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They got at least 1 SBS LFSA on the M103 right now (I saw 1240) as well as a few MV and Tuskegee O7 hybrids.

Pics coming later.

Okay while I was out stocking up for Sandy, I THINK I saw one of the DesignLines on the 139. All I saw was what appeared to be a foreign-looking bus leaving the Old Bridge Park & Ride. I didn't get a good look at it though.

 

Academy runs MCI J-series buses and others along Route 9 all the time, you might have seen one of fhose.

 

See what technology has done to some people. Makes their grammar horrible.

 

You're not one to talk...

I used to take pictures over there a lot they didn't bother me. He probably said that for the fact that it's near an airport maybe?

 

I was AT the Central Terminal, so yeah, it's possible. If you take pictures off airport grounds they probably don't bother you since it's the NYPD's problem and not the PA's.

Can't spell Paranoid without PA... I still smh at the photo ban on Path.

 

Yeah, I'm surprised they didn't say photography wasn't allowed because of that rule (which also applies to AirTrain at JFK and EWR and probably other areas too).

That is the general rule. Take your few pics and keep moving. I never stand in the same spot for more than a minute especially near a bus depot. Now if this was at a general bus stop, it's up to you.

 

I usually don't care about sitting around taking pics at most spots in the city, hell I've done it in front of the NYPD plenty of times. I guess it's just the wonderful PA at work as usual.

Went over to LaGuardia today, and got stopped by a Port Authority cop. To my surprise he actually didn't tell me to stop taking pictures, which is typical PAPD. Apparently I was "making people nervous", though I didn't see anyone report me to the cop who was standing nearby. At least the guy was nice...

Just warning anyone planning on busfanning at LGA, my advice: don't stay too long and don't take pictures if you see the PAPD nearby.

 

 

q15/a, 16 to cp

q39, 67 to fp

q85, to bp

q110 to qv

split 17

Q27 58 to cs

Q18 to ga

b100 to fb

 

You can't send Bus Company routes to TA depots.

NO! I also seen this week Howell buses are starting to get the garage emblem, next to the front door!

I haven't seen any CNG buses with it.

 

Say what? I was just by Route 9 and didn't notice any buses with the depot stickers...

I saw some round stickers, which look like a bus garage emblem, on side of buses that operate out of Howell...

 

Probably the "transit on patrol" sticker, like SirJokaPlaya said only 8202 has it and I've never seen that bus in person.

I think bunch of buses from Howell have their garage logo...

 

No they don't.

Maybe they'll use 1290 and up for the next round of 328 more LFSAs?

 

Perhaps, and that order could very well partially or completely go to New Flyer for XD60s, they held up the order a year so they can evaluate the XD60.

When I was on the 3 to South Ferry the other day, it didn't look like anyone in my car realized the train wasn't going to Brooklyn until right after the doors closed at Chambers.

Jesus, go easy on Piney.

MTA Long Island Bus would've been better had Nassau County properly funded it's bus system. Is Veolia doing a better job with a smaller budget than LIB? Yes they are. Still I think stuff like maintanance suffers because of Nassau's refusal to provide a greater subsidy. This has been holding back bus service for years, with every Executive since Gulotta! I just would've liked to have seen Mangano agree to properly fund bus service. MTA Long Island Bus was set to be integrated with MTA Bus, but when push came to shove the County refused to work with the MTA and hence NICE was born. Nassau doesn't need the MTA to run a good bus system, one only has to look to Westchester's Bee-Line as a good example of a public-private partnership. But thats because Westchester doesn't keep cutting it's bus budget!

Veolia has been able to run more service under a lower budget than the MTA would have, but you do have to look at the quality of the service. Bus bunching has gotten much worse, often there will be 2 or 3 buses in a row (I've seen this almost everyday on the n22), and I can definately say the buses are more off schedule than they were with the MTA because the already short running times and layovers have been made even shorter. But this is how Veolia saves money. And yes I'd still rather have it this way than a skeleton system under the MTA, I'm certainly not that crazy!

 

Westchester also doesn't hire a multinational conglomerate to operate its buses, they hire a company based IN the county that provides service ONLY in that county, which is very smart since it helps their local economy and Liberty Lines provides damn good service and keeps their buses sparkly clean. I don't see their system being what it is now if Liberty was replaced with a major corporation like Veolia or MV. Mangano should have looked into some local companies, even local school bus companies like ST uses, but he only considered MV, First, and Veolia, the big conglomerates that never knew Nassau County until the privatization bid was put out.

Yup, one of the few changes that NICE has made that hasn't bit people in the butt.

 

I think it's a bit annoying, I mean they just announce stops so frequently.

I just realized today that the Clever Devices on NICE, at least on the N35, will announce most stops when they only announced major stops under the MTA.

1791 was rewrapped, got a new coat of paint and new rims she lookin fresh as hell

 

 

NICE new look there, though I like it better when they keep the MTA stickers on the back.

Here's another interesting one:

 

 

 

No trains between Brooklyn and Manhattan

 

Free shuttle buses provide alternative service via the Williamsburg Bridge

Weekend, 5:45 AM to 8 PM, Sat and Sun, Oct 27 - 28

 

Service operates in two sections:

1. Between Jamaica Center and Hewes St

2. Between Essex St and Chambers St, every 15 minutes

 

Shuttle buses run between Hewes St and Essex St, stopping at Marcy Av.

 

• Transfer between trains and buses at Hewes St and/or Essex St.

 

I think I'll be over there for that, I'm real interested to see what buses go out on that shuttle.

I'm interested to see what happens here with their plans...

Me personally, I'm fine with my Sprint service.

May 13th is a Monday, but I think I'm gonna play hookey that day if the R188 is truly running.

 

 

 

 

Damn, so they'll no longer be wearing this scheme I guess

 

 

 

 

Shouldn't Coach be getting more later in the order to get rid of their RTSs?

they are doing the swap as we speak, BTW i heard that the R42 is staying, Idk how true that is but I heard from alot of people that the R42 might stay, and one of the Jamaica R46's went back to Jamaica yard and an OOS R44 (scrap) went to 207th yd

 

IDK how that will play out, they have 10 cars on that train. They gonna keep it on the , put it on the with 10 cars or send a pair back to ENY and put it on the with 8 cars?

The Switch will take place this weekend. Here's proof

 

RAGERAGERAGERAGE

LOL at who wrote CANCEL on that though.

I know you're joking around, but how awesome would it be to see 46s back on the Nancy?

 

Now now, let's not add any more foam to this thread...

I think this weekend is the "big swap" R-160's to the and 46's to the

 

Don't say shit like that man, peeps gonna actually believe you lol.

Maybe I think the screen feels smaller because that thing is so lightweight...

EDIT: Sorry for the double post here.