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1852 went to 2002, and 1751 and 1767 weren't far behind. 3469 went to April 2004, and 3901 and 3949 went to 2005---and 3503 (under various numbers) lasted until early 2007. The 4300s to 4800s may have gone longer if the NYCTA (pre-MTA Bus) didn't want the two-stroke buses out the door more quickly. Then you have some of the ex-PBL GMCs that lasted 21-22 years (the last one was a 1986 unit, 1162)...and now the 5900s (the only surviving ex-Green Lines buses) are on their last legs.

2270 went for 21 years---being retired in 2002. Yet the 400s and 500s didn't make it past 14.

Another route I would create would be the S45, running the following route between the St. George Ferry Terminal and the Jersey Gardens and IKEA Elizabeth, hourly: Leaving the Ferry, follow the S46 route to Port Richmond Avenue. Then, south on Port Richmond Avenue to Walker Street, across Walker Street to Morningstar Road, south on Morningstar to Forest Avenue, west on Forest to the Goethals, and over the Goethals and via the NJ Turnpike to Jersey Gardens Mall first, then to IKEA. Layover at IKEA. The S45 would not carry customers between IKEA and Jersey Gardens (use the NJT #40 or #111 instead).

Expanding on TML's idea: My route idea would be the N44, Hempstead-Walt Whitman Mall via Clinton Road, Roosevelt Raceway, New Cassel, and Jericho Turnpike. The route would follow the N35 to Roosevelt Field, then operate via Zeckendorf Boulevard, Corporate Drive, and Merchants Concourse to provide service to the Roosevelt Raceway shopping area, then follow the N35 into Westbury, where the N77 would follow the N22 to Hicksville, reverse-looping near the train station to face northbound on Newbridge Road. The N77 would then run north on Broadway to Jericho Turnpike, travel east on Jericho Turnpike into Syosset, into Crossways Park, and then on to Walt Whitman Mall. Service would be 6 AM to 9 PM on weekdays and 8 AM to 6 PM on Saturdays, with no Sunday service (aiming for hourly service). During the rush hours, an additional bus would run Hicksville to Crossways only. The N79 would also be adjusted so that the N79 and N44 each served Walt Whitman Mall every other hour; alternating N79s would end at Manetto Hill Road and Woodbury Road and alternating N44s would end at Crossways (Jericho and Woodland Gate on Saturdays). There would be interlining (i.e., an N79 entering Whitman Mall would leave as an N44). Some N22s would not travel east of Roosevelt Field, but between Hicksville and Westbury, 30-minute service would be maintained. To maintain further cost neutrality, the N19 would have the number of trips that travel to Suffolk County reduced (and eliminated on Sundays). That area along Jericho Turnpike is an untapped market that I see, as TML does too. I would have wanted to serve Syosset RR, but could not find a suitable routing that also served Crossways. Where I differ from TML, however, is that I don't feel that Old Country Road east of Roosevelt Field warrants a third bus route, but Roosevelt Raceway Mall is also underserved with only the N43 serving it, which is why I would send it via Corporate Drive and New Cassel instead of straight up Old Country Road.

B34 or Q52: Begin at Rockaway Parkway Station. Eastbound: Follow B6 route to Schenck Avenue. Follow Schenck Avenue to Gateway Drive; buses would make 3 stops at Gateway Mall: at BJ's, Babies-R-Us, and then on the near side of Erskine Street. Then get on the Belt Parkway to Exit 17, exit the Belt Parkway. Left at Cross Bay Boulevard, right at Pitkin Avenue to the end, make a right through Aqueduct Racetrack's parking lot and access road into JFK Airport. Follow B15 route into JFK Airport, end at Terminal 4. Return to Canarsie via same route, except using Flatlands Avenue between East 103 and Rockaway Parkway. Assignment: JFK Depot; discontinue QM18 route to make room. Frequency: every 20 minutes except during rush hour, when service is every 10 minutes. The aim would also be to save money on B6 service by short-turning alternate Limiteds at Rockaway Parkway station, and to give Howard Beach customers and customers from the Woodhaven Boulevard corridor better access into JFK Airport --- currently an undertapped market. The Q53 would have an extra stop added at Pitkin Avenue. The key would require negotiation of passage through the racetrack, where there would be a racetrack stop on racing days; it would likely not be able to work without such access. Some runs would be interlined with the Q10 Limited.

7264 is not dead yet! It was on the Q65 today.

However, LIRR engineers usually do have a strict dress code with respect to the type of regulation shoes and legwear that must be worn.

The A570IS, A590IS, and A720 have image stabilization. I use an A580, however.

I'll probably wait until more are delivered before starting to hunt for them...Megabus or this?