http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/09/09/2011-09-09_no_spare_tires_mta_bus_s...
Ralph Kramden never looked like this.
Inspired by firefighter pinup boys, some Brooklyn bus drivers are compiling a beefcake calendar of transit workers striking bodybuilder poses.
"We believe NYC Transit workers are just as hot as FDNY firefighters - if not hotter," said Michelle Irons, one of the drivers from the Jackie Gleason depot in Brooklyn heading the project.
Irons is a founding member of a group of community-minded bus drivers from Brooklyn called Men Taking Action/United Transit Employees.
The organization came up with the idea for a spread of toned transit workers, with the proceeds going to the American Sickle Cell Anemia Association, which provides services to people who have - or are at risk of developing - the blood disease.
So far, five bus drivers and one dispatcher have made the cut for the calendar. Their photos have been posted on the the group's Facebook page: Mentakingaction Ute.
At least one other photo shoot will be scheduled. Irons hopes men and women from other job titles - like subway motorman, conductor and track worker - will compete for the remaining spots.
