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4270 to CP on loan.
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7 minutes ago, IAlam said:
So I saw some Grand Ave and Gleason buses doing driver training in the Flushing and Mitchel Gardens area I wonder why they go that far just for training.
Also, are QM21 bus drivers using Queens Blvd now? I saw 2 today which I was surprised about.The QM21 has two drop-off stops along Queens Blvd (83rd Ave, Main St).
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6 hours ago, RSMG106 said:
124 from Valhalla garage has been retired. This means that 125 is the last remaining Orion V short out of Valhalla. 123, 127, and 129 from PTLA are still active.
124 ran earlier on the shuttle loop F.
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10 minutes ago, MHV9218 said:
They have the whole of Amsterdam Depot for storage.
Now, in terms of maintenance, and the limited budget devoted to Surface in the museum, that's another problem...
IIRC, a lot of the buses there are just collecting dust these days.
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31 minutes ago, RSMG106 said:
4669: Manhattanville to Kingsbridge
8059: Returned to Jamaica from Gun Hill after transporting operators to Gun Hill.
A snow loan. Another one, 9759, is on the Bx9.
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34 minutes ago, TyBusLover1 said:
They must REALLY need those parts buses or there are a lot of bad units I guess.
They still have 132 units. Unlike JFK, LaGuarida hasn't gone on a retiring spree yet.
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4376 retired.
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Just now, JoshTheScrub said:
I didn’t know there was a discord tracking bot for buses 😅
That's something some users here have admitted to using to post moves on the forum. Some swear by it while others question its accuracy.
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7 hours ago, poopybutt123 said:
Yeah it has been spotted and tracked numerous times and I even have spotted it myself
I hope that source is not the discord tracker bot. @SevenEleven is a reputable source here.
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11 minutes ago, poopybutt123 said:
3695, 3752, and 3763 are actually retired
Those 3 are still in the system. Admittedly, I don't know if they're currently present at the depot.
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5 hours ago, poopybutt123 said:
4117, 4631, 4636, 4646, JFK hasn’t ran since January 8th-30th Any information relating to these 4 units
4117 and 4646 are retired. The other two are only oos.
Side note, 4037 is retired. Also, there are 17 OGs left at JFK: 3668, 3675, 3677, 3695, 3698, 3700, 3708, 3713, 3743, 3748, 3751-3752, 3754, 3756, 3762-3763, 3782.
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6 minutes ago, poopybutt123 said:
since we are on the topic of 4278. It may make trips to LaGuardia for refueling incase it needs it in order to keep running.
Pretty sure CP can do that in-house. People seem to forget they have their own fleet of DIESEL coaches that they refuel there. Anyone can feel free to correct this.
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15 minutes ago, poopybutt123 said:
Why is JFK retiring Lithiums?
They got others to take their place and the retired ones are useful to salvage parts for the active units.
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5 minutes ago, RSMG106 said:
5313 from West Farms has been at Tuskegee Airmen since January 16th. This means it is a confirmed transfer.
Some West Farms units stick around for a month or two. Its happened often with other units from that depot so I wouldn’t go labeling this a transfer yet.
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On 2/7/2024 at 9:02 PM, Calvin said:
3802, 3822: JFK Acid Next Generation units retired with parts removed.
Have those been towed out or are still sitting at the depot?
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On 2/6/2024 at 9:27 PM, TheNextGen2009 said:
And what about the 2023-2024 Novas for MTA Bus?
8 hours ago, JoshTheScrub said:As of right now BP is 73% finished with its deliveries. JFK/FR Not sure the assignment number but they are up to 40 rn. LG hasn't gotten any Novas yet.
I'm sure the deliveries are slow due to the OGs and NGs still being in service
Novas delivered so far:
BP: 8964-8966, 8970, 8972, 8975, 8977-8979, 8983, 8985, 8987-9005, 9007-9009 (33*)
FR/JK: 9010, 9012-9014, 9017, 9019-9020, 9022, 9024-9025, 9028-9031, 9033-9046, 9048-9049, 9051, 9053, 9060-9061, 9063-9064, 9067, 9070, 9074, 9080 (40)
*Asterisk as it was reported that 9006 was delivered but it has yet to be spotted.
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On 2/7/2024 at 12:05 AM, MTAFoamer said:
3150 to Spring Creek from Far Rockaway (Said it ran on the BM2 and BM4 a couple of hours ago)
It was only a loan. Bus was sent back to Far Rock yesterday.
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Let's hope they don't. MetLife is hosting eight games in 2026 and will most likely be almost at capacity depending on who plays. There have been so many instances where NJT and/or Metlife have screwed over people trying to leave the stadium. WrestleMania in 2019 comes to mind where passengers had to wait hours before a train showed up after the show ran long.
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35 minutes ago, JAzumah said:
I disagree. The Meadowlands Line needs high capacity MUs to be successful in general. There are enough events there in general to make them viable.
Well whatever's the case, I would of been ok with the proposal of bringing a new railcar had they planned any changes as soon as the world cup was awarded. The final wasn't even awarded until Sunday. I think bringing in new equipment from a buildier that NJT is not familiar with is a bad idea if an early 2026 deadline is put as things can go south during the tournament. If its for future-proofing after the world cup, then maybe.
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1 hour ago, JAzumah said:
I recommended that NJT get Stadler KISS battery units for the Meadowlands service to both Stadler and NJT. NJT doesn't want units that can be only used on one division, but I responded that there is enough density to get two sets of cars for both divisions. In addition, I recommended that the cars have PERIMETER seating temporarily installed for the World Cup and switch to normal seating afterwards. Stadler was not sure that they could meet the deadline for the World Cup. I think a Buy America waiver for the first 40-50 battery cars might solve this problem. NJT will need an MU to handle the volume and turnaround times for the World Cup.
Nah, its too late to invest in a railcar that is so unfamiliar to NJ Transit and with less than two years to order and prep workers for it. Not to mention, MetLife is only hosting 8 games: June 13, 16, 22, 25, 27, 30th and July 5th & 18th (Final). A system like that would be pretty useless after that as the tournament is only 39 days long.
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3 minutes ago, xD4nn said:
As I have stated long term loans. They aren't the same as the daily LGA loans CP receives. 4119, 4278, 4601 have been at the depot for more than a week now hence why I say long-term loan so as it is not to be confused with the daily LGA short-term loans.
This is more akin to the long-term loans Tuskegee Airmen have from other Bronx and Manhattan depots.
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5 minutes ago, Rob3737 said:
2788 is on the X38 now
Bus has been there since last year. I made mention of that on Friday.
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So FIFA announced that the World Cup final in 2026 will be held at MetLife stadium. It'll be interesting what will or won't be done about the transit options to the stadium in two years.
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On 2/3/2024 at 11:09 AM, Transit Enthusiast said:
#3677 is NOT retired. I happened to ride it yesterday on the Q41.
The surge in posts where people report seeing the bus without the omny readers are irking me a bit. I'd wait until the bus is towed out of the depot before reporting, but that's just me.
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Unlike Eastchester, JFK has Xcelsior artics on their fleet so they wouldn't need extensive training for the 40-footers like Eastchester needed. They can do with borrowing a unit or using the first delivered unit for training like they did with 9029. Baisley borrwed 8960 when they were prepping for the arrival of the Novas.