Keon Milton

On 8/22/2018 at 10:20 AM, Via Garibaldi 8 said:

People are already talking about car pooling to Manhattan, and aside from that, the  seems hell bent on leaving the routes the way that they are, which is all Midtown buses running down 5th, no matter how much back up there is.  If this is improvement, God help me when they do the Riverdale express buses.

I find the express bus network between Riverdale and Manhattan is pretty unique. The BxM1 to East Midtown, the BxM2 to West Midtown and the BxM18 to Downtown (rush hours only). Who knows what the  could do to this and the rest of The Bronx's express bus network.

I'm just wondering...

As the New York bus network is being revamped, will the  keep or change the local route prefixes (B, Bx, M, Q, S) currently being used?

I managed to track bus #5205 on BusTime and see it operate on the B54 route this morning from my apartment window. It's been a long while since I've seen an RTS bus on the B54, but it was great to see one (and one from the 1998-99 group, at that) operating along Myrtle Avenue again.

I haven't posted anything on these forums in a very long time. So with that said...

I always enjoy watching express trains rush past local stations. My favorite viewing areas include the 59th Street-Columbus Circle station on the line in Manhattan and the Woodhaven Boulevard station on the and lines in Queens.

Not quite yet, after they finish merging all the systems and all that between MTAB and NYCT they'll be doing that but I hear the new brand for both will be MTA Bus. All of the RTS at MTA Bus now came from NYCT and they don't usually bother changing the name so that's why you see NYC Bus still on MTAB buses, then there's a few hybrids that got painted with NYC Bus by mistake.

Oh, okay. Thank you for clearing that up. After I saw the "MTA New York City Bus" label on some of MTABC's buses, my thinking was that NYCT and MTABC were going to share the same label while remaining separate agencies of the MTA.

Is it just me, or are buses operated by MTA Bus Company beginning to use the "MTA New York City Bus" label that New York City Transit buses use? I've already seen a few MTABC buses with the label on the sides and rear. Is the "MTA Bus" label about to be phased out?

I saw Nova Bus LFS articulated bus #5351 yesterday on Flatbush Avenue Extension at Myrtle Avenue heading south towards Flatbush Depot.

There's a lot of people on this thread who really appreciate our rosters!

 

That's right. I'm one of them.

These are some very interesting bus transfers by the MTA. I have yet to see the New Flyer XD40 "Xcelsior" buses operate on an East New York Depot route (namely the B25). Also, I'm looking forward to the transfer of the B7 bus route to the Fresh Pond Depot. I can't wait to see the Orion VII Next Generation hybrid buses operating on that route!

I must say the IND Eighth Avenue Line is pretty diverse when it comes to the subway car types currently used on the line.

I think all the MTA Bus Company MCI buses have orange destination signs, including the few inherited buses from New York Bus Service, right?

Also, it would be good to see 3000-series MCI buses operating under NYC Transit (although a few 3200s did operate under Transit for a while before).

If it's not being worked on, it's being held until the end of the order.

 

Oh, okay. Thank you, SevenEleven.

What do they have to do to New Flyer C40LF bus #185?

Will East New York Depot still have enough buses if some of them are transferred to Grand Avenue Depot?

A great and catchy song by Naughty By Nature.

http://youtu.be/mJgFU3U4X_Y

Interesting moves we've got here.

A great song by Babyface.

I have a San Andreas bus destination sign request.

I would like it to be Orion VII NG Hybrid-style and in this specific order:

1) 1 SANTA MARIA BCH (Top) / LOS SANTOS AV (Bottom)

2) 1 VIA MULHOLLAND DR

Thank you!

Some good spots to watch very fast express trains include the 59th Street-Columbus Circle station in Manhattan and the Woodhaven Boulevard station in Queens.

4974 at Grand Avenue..

Spotted on the B47 this evening with decals.

 

A 1998-1999 RTS bus at Grand Avenue? This is a first. Still, I'm looking forward to seeing that bus, and possibly others like it, on the B38, B57 and B62.

I hope these bus transfers aren't still going to hell.

A great song by Tyrese.

Despite my earlier comments, I enjoy having the R68 and R68A cars run on the route. In fact, I'm used to them being on that route. It's just that when I heard about the possibility of R160B cars running on the route in the near future, I was somewhat surprised and a little excited.

I can't wait to see the R160B trains run on the route. It's about time I start to see R160 trains run on the Central Park West Line.

Excellent video, C.S.! I can see #331 isn't "naked" anymore! LOL!!!