Xcelsior Man

8 hours ago, Santana04 said:

I think from the 2018-19 models have that is just most operator stay using the old methods 

In February 2021, I witnessed one 2019 XD40(Quill), when I was speaking with a Quill operator. There was a friend of his who asked what is this ? And the operator explained that, it's a slot to open and securely close the door. 

7 minutes ago, RandomRider0101 said:

Just spotted Nova LFS 8467 sitting at the East NY Ave. & E. 92nd st. bus stop on the B12 in Brooklyn. It was not in service, but I'm wondering what it was doing there. Anyone know what depot this unit is normally assigned to?

It's a Jamaica Depot Unit.

About the bus lane scanners that the buses are now receiving, didn't this program started in 2019 when MTA advertised their ABLE systems ? 

22 hours ago, Santana04 said:

It was detour because nypd activity at cross bay and jamaica refugee 

 Thank you, and also proof. 

  Happy New Year's Everybody ! Yesterday, I caught 2 XD60s #6271 & #6078 from LaGuardia Depot, running through Canarsie. Why ? 

Hello ladies and gentlemen, I saw 5596(LFSA) on the M42 based on the tracker. Is this a glitch or is it a random run of the 60ft on that short route ? It can count back to when 6143(XD60) ran the B41 in January 2020.  

 2015 XD40 #7138 has a leak from the air conditioner while running the B82 LCL, based off the IG story of @trainktherailfanner. 

Just now, Ty24 said:

The bus didn’t catch on fire . The tow truck is what caught on fire. 

  I saw that on Facebook too. The whole front of the truck was burning. The bus was lifted and the fire spread on the grass side of the highway without touching the bus. This happened in New Jersey. 

Hello to the car enthusiasts community, I hope you had great holidays in this brutal plain year. Therefore, I had created the XE60 review for the MTA community. Now here's a funnest car review of the year, to cheer up the depression into a best ecstacy time. 

3 minutes ago, Snorunts said:

I gotta be honest, I didn’t think East New York would receive any XDE40. It looked like they were getting 2009/10 NG Hybrids and 2014/15 Xcelsior XD40 to displace their older buses.

  But those buses went back. Recently, 2 NGs went back to Grand Ave from this depot. Even one, back to Flatbush. And 3 XD40s went back to FP from this too. 

35 minutes ago, Jdog14 said:

 

Sounds like the machine read the card as an invalid card. 

   It was not expired and proper money value was in it. 

  This reminds me(going quite off topic) back in April 2019, I was paying my B46 SBS ticket in the machine. I slid my metrocard in, but the machine had froze and ate my card. So after a scary minute pushing buttons to make it work and for my card to come out , there was #7633 approached to my stop on Utica/Flatlands Ave and the machine spits the card out(as if it vomited) to the floor. What caused this machine to be like this ? 

8300 on the B68 also

https://youtu.be/ewONV_AJX2I

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With the LFS HEV leaked from Canada,

it should match what I designed last year. 

No longer, 2019-20. But 2020-21 model as a drawing. 

1 minute ago, Cait Sith said:

Since Jamaica, actually. That's where it originally started.

What time of day did you see this? Depending on the time, it could've been route training for the operators.

Noon, maybe around 11:47am - 12:11pm.

1 minute ago, Cait Sith said:

What high MPH, almost all of them were governed at 40 during the end of their lives.

As for the OG CNGs, I don't think that's even a factor when you consider that those buses always ran overnight during their time.....the ONLY community that complained about those buses is the stuck-up area known as Country Club, as they wanted the Bx8 out of there.

I mean't it's highest can be the governed MPH you just mention(forgot to include). 

Also on July 9th, I found #7342(FB unit) running in Manhattan along 8th ave. Is for a B99 route test , or a transfer ?

10 hours ago, MHV9218 said:

Neither here nor there, but part of misses the days when we had an interesting fleet with all these new lines running through the city. B99 comes into Manhattan using what, new XD40s or O7 NGs, same as the Quill fleet. But to imagine an FB RTS running that route? Or O7 CNGs running a Bx99? Kinda reminds me of the Hurricane Sandy shuttles, which were something like this. That was a ride...

  I would agree with mainly the RTS part. The engine would've been beasty when crossing the bridge at it's high MPH. But my worries with the OG CNG(even the BX99), is the noise as highly disruptive by the exhaust.  Residents cannot sleep through that repeated noise after midnight. But as of today, the XD40s are best on this route. Imagine sleeping in this bus throughout the route, the quietness does not bother. And I like to hear the exterior humming noise of the aerodynamic breeze of the bus along with it's Cummins engine runs. 

5 minutes ago, Cait Sith said:

I'd also like to point out one thing, not in a bashing type of way, but some constructive criticism. Take it however you want.

Unless you've driven every single car (or that cybertruck lol) that you're reviewing, you're going to leave out a whole lot of information about the vehicles in question. Actual car reviews involve people checking out the cars from head to toe and actually driving them to gauge performance, ride quality, ect. Your style of reviews is basically looking at it from an outsiders POV without physically checking out the cars on your own, which will end up being very misleading(which honestly isn't new from your other bus "reviews"). 

You can do something better in that regard, reviews are something I don't think you should do especially if you do not have any experience with those vehicles. I get that you're trying to look for ways to make your channel grow, but reviews ain't it, chief.

   Okay, anything you say to me doesn't hurt like you may have though before. Speaking of "driving", I am getting my driver's permit sooner. And style of reviewing happens from riding the cars, and it matches what other car critic says(may heard some riding details in my video). Once I get a Toyota by 2021(age 18), I will show a walkthrough of the car and the performance test of my car. Even my dad's car, and the car collection of my Uncle's house(owned by my cousins', and my uncle & aunt). 

I understand. This is why in vids and thumbnails I edit the license plates off, including the faces of the drivers or passengers. Going outside, I am very discreet with my phone to not expose my suspicious activity. 

P.S. 

I am replying to trainfan22. And for others who were about to say the same thing.