JoshTheScrub

On 2/26/2024 at 1:46 PM, Ale188 said:

Trust me, the most randomest shit is separated from each other, like I don't know, 'R160A-1' and 'R160A-2'. What's the difference?

Number assignments are weird for the buses but then again it’s expected since it changes for every new bus order they get

4 minutes ago, DCTransitFilms said:

How long do you guys think the OGs have? I wanna hit up Queens when the weather gets warmer. But judging by how fast the Novas and XD40s are coming in I'm judging they won't last until May.

And if I were to hit up the OGs what are the best spots to catch them?

Jamaica either by the 165th terminal or Sutphin & Jamaica or by the Far Rockaway routes since I seen they are more frequent there. I’d give the OGs by Late March into April since there’s 13 left. I spotted 3756 on the Q9 so far today omw home 

43 minutes ago, xD4nn said:

Interesting stuff

Eastchester getting electric buses in the future is interesting… I wonder how that would work out 

4522 from Baisley is retired I hear, I need a confirmation 

1 minute ago, RSMG106 said:

4267 at LaGuardia has been confirmed retired. It's currently at Eastchester scrap.

Dang one of the few spectrum ng buses I liked is retired finna miss them buses 😔

5 minutes ago, xD4nn said:

Looks like QV is doing maintenance on some Stengel XD40s. Which is weird considering QV hasn't had xcelsiors in more than a decade.

I thought they don’t use Xcelsiors how’d you know that?

6 hours ago, Lawrence St said:

But it also doesn't help when conductors on LIRR are getting screamed at or hit with their own printers for trying to enforce even the slightest of rules, or when bus drivers have to fend off attackers with knives...

Man... these poor MTA workers going through it, it's sad.

And going off topic, I worked city seasonal aide for city parks during the summer and lemme tell y'all, people get mad when you enforce a rule on them (most of them comply, some turn violent) they wanna turn up because they can't follow one simple rule. These people don't treat us city workers with respect... like we gotta defend ourselves on the job before someone actually hurt us or kill us for the littlest things. 

16 hours ago, Lawrence St said:

When I was a driver I was one of the very few that actually enforced the fare. It seems nowadays fare beating is considered the norm and trying to enforce it automatically turns into backlash from passengers or from your managers. Which sucks, because it was never this bad 10-15 years ago. Hell, every time  puts out a “please pay your fare” PR message on social media, they get a shit ton of hate replies demeaning them for…enforcing the rule?

I truly do hope  upsizes the eagle team drastically and this new DA actually prosecutes fare beating with a hefty fine.

It's crazy cuz almost nobody pay their fares on the Q6 but yet peeps got bags of clothes and got money but yet can't pay $2.75 for a fare??? 

But watch when people start boycotting the MTA cuz of the fare to make it free

19 minutes ago, Kingsbridgeviewer382 said:

It was weird to see that some routes didn't use artics today while other routes did (due to the snowfall in the morning), though the plus side is that some of those units got a needed break.

It was a wise decision after this https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3bbZWHtpSS/?igsh=MnppaHpnc2c3bG43 and this https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3VMwBbgRKO/?igsh=a2VmdndxeGVicnps happened

4 hours ago, Calvin said:

9273 was on the Q53-SBS early today. Currently, they are running only 40 footers. Credit to r142a_7795

Dang these buses are nice and hopefully I'll see em on them JFK routes, but why the back part lookin like its about to fall off 

Did someone note that 9273 is active because right now I see it on the Q53

On 2/14/2024 at 9:29 AM, TyBusLover1 said:

I miss the RTSs…Just imagine what it would be like if the mta still had them in 2024.

Ehh in my mind, id see them being electrified... but then again that's difficult and time consuming.

On 2/13/2024 at 3:24 PM, danielhg121 said:

The accordion joint is probably not too difficult to replace but the bus is 13 years old at this point. Who knows maybe a frankenstein may occur? 

I wouldn't be surprised if it gets retired, but that looks fixable, just a new accordion and it should be back to normal

Just now, Iron Valiant said:

Now that we are on the topic of training buses, I was wondering if all XD40s are used for training or if it's typically just the 2017-19 units. I'm aware that the 2016-17 XN40s are also used for training.

Ahh I seen an XN40 on the Van Wyck and Atlantic not too long ago used for training 

3 minutes ago, RSMG106 said:

As of this time, 3000 from College Point is now part of the museum fleet. This bus when it was first delivered in 2004 was assigned to Yonkers.

Ayy nice, I just hope that the OGs get the same treatment as well 😌

10 minutes ago, Calvin said:

It does ruin the fun going out looking for the units yourself to collect evidence as a source. And a shortcut way that leads to dead ends. That’s  just my thought. The tracker is okay only if you’re going to school or work from A to B looking to see if your bus is coming or not, but not as officially a straight point as it’s finished from what I’ve learned. 
 

Also, there are some buses that’s in service but has the tracker broken. Basically, seeing it is better than believing it but that’s my take. 

Oh wow that's interesting, I be using the website's roster for more info since I feel its almost accurate

And also I've been busy these weeks to catch 'em myself

1 minute ago, Kingsbridgeviewer382 said:

I hope that source is not the discord tracker bot. @SevenEleven is a reputable source here.

I didn’t know there was a discord tracking bot for buses 😅

I’m sure that 4278  would just be used as a “fill in” bus for any other C40LF bus that is in maintenance or something like that until it retires with the other NGs

On 2/6/2024 at 9:27 PM, TheNextGen2009 said:

And what about the 2023-2024 Novas for MTA Bus?

As of right now BP is 73% finished with its deliveries.  JFK/FR Not sure the assignment number but they are up to 40 rn. LG hasn't gotten any Novas yet.

I'm sure the deliveries are slow due to the OGs and NGs still being in service 

7 minutes ago, Transit Enthusiast said:

Add #3716, #3722, #3745 and #3753 to the list. 17 left now.

Bruh I was riding 3753 like a few days ago they dropping like flies...

12 hours ago, RSMG106 said:

The depot in question was Casey Stengel.

Now just imagine CS running all them LGA routes or having to move all them routes to other depots, it would be a weird mess 

5 minutes ago, RSMG106 said:

7548: Jamaica to Eastchester Scrap. Unable to be repaired.

What happened to 7548? 

43 minutes ago, Brillant93 said:

Interesting you mentioned the last part because anyone remember a few years ago before the pandemic where there was a scandal about the MTA dumping old buses into Brooklyn and the outer areas of the city i.e poorer neighborhoods? I remember on this forum it was some sort of thing mentioned how they usually get newer buses to the northern boroughs first and trickle them down.

If you was talking about this than yes I vividly remembering seeing this pop up on the news 

1 hour ago, Brillant93 said:

I put it like this, would the Jamaica bus depot go through so much trouble to be rebuilt had it been a regular company instead of a transit agency? This isn't to make an argument for privatize transit vs public (its not) but the more I look into our transit issues in the states, it seem more of an issue about politics than capability. 

It's never good when politics bleed into civil services because its mostly about money, not the people.

Correct me if I’m wrong the XD40s are still under delivery to JFK and LaGuardia once they start retiring the NGs?

I’m surprised they haven’t retired yet, maybe they still preserving them for good sake but I don’t think it’s gonna be long 

Not surprised tbh, likewise some stuff needs to be redone again since they still getting negative feedback