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No problem man!
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Railroads don't have third rails.
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That's because it's The Staten Island Railway.
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Whats so wierd?? Its the same as any other IND/BMT line.
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Lol... just 1 set! :eek:Those 44's are nice!!!!
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I like the SIR. I caught it for the first time this summer! They need to put a set of R160's on the line!!
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So progress on the NG's seems to be coming along at a better pace. But get this! The fisrt batch to be delivered will have the old hybrid system! What's up with that??? Aparently the upgraded system with A123 lithium ion batteries won't make it into our NG's untill 2009! Stay tuned for an "old" NG!
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I called him yesterday, but got no answer.
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Last I heard they were trying to incorporate the changes in to demo, so they can ramp up production and start delivering the buses. I haven't talked to my guy at Orion in a while.
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I agree. They need to order one last batch of Orion V's, but that will never happen. Cummins and John Deere are the only options now anyway.
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Yeah, just about everyone else in North America has 40, but MTA doesn't.
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In a way, but none of MTA's O7's do.
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Oh okay. I'm not sure if they are to MTA specs or not. I don't think the seats are, unless the TA is making some changes.
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Our O7 NG's will be unique. They have options never before seen on a line haul transit bus, unlike any other NG operator. These buses will basicly be custom made for MTA.
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Yep, it's brand new and has a revised rear end with a raiser. There was a lot of talk at the roadeo about it being built to MTA specs or not. I think it was built to (demo specs). We may see pull cords on the new buses.
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LOL... They want too many options on this bus! For God's sake, I've never known for any bus other than a OTR (MCI) coach to have a rear raiser. But I do think it will be a great bus once it goes into final production.
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But don't forget that thanks to MTA the rear end of the bus has been redesigned. This is a new option, that so far is exclusively for the TA. The order won't be cut, and Orion is doing everything possible to make sure MTA has the best O7 NG's on the road.
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Gotcha.
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Right, thats still confusing to me, but 3800 is supposed to be a production demo. What if it is built to MTA Specs????
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According to subchat, 3803, 3806-3813 are now at CAS.
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Now remember we are dealing with the MTA, so this is subject to change at any time. Manhattanville is supposed to get some because they have the oldest hybrids, but I don't think they will untill 2010. Delivery is sceduled for NYCT, MTAB, the the last back to NYCT.
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From what I have, this is who is on the list to receive some NG's NYCT CAS YUK CS MJQ GH KB QV FLA GA FP ENY MTAB BPK CPT (but they may end up being the CNG model) FAR JFK LGA SPK
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They only have like 57. They could use a few more. The remainder of their local fleet is 12+ years old. I hope they spread them out over all 5 boroughs.
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Most likely they will move to Casey Stengel, who is on the list to receive a batch as well. Castleton is doing what they do best. Jacking up buses. They haven't even been here a week and need body work. But whoever was overseeing the testing at CAS should have already known the wash clearance. Is that not logical??
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LOL... Don't you just love subscripions? I think thats the corner! BTW Nice vid!