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1 minute ago, RandomRider0101 said:
They're supposed to, but I don't wanna get my hopes up too high as the deadline's already been pushed back many times. Hopefully it's for real this time.
Guess they don't want another R179 situation and rightfully so as that was highly disruptive. Atleast that happened during the pandemic at it's worst.
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On 5/13/2022 at 3:09 PM, N6 Limited said:
They probably want to keep them close to the depot while they test them out.
That does make sense. NICE is getting a seperate lot to store these XE40s (and more electric buses are coming soon in 2025 according to NICE), so it would appear that the transition from CNG to BEV is well underway (for better or for worse)...
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As far as these XN40s go, I assume they are writeoffs..?
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On 6/19/2022 at 4:12 PM, User said:
Can anyone recall the last time an Orion VII NG/3G CNG at NICE caught fire?
2009 Orion 7.501 NG CNG #1707 had a small engine fire back in 2015 while working on the n6 (IIRC), but nothing serious. Not unless you want to count those arrson fires at Cedar Creek last summer when some sobs set fire to 11 retired NG CNGs...
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On 2/4/2023 at 2:45 PM, Bill from Maspeth said:
They will make the decision when the time comes. Today's decision makers at MTA/NYCT will be long gone by then and it will become somebody else's problem. Maybe some of you guys can take entrance exams, get hired, move up the ladder, and become tomorrow's decision makers so YOU can make the call! For now, today Saturday Feb.3, 2023, can we please deal with the R211's and the replacement of the almost 750 active R46's and 50+ SI R44's first?
It's OK to speculate but the speculation of barn/route/line assignments of new equipment lately by so many posters to this site is beyond over the top. Plus too many guys are posting equipment assignments from the standpoint "This is what they WILL Do". Absolutely preposterous! Can we please be patient? This stuff about what will happen years from now is way past ridiculous.
I read somewhere that there supposedly a 168 car order somewhere for the B division, so maybe that will be what would eventually play out for the R68 replacements?
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1 hour ago, RandomRider0101 said:
Cool photo. By the way, the open gangway cars are called the R211T.
The As are going to passanger service this spring aren't they? They better, cause they been testing for almost 2 damn years!
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4 hours ago, Lawrence St said:
WHY???
Does this apply to express buses? Who’s going to pay for this? Oh wait I know, is the tax payers.
We don’t need free bus rides. We need an increased eagle team presence and higher fines for skipping the fare. It is an absolute disrespect that we have to pay more for those that don’t.
I hear it's partially because WMATA is thinking about doing the same in the near future. But I would think it would only apply to local buses like the M12, BX16, B63, etc. More premium services like SIM lines (or express buses in general) or +SBS+ buses will continue to require busfares. Think about it, if the MTA were to make all buses free (and even subways), OMNY would be a colossal waste of money and would be pointless, and the MTA would likely fall unto an even greater state of disrepair. No one wants that....
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12 minutes ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said:
It's not that simple. Some unions are more vocal than others, and I can assure you that when it comes to work, especially express work, no depot is going to want to give up lines like the X27, X28, X37 & X38, some of the busiest in the City outside of Staten Island, which means lots of work would be lost and at good pay (not all runs pay the same). Furthermore, since you bring up logistics, having express buses deadhead from the Spring Creek area all the way to Bay Ridge, Sea Gate, etc. doesn't make much sense when there is a depot much closer to those neighborhoods and could increase operating costs for the
. It wouldn't just be the unions screaming, but also elected officials. I am almost certain that the union for Ulmer Park would reach out to them if need be as they have in the past years ago when the took away work and a deal was brokered to bring back the X27 & X28 on weekends.
Spring Creek Depot is an
Bus Depot and Ulmer Park is a NYCT Depot. Spring Creek Depot currently (and for years) has had an issue keeping drivers at that depot because of the contractual agreement made years ago to allow for part-time drivers there, not to mention that there are some compensation differences that still exist between Bus and NYCT. These are all reasons that logistically it likely wouldn't happen, and if the insisted on it, elected officials can threaten to withhold funding for starters. That area of Brooklyn has generally always had an elected official in some capacity overseeing Transportation with regards to the and it receiving funding that it desperately needs. For example, Senator Golden served as the Senate’s Representative to the Metropolitan Transit Authority Capital Program Review Board. That Board is responsible for overseeing and approving the 's capital spending programs.
I was under the impression that the contractual agreements were going to be moot once NYCTA and MTA BC merged. Is that still in progess or has that pla been halted due to the pandemic?
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9 minutes ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said:
That is just not happening. Ulmer Park Depot would raise hell. Some drivers, esp. the senior ones like picking the express work. I have a number of UP drivers in my group that do express. For the record, Spring Creek Depot is technically part of the Queens Division, even though it has the BM lines and other Brooklyn lines.
Be that as it may, last I check the neighborhood of Spring Creek is in Brooklyn and the Depot itself started out as a Brooklyn division Depot dating back to the Command bus days. Also, I was speaking more on the logistical side as Ulmer Park has 40ft, 45ft, and 60ft buses and since Spring Creek is better suited for 45ft OTR buses, they should take all the express routes. Since the lanes are being renumbered, the whole NYCTA vs MTABC boundaries are going to be a bit blurred, so I think it would be possible to get away with that despite whatever the unions try to say...
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Seeing that every other burrough and/or county in the area is redesigning their network, is NICE planing to do the same? I aware of the new n75 bus line that they launched recently, but anything more extensive in the works?
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21 hours ago, EastFlatbushLarry said:
because Private Transportation was never discussed as part of the DOT franchises the city wanted to unload. also, the Jewish community would never allow that to happen.
more than likely, Jackie Gleason will get that work. they're really not about showing any love to Spring Creek Depot... not by a long shot. by design alone, that's a NYCTA line.
no, however i personally know of people along 101 Avenue that do a 3 legged transfer of either Q8-B15-
or Q8-B84- (3). may not be the majority, but it's got more potential than running buses carrying air to/from gateway. I'm shocked they haven't adjusted paddles to run more Euclid short signs to be honest. i have alot of criticisms about this redesign, however, i don't hate the Q8 to new lots avenue. I personally hate the current setup around new lots once you leave the train. B15, B6.. and nothing else?
because they want to cram this B53 garbage down people's collective throats
the point of calling it the B10 is to signify to people that it's NOT serving downstate & kings county hospitals and is staying on empire, as opposed to having bus operators explain the difference to people who are too careless to pay attention.
no one in that community goes to coney Island for anything, that's first of all. if they want the beach, they drive to jones Beach or the jersey shore. people who live in Bensonhurst/Gravesend view coney island as ghetto. secondly, the only people who utilize the 82 are home health aides & nurses down that strip of cropsey. the 82 carries air south of Ulmer Park Depot. passenger service has consistently taken an absolute nosedive to/from Stillwell over the past decade. I'm shocked they're still doing that. i remember being at east ny depot and lateness on that run would cause most of our runs to be short turned at Ulmer Park. Stillwell terminal wasn't that big of a deal back then (2009) hence why 82 sbs's don't go there. for the time being they need to cut overnite service from Stillwell imo. the 82 now reminds me of the B12 back then. they barely sent buses to Cypress hill to the point it service cut and never came back.
Well, if it's assgned to NYCTA, then JG is almost a 100% guarantee unless FB gets it (which is also doable). However, from what I can tell, looks to me that the B81 is basically just a split route. Basically, the MTA is giving the B103 Limited the M5 treatment and the B81 would be the "M55" segment. In any case, I see no reason why Spring Creek can't continue to serve Downtown Brooklyn. While they are at it, they should give ALL the Brooklyn express bus service to Spring Creek, making it the sole express bus depot in Brooklyn since Ulmer Park will probably get the B5 and others. Take the load off of them.
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On 2/15/2023 at 5:56 PM, GojiMet86 said:
......How old are you again?
Well, I see your sense of humor hasn't changed....
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On 1/18/2023 at 12:31 PM, Lex said:
If you're implying restoring rail service on this corridor is useless, well, I can bring up some of your proposals for Brooklyn's bus network.
lol
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On 1/25/2023 at 6:51 PM, Calvin said:
From the above reply, it's most likely a training session for the newcomers on the job for MTA.
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And also, for the broken photo: Joe (@aboveaverage.joe) https://www.instagram.com/p/CngOo6Pt5Ho/
Exactly how many R32s are left on property? Around 70 cars?
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On 2/6/2023 at 6:45 PM, mrsman said:
I tend to agree.
There can be a balance between service and safety.
Larger stations should have public restrooms and smaller stations should have restrooms only availabe to staff and emergencies.
What defines a larger station? Certainly major transfer points (including bus-subway transfers) and probably want to be sure that no place is too far away from a public bathroom, so maybe a need to provide a public bathroom at least every 5 local stops.
Plus those restrooms were disgusting as all hell.
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On 6/23/2022 at 2:20 PM, DCTransitFilms said:
If anyone is interested, there is a retirement run of the DASH Orion Vs next Friday, July 1, 2022.
-DASH is due for 10 new XD40s this year. All remaining Orion Vs have since been retired since the last update.
-ART is wrapping up their 20 bus order for 2022 New Flyer XN40 CNGs (#5400-5419). Most of their 2007 NABI 35LFW 1G CNGs and 2009 NABI 35LFW 2G CNGs are retired.
- Fairfax Connector just took delivery of atleast 2 of their new 2023 New Flyer XE40 Charge NGs, numbered in the #1000s.
-Fairfax Connector also just took delivery of a number of new 2022-2023 New Flyer XD40s and XD35s, XD40s being #7869-7876 (IIRC) and XD35s being (#7877-7892, so far). Most of their 2007 New Flyer D40LFRs and 2007 D35LFRs are retired.
-WMATA Metrobus will soon take delivery of their brand new 2023 New Flyer XE60s with #1160 being built and ready to go. More XE40s are also inbound.
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19 hours ago, JLiu15 said:
4032-4033 inspected today.
Why did they put the unit numbers on the mirror instead of on the body of the buses? Never seen anyone do that before..
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9 minutes ago, RandomRider0101 said:
So you're saying that since it's a smaller order that means it's not worthy of giving updates on? I'm not understanding this logic here.
Not quite.
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On 1/31/2023 at 11:49 AM, MysteriousBtrain said:
Gotta remember the MTA is a state funded company, so whatever the state sees fit they'll do their best to push things for their perspective.
With Cuomo out of office, it becomes easier for the MTA to discontinue wifi without political influence.
Now if only they culd bring back the classic blue and white scheme, maybe with the blackback as well.
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7 minutes ago, RandomRider0101 said:
What's your point? He was just giving a status update on the 2022 XD40 order's progress.
I know, no shade at him, just that it's funny to me give a big grandiose closure of a 139 bus order.
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32 minutes ago, N6 Limited said:
Is NICE planning to get more articulated buses?
That's the 50 million dollar question. From what I been hearing, yes...eventually. I don't know if it will take another depot to be built before that happens though.
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On 8/4/2016 at 12:17 AM, MysteriousBtrain said:
Just a couple of interesting rosters over the years that I gathered from all over the web. Some were already seen, while others were a bit difficult to find. Thought some of you might enjoy these rosters, especially the newbies:
1995: http://web.archive.org/web/19980127010654/http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/Bus/busfacts.htm
(gotta scroll down a bit, does not include a fleet Roster)
1999: http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/topic/20996-nyctmabstoa-bus-roster-april-1999/
2000: http://www.subchat.com/buschat/readflat.asp?Id=203384&p=1#203396
2003: http://talk.nycsubway.org/perl/read?bustalk=86154
2004: http://talk.nycsubway.org/perl/read?bustalk=99868
2006: http://forum.bustalk.info/archive/New%20York%20City%20Bus%20Roster%20-%20December%202006_2.html
2007: http://forum.bustalk.info/viewtopic.php?t=48&sid=0735b6e0b2bbccdd483fe52b210e372b
2008: http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/topic/2815-the-official-mta-bus-roster/
http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/topic/2747-mta-bus-roster/
(Top link is NYCT, Bottom is MTA BC)
(Note: before the budget cuts)
2015: https://web.archive.org/web/20151023023732/https://sites.google.com/site/nycbuses/
And just for fun......
Just before May 2016: https://web.archive.org/web/20160501171927/https://sites.google.com/site/nycbuses/
Is there any bus rosters from 2001 or 2004? I been looking for those for years. What about old MTA Long Island bus rosters?
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On 8/4/2016 at 12:17 AM, MysteriousBtrain said:
Just a couple of interesting rosters over the years that I gathered from all over the web. Some were already seen, while others were a bit difficult to find. Thought some of you might enjoy these rosters, especially the newbies:
1995: http://web.archive.org/web/19980127010654/http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/Bus/busfacts.htm
(gotta scroll down a bit, does not include a fleet Roster)
1999: http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/topic/20996-nyctmabstoa-bus-roster-april-1999/
2000: http://www.subchat.com/buschat/readflat.asp?Id=203384&p=1#203396
2003: http://talk.nycsubway.org/perl/read?bustalk=86154
2004: http://talk.nycsubway.org/perl/read?bustalk=99868
2006: http://forum.bustalk.info/archive/New%20York%20City%20Bus%20Roster%20-%20December%202006_2.html
2007: http://forum.bustalk.info/viewtopic.php?t=48&sid=0735b6e0b2bbccdd483fe52b210e372b
2008: http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/topic/2815-the-official-mta-bus-roster/
http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/topic/2747-mta-bus-roster/
(Top link is NYCT, Bottom is MTA BC)
(Note: before the budget cuts)
2015: https://web.archive.org/web/20151023023732/https://sites.google.com/site/nycbuses/
And just for fun......
Just before May 2016: https://web.archive.org/web/20160501171927/https://sites.google.com/site/nycbuses/
Is there any bus rosters from 2001 or 2004? I been looking for those for years. What about old MTA Long Island bus rosters?
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On 8/4/2016 at 12:17 AM, MysteriousBtrain said:
Just a couple of interesting rosters over the years that I gathered from all over the web. Some were already seen, while others were a bit difficult to find. Thought some of you might enjoy these rosters, especially the newbies:
1995: http://web.archive.org/web/19980127010654/http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/Bus/busfacts.htm
(gotta scroll down a bit, does not include a fleet Roster)
1999: http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/topic/20996-nyctmabstoa-bus-roster-april-1999/
2000: http://www.subchat.com/buschat/readflat.asp?Id=203384&p=1#203396
2003: http://talk.nycsubway.org/perl/read?bustalk=86154
2004: http://talk.nycsubway.org/perl/read?bustalk=99868
2006: http://forum.bustalk.info/archive/New%20York%20City%20Bus%20Roster%20-%20December%202006_2.html
2007: http://forum.bustalk.info/viewtopic.php?t=48&sid=0735b6e0b2bbccdd483fe52b210e372b
2008: http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/topic/2815-the-official-mta-bus-roster/
http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/topic/2747-mta-bus-roster/
(Top link is NYCT, Bottom is MTA BC)
(Note: before the budget cuts)
2015: https://web.archive.org/web/20151023023732/https://sites.google.com/site/nycbuses/
And just for fun......
Just before May 2016: https://web.archive.org/web/20160501171927/https://sites.google.com/site/nycbuses/
Is there any bus rosters from 2001 or 2004? I been looking for those for years. What about old MTA Long Island bus rosters?
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. It wouldn't just be the unions screaming, but also elected officials. I am almost certain that the union for Ulmer Park would reach out to them if need be as they have in the past years ago when the 
or Q8-B84- (3). may not be the majority, but it's got more potential than running buses carrying air to/from gateway. I'm shocked they haven't adjusted paddles to run more Euclid short signs to be honest. i have alot of criticisms about this redesign, however, i don't hate the Q8 to new lots avenue. I personally hate the current setup around new lots once you leave the
NICE bus (Nassau county) system redesign?
in Nassau Inter-County Express
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For starters, they can eliminate the n57 and merge it with the n58. Also axe the n21 as it's kinda pointless now.