the staffers. For a few months in 2006, the site hosted a monthly zine called "FanFare" showcasing the transport industry news. Despite gaining popularity, the zine stopped when the site went through a system crash and was never restarted.
TTMG currently retains a staff of 71 people, also referred to as Media Crew. TTMG Media Crew Members work on a volunteer basis, and are chosen by their photography skills and willingness to learn. We also require that our younger, in-school volunteers maintain a certain grade average to be on the staff. If their grades fall, then they are removed from the staff until grades improve. We are serious about our hobby, but even more serious about education.
In order to maintain a level of quality control, TTMG has set in place several strict policies. Despite having down periods in the sites operation, the staff remains close knit and dedicated to their work.
Below is a list of the people that make this site possible. Not every Crew member is photographed here. Some, we're just waiting on a "updated" photo. But in the meatime, take a peak at the crew below! |

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Regards, The TTMG Team
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