mfs NJT459

I looked at MCI's CNG specs on their website, and it looks like they only come in 40 footers currently

I spoke too soon, there already is a bid out for a purchase of 84 CNG cruisers, and that bid is due by September 4th

Hopefully, the NJT Board of Directors will have some bid/procurement to approve by the September meeting

I'm still scratching my head as in why is Hilton involved in the 126

Ever since April, they added a pattern of short trips during the AM rush hour that begin at Washington St at 11th St

Also just counted at least 20 CNGs in the "graveyard" lot by Meadowlands.

I honestly thought private bus companies were gonna buy them and they could've had them retrofitted with DVD, video screens, and a restroom on each one, but I guess that won't be happening

Actually, some 7400s, 8200s are D4500 and they are at Howell

Regardless of what garage they are assigned to, check this out:

http://ttmg.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=New_Jersey_Transit_Bus_Operations_Fleet_Roster#Motor_Coach_Industries

I guess it depends on whether or not they are 40 footers vs 45 footers

I just saw a Washington Twp NABI parked at AC Bus Terminal with "Student Driver" signs, so today must be training day

Today's MyBusNow report

8273 from Washington Twp on the 67, as well as 7538 from Fairview also on the 67

Washington Twp has 6 suburban NABIs on the 406... 5325 5329 5333 5334 5339 5373, the most i have seen on that line

2 suburban NABIs on the 412... 5328 5374

and 5585 on the 403... but that is no big deal, just a loaner

MCI in Greenville? That'll be the day. Never. NEVER.

As for losing the suburbans, good. Transits fit more people, and with the 126 and 87 as their major lines, they need as much room and seats as they can get.

Whatever transits they receive, they still have to remove the bike racks off the NABIs if they are gonna be on the 126

Compared to 250 NABI suburbans how many Flxible Suburbans were there?

The fare box has nothing to do with the NABIs, it was used on an older Nova. The baby NABIs are great, I have been riding them all week this week to get to where I needed to go, especially overnight when there's no traffic. I feel like they move faster than the 40ft NABIs

The only thing I don't like about the baby NABIs is the Clever Devices volume on the interior is too low, I could barely hear what stops are announced

On board bus 1603, route 505, and the door to the fare box just somehow propped open, and the alarm is continuously buzzing while new passengers get a free ride

The NY Giants vs Pittsburgh Steelers game is blacked out everywhere on the NFL Network, not just the NY and Pittsburgh Markets where they're aired on the local channels

6403 - 6409 are at Newton Ave & 5368 - 5374 were sent to Washington Twp. sucks to see no more suburban nabi's at newton ave.

And Newton Ave will be like EHT if a NABI is on the 409 or 317, there's no reading lights

Heck, i even caught a 59xx NABI on the 316 in Wildwood via MyBusNow, and that was a Newton Ave run

Especially when they're already retrofitted with WiFi

Academy also uses the NJ State MCIs for Megabus M25 route from NY to AC casinos cuz Academy operates that route

I believe Clever Devices has successfully created a BusTime app for the CTA, so they'd have to bring it up with them. Clever also makes the GTFS data for BusTime/MyBusNow so third party developers can develop their own apps.

NJT usually has the static schedule data, 2 weeks before schedule change... they export it to the telephone service, website, then MyBus, Clever Devices for the auto mode on board, then the GTFS

When i read the GTFS bus data, the trips are organized by block_id... the block_id numbers don't have the same numbers as the run numbers...

ie... 404NT020 is run 814 (run number prior to June 22nd) cuz it also does the 4:35 pm weekday 457 tripper from Camden to Moorestown Mall

on MyBusNow, i saw 6393 and 6394 on the GO25

Newton Ave has 7611

I hope that 317 driver can handle that bus. No driver out of Newton are 45ft trained.

he seems to be okay... en route to Philly to finish his run...

So i got text messages that a bus on the 317 broke down... Howell sends 8208 to the rescue, (seen on MyBusNow)

according to the police report, it was on bus 8097

http://cbsnewyork.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/simpson-warrant.pdf

MyBusNow shows 7505 on the 319 from NY-AC continuing to Cape May w/ Ocean Drive

Academy also operates Megabus route M25 from NYC to Atlantic City