davemackey

Confirmed all this info on the 19000's today.

19001-19030 are Rockland Coaches
19031-19037 are Trans-Bridge Lines. They did get 7 buses, one more than they were scheduled to get. Both 19031 and 19037 confirmed on the Trans-Bridge Lines app.
19038-19067 are Academy. 19051, 19056 and 19057, possibly also those buses in between, are running out of Toms River. The higher numbers are running out of Westampton.
19068-19097 are running out of Wayne Garage. Some buses of this batch received their state inspections at Newton Ave. Garage.
19098 delivered but I don't believe it's run in revenue anywhere.
19099-19117 are presumably built but have not been delivered to NJT yet. 

On 1/9/2019 at 2:35 PM, biGC323232 said:

Last ive seen it was at that meadowlands parking lot...That was a few years back tho...But i really dont know what  happened to NABI 5757,5919..Havent been in service  for a few years now 

State inspection database notes that this bus was last inspected on October 11, 2011, and it failed inspection on emissions (tampering). Facility noted as Foley Cat of Piscataway. Odometer reading was 986, barely more than the distance from Newark to Anniston, AL, where the NABI buses were built, so I'm doubtful that 5919 ever saw revenue service.

My numbers may be off by one because of a missing VIN for the Trans-Bridge portion of the order, which would give them only 6 buses, which seems correct. By my count, through 19096 is on the property. There is a new block of VINs which if they belong to NJ Transit would take them to bus 19115.

Newton Ave. is getting more new cruisers too. I have four vins that show Newton Ave or Camden on their inspection reports - KP015310, -314, -316, -317. these buses arrived this week & the latter two were inspected today.

17185 is VIN 1M8PDMBA9HP014600 and license plate OYB4871

Whoa there! Check the date. That was the additional 332 buses approved for private carriers three years ago, in 2016.

FYI there are no longer any 2015 MCI hybrids at Egg Harbor. You still have a few of them on there but they are all at Ironbound now, including the two that were out for longterm repairs.

All the Academy buses have been delivered and most have been inspected (19064 and 19066 have not). I haven't seen any down around the Toms River area so I'm guessing the northern terminals (Perth Amboy in particular) should be getting the bulk of them.

As MCI is on their traditional Christmas break (three weeks), I don't expect any more new buses until at least February.

20 hours ago, Cait Sith said:

Academy will be after transbridge with 19038-19066.

The first Academy was inspected yesterday. So looks like Trans Bridge now has seven buses, 19031-19037.

On 11/9/2018 at 4:54 PM, Cait Sith said:

Trans-Bridge will be next. 19031-19035 are said to be lavatory buses, and have been programmed for Trans-Bridge. They are supposedly getting 5 buses.

Those buses are being inspected this week. 19031, 19033 and 19035 are ready for service. VINS are KP015238//KP015246 even.

On 11/8/2018 at 2:59 AM, Cait Sith said:

Wayne Garage is rumored to be next, and 17185 is rumored to hit Wayne.....as it's in NJT colors and is on the way(or is already here).

I still don't have a VIN for 17185. Or a plate for that matter.

On 11/4/2018 at 1:01 AM, Orion6025 said:

Well 19003 is au9915

Thank you! These plates haven't hit any of the lookup services I use (Carfax, Autocheck, and Vehicle History. The plate is actually AU-991S

update 11/6

Except for 19022-19023 and 19029, as of Monday, November 5, buses 19001-19030 are inspected and ready to go. VINs end with KP015208-15237 on these 30 buses.

VINS have been confirmed (for the most part) throiugh KP015285, but some are missing, perhaps D4505's for other customers, or maybe 40 foot buses - I haven't checked yet. If all of those buses are for NJT that takes us up to 19066.

7 hours ago, Orion6025 said:

Well 19003 is au9915

Thank you! These plates haven't hit any of the lookup services I use (Carfax, Autocheck, and Vehicle History. The plate is actually AU-991S

27 VINs confirmed so far for 2019 D4500CT's. Good pictures with readable license plates are helpful to ID'ing these buses....

Let me do some homework. I'll have some info on that hopefully tonight.

I have confirmed another batch of D4500CT buses that would complete the 2018 model year portion of the Year 3 order. None have been assigned to NJT yet, and I'll advise you when there are some on the property.

On 9/2/2018 at 5:13 AM, busdude2 said:

Dave i wonder if you know the answer to this ?  Before NJT went to 5 digit bus numbers like 16001 what would have been the last bus to have a 4 digit number ?  My guess would be either 4042 Mci hybrid or 7362 Mci cng not sure which order finished last.

The last hybrid bus, 4044. 

23 hours ago, Tranzitfan81 said:

Yes to my surprise as well; there are 45 footers running on the 316 and 317.  18127 and 18129 are on the 317 and 18128 on the 316 as of this morning.   None have been used yet on the 409.  

I always thought that the 317 - a poky, 3-1/2 hour ride through southern NJ making practically every local stop between Asbury Park and Philadelphia, including Joint Base MDL - thrived on older equipment and didn't warrant anything more than a 40 foot bus.

Anyone know if the new buses on this route have restrooms?

18126-18129 could be Newton Ave. I didn't think 45-foot buses belonged there....

On 6/30/2018 at 9:23 AM, davemackey said:

I think 18107 through 18117 are Meadowlands. 18118-18119 are Saddle River Trails. Anyone seen 18120-18129?

Looks like 18120 through at least 18125 have gone to Egg Harbor Twp.

Egg Harbor now also has 18010 and 18011 from Washington Twp.

18 hours ago, Tranzitfan81 said:

18122 and 18123 are on the 559. Are these loaners or will they be assigned to Egg Harbor Twp?

Also 18010 and 18011 were sent down the AC Expressway from Washington Twp to Egg Harbor Twp...I am assuming they're just there for the summer.

I am going down to Toms River today so I will look for any of those buses.

18125 is on the 559 right now, around Stafford Twp. heading towards Lakewood

I think 18107 through 18117 are Meadowlands. 18118-18119 are Saddle River Trails. Anyone seen 18120-18129?

4 hours ago, 46Dover said:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/128794395@N03/27853075297/in/dateposted-public/

NIIIIIICE

Let the record show that 18118 and 18119 are Saddle River Trails.

12 hours ago, busdude2 said:

Well year one went very well for MCI. So do you think the next batch will be 19,000 numbers ?

Actually that was year two of the contract. Year One was 17000-17184. Year Two is 17185-17240 and 18001-18129. (I think 17185 is non revenue training unit above and beyond the contract.) As with last year, there may still be a bunch of 18000's before the 19000's start rolling off the assembly line.

2 hours ago, busdude2 said:

I think you mean to say 18120.

I sure did. 18120-18129 are on the property. Year Two of the contract is completed.