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60 XE are coming ? 

 5 LSFe are coming ? 

30 minutes ago, Gotham Bus Co. said:

The new Novas might as well go to JA as long as CS management refuses to run them.

Why are they refusing the run them ? 

12 hours ago, Calvin said:

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Clifton Yard at Staten Island had a revamp from today. 

Getting ready for those 211 lol

Did anybody hear about the MTA ordered XHE40 (hydrogen fuel) buses for Gun Hill in 2024 ? 

If it was reported ( maybe it has ) but 7937 is on it way too Flatbush. Saw it on Flatlands

Is the SIM3 apart of Meredith depot ? I noticed the update on the route and its seems like Meredith is a helper depot for Castleston. What is the main purpose for Meredith Depot ?!?

On 8/23/2022 at 1:02 AM, Calvin said:

They should, as a suggestion to the MTA. But, the problem is Concourse Yard's management wanting only R68 and R68A for the Yard lay-up. Otherwise, the  trains out of C.I and Stillwell Yard rotates some of their sets from the  and  during the weekend. 

Can you help me understand why Concourse only wants 68s not 46s ? Besides if a train breaks down

Astoria CBTC is on the table but it’s not going to be done for a WHILE ! Why people keep excusing the fact that other lines like 6th Ave , Culver , Crosstown and Lexington have way more priority that Astoria. 

1 hour ago, NewFlyer 230 said:

This is my own speculation but I wouldn’t be surprised if MTA Bus received those 2011 LFS’s from JA and QV. 
MTA Bus from the last I’ve heard is suppose to get brand new LFS’s of their own so I don’t think it’s far fetched to think that they will get those buses to become familiar with the LFS. 

Was those 2011 LFS federal funded ? If not then I can see that happening especially if NYCT has a surplus of buses 

11 hours ago, Brian Kim said:

8426 Jamaica to Queens Village

Looking like JA keep those XDs lol. And they aren’t trying to lose them lol

22 hours ago, Transbusfan said:

This may be a loan due to ENY in need of buses for service today..

Isn’t that an Artics. On what route is run on ?

The excuses and reasons for Broadway to NTTs are funny. Some of you guys say “ the destination “. Okay. So when I a train pul into the station , don’t the train has the route bullet. Another thing , when your in a station don’t it says “ Uptown & Queen  “ or “ Downtown and Brooklyn “. I’ll do even better , on the platform doesn’t it always  to Coney Island or  to 96- 2 Ave. Most commuters don’t care about if it’s new or old. It’s just getting from point A to point B. The R68/A are one of the most reliable cars we have. It’s a shame how y’all down play them. CIY would be happy to have them. So all the destination , LCD screen problem is straight crack. All y’all know how to get home right ???

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3 hours ago, Storm said:

See, just one problem with that. 

Rollsign Switching at Ditmars

Many T/O’s and C/D’s have been complaining about the situation with SMEES. They will have to switch upwards of 20 rollsigns from the  to  (R68) or Vice versa, make sure the train is ready to go, and make sure there are no wrong rollsigns all in a 7 minute timeframe. So we have to put as many NTTs as we can on those lines. My opinion, carry on.

Honestly , that’s apart of there jobs. If MTA never went NTT they’ll still have to do. They’re just being spoiled. My opinion though

4 hours ago, 1train2255railfan said:

Definitely something that’ll be in effect for a long while. Manhattanville has around 66 XDEs now 

Manhattanville is basically going to have all XDEs from Quill. That’s fine Quill is going have XEs next anyway

MJQ must love the LFS HEVs than the XDEs because they only have 18 XDEs and 58 HEVs

2 hours ago, Future ENY OP said:

8406. Jamaica to Queens Village. Unit is currently on the Q27. 

This is a start off retiring those NGs at QV

6 hours ago, R32 3838 said:

The going to Concourse is just a rumor and now that Astoria CBTC is back on the table, It's best to Leave the at Coney Island and just have it use R160's along with the and . By the time Astoria gets CBTC (I would say around 2027-28 ish), The R211 order would be complete if all options are exercised. 

 

Let the get a fresh new fleet of R211's while Jamaica Gets a batch to push the R160's back to CI for the . I think that's whats going to happen anyway.

Honestly I think CBTC for Astoria is a waste because the Astoria Line is only from Queensboro to Astoria which is like 6 to 7 stops. If we want to go to the over crowding with Astoria , they can simple just add more trains pre hour on the  and  because the R211 order isn’t just for CBTC lines it’s also for fleet expansion      They might just have the R211 on the 8th/6th Ave lines. The  might get some split some R160 with  but the Coney Island will main have to deal with the R68/As until they’re retired and then the whole B Division we be all NTTs  

On 5/5/2022 at 10:33 PM, subwaycommuter1983 said:

I just hope that sending the B to Concourse will allow the B to run between Bedford Park and Brighton Beach from 5 am to 11pm Monday to Fridays and it will allow the B to run between Bedford Park and 2nd Ave/Houston from 5am to 11pm.

CPW and Concourse can really get a boost in off peak local service. Also, weekend track work on CPW doesn't happen too often.

Yeah the service is really needed ! Especially on  the weekend

2 hours ago, subwaycommuter1983 said:

Concourse can only handle one car fleet. Therefore, the D will only get either the r160's from Jamaica or the r211A's. Also, I don't think the D will get open gangway trains. It's not as crowded as the A, E,  or F. Also, the B may go to Concourse.

As for Jamaica getting r211's, it all depends on how many open gangway trains that are included in the option orders. 

IMO the E should get the base order of open gangway trains (20 cars).

The  is slated to Concourse in the future. It was said a few pages back. The MTA wants all CBTC all in one yard , with makes sense , just like how they have the SBS routes all in one depot (MJQ & Gun Hill) and of course how Jamaica Yard   

2 hours ago, Cait Sith said:

Because there's no need to put it on buses that's approaching their retirement age....waste of money.

Speaking on retirement age. Is it a mandate to retire a bus when they reach 12 years old. What if it’s still doing good in its 12th year. Do they still retire it because of its age. For Example the RTS we’re here a good amount of time 

2 minutes ago, Future ENY OP said:

Spring pick- This Sunday or next Sunday?

Do anybody knows how the picks goes. Do the management at a depot pick the equipment they want to have or it’s because of mileage purposes 

53 minutes ago, 1998NewFlyer said:

5485 FB to FR definitely not permanent 

This is interesting lol

On 2/19/2022 at 2:23 PM, Cait Sith said:

Nah...this order was never meant for a total replacement of the MCI fleet. Every express bus order we've had, we've always had MCIs left over.

There's other express bus orders pending for NYCT and MTA Bus for the current capital plan, so those orders will eventually replace the leftover MCIs.

Speaking of future orders. I know currently that the Express Fleet is currently Prevost but I wonder if they’re going to order from MCI again because they have an electric of the D or J 4500s ( can’t remember which one ) and the TA has a goal of all electric nurses by a specific time 

Does anybody know why management at Manhattanville aren’t accepting the HEVs