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#5132 is at Flatbush from Quill. This unit was my follower on the B46 last night.

Not sure why this is a bus move/transfer? lol

Operated #5039 about two weeks ago on the B46, though I'm not sure when it was transferred to the depot.

Some of those buses are sent there for training purposes, so it may very well be up there for just a day. Usually a Supt. who works at Zerega will start their day off by going to a depot and picking up a bus to take into Zerega. You'll see C40LF #911 (from Gleason) going to Zerega often for training, not maintenance.

As of this afternoon: 4810 is still at Zerega, and will be for the remainder of this week and the weekend; EPA Orion hasn't arrived to Zerega yet. Where'd you get that info from?

I had a hard time getting some juice for acceleration but once I got the momentum going it was pumping- no questions. The kneel was a bit off though- it was raising back quietly for some reason. I only noticed this because after I finish loading the kneel light was already off, and just had to disengage the interlock and go. Pretty convenient in a way.

Confirmed. I was the operator of 5057 this afternoon.

I'm sorry to hear that, FDBGuy. I'm sure they told you in orientation that you don't want to enter day 10 qualification. Why? They make it 10x harder, and you have two superintendents onboard with everyone else on your bus who didn't make it on day 7 and 9. Your day 10 qualification will be done in Castle Hill, Bronx, where Zerega is located. As you've already noticed, the area is quite residential with a few industrial buildings. Don't let the area fool you as you will be tested to the max, and believe or not, people do pass on day 10. It takes dedication and following through with the fundamentals you were taught days 1-6. If you were already in the intersection trying to make the turn, and pedestrians were in the crosswalk, I'm wondering why he didn't waive it instead of sending you to day 10? It's not as if you deliberately ran the light; the pedestrians were holding you up. I had that issue on day 5 in Manhattan making the right onto 96th from Lexington-- my light turned red, but was already in the intersection with pedestrians not giving a fucC, but also had to deal with the 96th traffic coming my way making the turn even tougher. Anyway, day 10- there's no room for error as they will be watching every move. Take your time and follow through for tomorrow. Also, when exiting Zerega, if you're making a right, there's white lines that resemble a curb -- DO NOT go over it; treat the turn as if it were a regular curb and pivot your bus accordingly.

pjbr40- Zerega will issue a pamphlet with the MTA depots on how to get there, telephone numbers, and whether the depot has parking or not; the pamphlet will also have a number of "Permanent Bulletins" and "Memorandums" that you should read and understand- they may help in the future.

The Friday you're talking (9/2/11) about is over a week ago because 8890 was at Flatbush this past Friday (9/9/11) on our maintenance lifts.

Please add 5060, 5061 & 5131 to Flatbush's roster. They were transfered in this past week from Quill.

It's been at Flatbush for about a week, still with UP decals.

126th is receiving NGs now? I take this as news to me. lol

LFS #8086 arrived at Zerega for vehicle registration.

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Vlad D - you are the man, bro. Thanks for your detailed post about both qualification days. Much, much appreciated. :cool: 10 days down; 11 days to go.

It is what it is is definitely right - no doubt about it. Can you describe your qualification day in detail; also your DMV qualification day - how'd it go?

Thanks again, Vlad D. I've had a change of heart of whether I drive in Manhattan or the Bronx. It would actually be a nice challenge for me to operate those Artics in high traffic areas, even through Times Square. The old saying goes is, "If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere."; the saying goes for driving as well. My preference would be Brooklyn first (preferably Ulmer Park or Jackie Gleason; anywhere in BK would be OK aside from East New York), then the Bronx (Gun Hill or West Farms); Manhattan (126th Street or MJQ Depot) will be my last resort. I'm only excluding Queens because of their ATU committment to lock you once you're in; and Staten Island because it's too fucCing far, and because of ATU too. :-p

In addition to Locomotion69's post above; there's also one TA depot in Manhattan - that's 126th Street Depot. Also, just future reference - "Unions"; Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx are part of the TWU100; Staten Island & Queens are part of the ATU.