Stengel Depot

Per ATU 1056 contracts with MTA,going back decades, ONLY a STENGEL BO can work a regularly scheduled run,such as the hawk on the SBSQ44.Only school trips are shared between the 3 NYCT Depots in Queens, and this was started 10-15 yrs ago by the TA, for logistics reasons like mileage and fuel. So while you will never see a QV or Jam Depot BO do a school trip to the Bronx Zoo,you will see them do a SB trip to Jam, which puts them closer to their home Depot. Most BO's from whichever of the 3 Queens Depots, have no idea where the other Queens TA Depots routes go and the turns,stops,etc. Hope this helps!

5819 and 5820 from quill depot are at Stengel depot with Stengel decals.

And u didn't stop to see if he needed a ride?? That's f'ed up !! Lol

Keep hearing that Stengel is gonna be getting a lot more artics going forward. Q12 starting in the winter pick will be an artic line. Also have heard several times either splitting the q27 with qv depot or Stengel getting the whole route. Eventually there are plans to make it an all artic depot which is cool with me cause I enjoy driving it. So the questions I have are where r they getting these artics for the q12? Will they be new buses or maybe used liked the 1's I see in storage across from wf depot. And the other question is obviously the q13,q16 ,20a/b ,26,31,48,76 definitely don't need artics. A case could b made for the 15,28,32. Which means that there will b lines swapped between depots. So maybe we get the 17,27,46,66,88?

666 is on the b/o line. Looks like they r scrapping it. It's missing the farebox and a sidepanel

I drove 6010 thurs night on the 44. The rear doors had some play in them. Set the interlock off several times including twice on the Whitestone bridge! Nothin like havin ur bus grind to a halt while doin 45 on the bridge and no shoulder to pull onto!