I just noticed that the B46 - Fillmore Avenue runs are not mapped on any bus schedules/timetables. The only B46 short runs shown are the Avenue H to Eastern Parkway / ones. What's up with that?
But 9525-9699 and also 4900-5104 both recognized as 1998 though. (notice the bolded #'s)
It's as if MTA with their lazy @sses just said, "ehhh just throw all nine thousand's in the scrapper!" "we lovez us some fooooouuurrrr & fiiiiivvvve thousands HUEHUEHUE"
It's been almost 10 years since MTA Bus completely took over the PBL's. They still didn't get this retarded attitude of treating them as "lesser" out of their heads? It's not like there are really Ex-PBL's left* anyway.
*The last local Ex-PBL's to run the streets of NYC were the Ex-QSC Orion V CNG's. The only ones left are Ex-NYBS 7423-7428 (renumbered to 29XX's), only running on express lines.
Damn, what does the MTA have against the 95XX/96XX buses? I mean, look at the amount scrapped VS. the amount of 49XX/50XX units! They're the same year and model!
Better say goodbye to the classic destination signs we knew and loved...
I don't hate it, I would actually be pretty happy seeing one of these on the Q35 (it was cool seeing a D60 on it). But on my B9 thread, I exaggerated some problems with the route, like it running express on Flatbush at late nights, northbound buses using Avenue I/Nostrand...
Wow these 1996 RTS' can go all the way to 2016 but they retired the 1997 Ex-GBL Orion Vs in 2012 (no CNG excuse here like with the C40LFs/Orion V CNGs)