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5694 spotted on the Bx22 from westfarms.

9122 from QV in the house @ 126th. Should be in service tomorrow if its not too bad...

Just a note: When UP gets its Orions, it will no longer be an all-nova depot.

Technically its not an all nova depot right now. If you look on the fire extinguisher cover in the front by the stairs, on a majority of their RTS's there will be a blue and black plate that says:

RTS

tmc

Rosewell New Mexico

There was a MCI being towed to QV this morning with a Dispatch SUV following it , this may be a transfer I couldn't see the number I was on another bus

When buses get transferred they get driven to their new location, not towed. The SUV u saw following the bus in tow was probably Road Control.

One training bus isn't really sufficient for a whole depot to train on. Hence CP having 230 and 801.

 

Those other buses were Zerega training buses. Not WF buses.

Definitely, especially since there's about 900 drivers that need to train on it eventually, and about 500 immediately.

Oh and BTW, I don't know if this counts as a move/transfer but i went to Freshpond today. As I was trying to figure out how to get to the actual maintenance building, I saw the "Pheonix"(no clue if I spelled that right) Mobile Command Center bus in the storage building. What's up with that?? Truthfully, I don't even know what the really use that bus for other than the rodeo. I would think that they would use it in emergency blackout type situations, but every depot has a backup generator for such occasions...

Yeah, I was like WT-? (Sorry, couldn't finish it) Why would they need that bus. It's out of age compared to the rest of the RTS's Quill has which are from 98-99. I wonder if there's a plan for some reason to give Quill the 96's RTS to last a little while more by swaping out something or this is one of those no-sense moves like we saw in the summer. Ex. 5017 & 5135 becoming QV buses for a short time after being loaners since there also different in some by age compared to the RTS over there.

its probably a loaner...

Temporary while the fixes up LIB's Orion Vs for their DOT inspections and to prolly kill the bus shortage there. 19 Orion Vs between the CNG depots are over at LIB.

They should learn how to fix their own buses...I mean, the chord is gonna be cut January 1 no matter what. They are not gonna be able to borrow buses from other depots after that...

5695 is still at 126 as of today, coincidentally had 1289 today as well.

5695, 5694, 5693, and 5692 all still here. 1286, 1287, 1289 also back in service for 126th. 1288 just got back today and should be in service later on tonight.

My money is on the Bx19. I just wonder how them LFSAs will handle the Bx15 crowds.....

its gonna suck, just like any other low floor bus on a crowed route...

That's right. NYCT personnel do not get free rides on Bus Company routes (the opposite is true as well). LIB employees do get passes, but they are only valid on LIB. I can't remember what further restrictions there were, but I think it involved express buses.

 

I caught a good five new (i.e. from post 2009) buses on the way home today, and finally got to see an XD40 up close. That rear seating arrangement will never work in territory.

Um, I've never heard of NYCT personnel not being able to ride MTAB buses...As a matter of fact we were told during training that if we were ever denied a free ride by any MTAB operator other than the ones driving express buses, we should take down their pass # and report them. Technically, we're still suppose to pay full fare for express buses. I know that MTAB employees can ride all buses, but have to pay for the subway....

I don't know if this was posted but 1289 is back at 126th street.

If u scroll up you will see that I posted that 1289 and 1287 are back so far. 5694 and 5695 were still here as of yesterday. I'm not sure if they went back this morning or not.

Attention...1287 and 1289 back in the building @ 126th. The other are probably back to, I'm just to lazy to go outside and look for them.

4815 is @ Zerega along with 7001. Revealed by KR.

yeah, those have been there...but 4815 (and i suspect the rest of the first round of xcelsiors) is going to QV. I'm not sure about 7001, i gotta check the computer when i get to work