Novabus 5000

Among these most likely will be C40s on JFK routes.

Thats a dumb statement. Why would they retire those buses when they aren't slated to be. The 97-98 RTSs at Flatbush will be done as so: The Best ones to MTA Bus, the worst to scrap.

Relax chile....

3869 to QV, just spotted on the Q46

As per the higher ups at WF, its a shortage.

Yes.

Because some of you don't know the retirement plans for these high floor buses, here is what ACTUALLY is happening, coming from my sources who WORK at MTA: Option 1: 414 Novabus LFSs & 276 New Flyer XD40s are taken, with an option of 350 buses being taken as well (manufacture unknown at the time): >First, all the 1996-97 Novabus RTSs WILL, WILL, WILL retire. That includes buses from 8750-9349. >Next, ALL the Orion Vs WILL retire. These buses (the TA ordered ones anyways) have frame rot, and various units have cracked axles. >THEN The worst of the 1997-98 Novabus RTS batch (9350-9699) will go to scrap, and the better ones will go to MTA Bus. > After all of that, the 1998-99 Novabus RTSs (4902-5249) will be the only high floors left at transit. Option 2: 414 Novabus LFSs, 276 New Flyer XD40s and all 700 options are taken: >All high floors are retired, and MTA Bus will get a cut of of the options to retire RTSs and Orion Vs at depots that have them now. These are the Choices that the MTA are sticking too.

More then likely it is doing CMF testing. A lot of those 1000s have been at ENY CMF for work and they have been taking them everywhere for testing to make sure the repairs are good.

Incase no one mentioned it, 3992 to JFK. I spotted it on the 7 yesterday.

8832 is NOT a blackback. It is a whiteback, saw it last week. Also, 174, 180 and 183 have been repainted but also have blackbacks.

Just because.

Add 9195 if it isn't already there. 180 is also redone.

Some screenshots from a 2 train trip I did a few nights ago: Enjoy!

To add to this, the main reason these went to UP was to replace 9390-9399. Jamaica Only sent QV 35 Next Gens while QV sent them 45 LFSs, and so UP sent 9390-9399 and then Jamaica Sent out these. Incase no one pointed it out (since I don't stalk this page), 9311, 9112, 9236, 9231 and 9203 are all at JFK, along with 5205, 5207 and 5209.

Will you be able to operate the LRV? I know you can operate the buses and the trains in it.

So wait, the 4 that left ENY are now running on the C, after their SMS?

1804 - Gone, Done deal. Not sure of what extra bus your talking about. MTA Buses - Those were never actually fully built, but the frames went onto the NICE buses.

Can anyone pass on the numbers for these cars that were moved?

In the event that a set of R32s has to go into service on the C in an emergency situation, would the train be 10 cars to match the R46s or 8 cars like they normally are?

1613 or 1713?!?!

Official Nassau Inter-County Express Bus Repaint/Wrapped Roster: March 28th, 2012: Nice Re-paint roster: March 19th, 2012 2009-10 Daimler Orion 07.501 Next Generation CNG Low Floor: 1708, 1727, 1732, 1791 2010-2011 Daimler Orion 07.501 Next Generation CNG Low Floor : 1800, 1806-1807, 1812, 1816, 1819, 1822, 1825-1829, 1830-1831, 1835-1839

Nice Re-paint roster: March 19th, 2012 2009-10 Daimler Orion 07.501 Next Generation CNG Low Floor: 1732 2010-2011 Daimler Orion 07.501 Next Generation CNG Low Floor : 1807, 1812, 1816, 1822, 1826-1829, 1835-1839

What kind of a!!ed s!!t is this?

MTA owns 1760-1839.

Nice Re-paint roster: March 4th, 2012 2009-10 Daimler Orion 07.501 Next Generation CNG Low Floor: 1732 2010-2011 Daimler Orion 07.501 Next Generation CNG Low Floor : 1807, 1816, 1822, 1826-1829, 1836-1839