MTA Bus Operations: Deliveries, Moves & Transfers

[T J Trainman]

9317 was transfered yesterday to ECH scrap. Also, here is a LGA MCI update, LGA now has the following MCI cruisers, Enjoy them while you can 3053, 3142-3146, 3279-3304.<-- No gaps. For those keeping track please update your rosters.

[mtattrain]

Eh... RIP 9317, burned from fire.

[Blitz]

 

MCH was a CNG depot?

It was once rumored to be being reconstructed as a CNG depot, that's about it

[The TransitMan]

9317 was transfered yesterday to ECH scrap. Also, here is a LGA MCI update, LGA now has the following MCI cruisers, Enjoy them while you can 3053, 3142-3146, 3279-3304.<-- No gaps. For those keeping track please update your rosters.

 

 

So what MCIs went to College Point since the QM12 left? I find it odd for the QM24 and QM25 needing 33 buses.

[The TransitMan]

*****THIS JUST IN*****

 

NovaBus RTS-06 #8927, #9004, #9007 and #9171 are officially scrapped. They were sitting at Eastchester Storage and they are being stripped as I type this.

[The TransitMan]

It was once rumored to be being reconstructed as a CNG depot, that's about it

 

 

I didn't know that. I knew that Manhattanville was also rumored to be a CNG depot but that was squashed by "The NIMBYs".

 

***Sorry. Did not mean to go off topic here.***

[mta B43]

Off topic a lil but approximately how many O5 CNGs serve the A shuttle?

[Grand Concourse]

@the transitman: You know you can multiquote right? Just saying before someone else does.

 

Don't sweat it, you learn something new. I didn't know about those plans before.

Edited February 13, 2013 by Grand Concourse

[Fresh Pond]

Off topic a lil but approximately how many O5 CNGs serve the A shuttle?

About 2-4, depends

[The TransitMan]

@the transitman: You know you can multiquote right? Just saying before someone else does.

 

Don't sweat it, you learn something new. I didn't know about those plans before.

 

 

I know about that feature BUT when I use it...I have to wait about 20 minutes or so for my response(s) to be saved and shown on here.

[Kingsbridgeviewer382]

Was Ulmer Park supposed to get D4500CL's from Charleston because I saw #4324 with Ulmer Park decals. It was still operating on the X17J anyway. Here is the picture:

[XcelsiorBoii4888]

Nope...they already had those D4500CLs...they had 4315-4329, then when the Prevost came I believe they sent them to Charleston with the other 15...now Charleston has 4300-4329. I guess they didnt change the stickers. 

[mtattrain]

Was Ulmer Park supposed to get D4500CL's from Charleston because I saw #4324 with Ulmer Park decals. It was still operating on the X17J anyway. Here is the picture:

 

I see text, no MCI lol.

[SevenEleven]

Just never changed like 4308:

 

Edited February 14, 2013 by SevenEleven

[Culver]

I didn't know that. I knew that Manhattanville was also rumored to be a CNG depot but that was squashed by "The NIMBYs".

 

***Sorry. Did not mean to go off topic here.***

Off-topic: NIMBYs truly are morons. One of the selling points of CNG is less emissions.

 

On-topic: Any idea when the FR/SC/JFK swapping business will be all done and assignments back to pre-Sandy terms?

[ciboii22]

For some reason 5087 was taken out of Ulmer park but it's at zerega. They took it out a couple of weeks ago but I just realized it wasn't in the depot today or anywhere to be found.

Edited February 14, 2013 by ciboii22

[Grand Concourse]

Off-topic: NIMBYs truly are morons. One of the selling points of CNG is less emissions.

 

On-topic: Any idea when the FR/SC/JFK swapping business will be all done and assignments back to pre-Sandy terms?

FR needs the extra buses on namely the Q52 line to fill the void of the A being cut off. FR more or less is back to normal, just now borrowing buses from JFK depot (including some diesel buses). Once the A resumes service to Far Rock, then I think they can return the buses to their respective places and resume normal service.

[T J Trainman]

5087 is probably getting an overhaul.

[ciboii22]

 

5087 is probably getting an overhaul.

No it's not, they stopped over hauling them because they're gonna be gone by 2015. It might have it's tranny changed or some minor work done to it. It's been in & out of service though.

[ciboii22]

800 back to the scrapper, 5087 is back at U.P.

[MHV9218]

No it's not, they stopped over hauling them because they're gonna be gone by 2015. It might have it's tranny changed or some minor work done to it. It's been in & out of service though.

Where the hell did you hear that? I'm not aware of the overhauls stopping, nor am I aware of any plans for the 1999 RTSes being anywhere near gone two years from now.

[Cait Sith]

Where the hell did you hear that? I'm not aware of the overhauls stopping, nor am I aware of any plans for the 1999 RTSes being anywhere near gone two years from now.

 

Werent the RTSs supposed to last a little past 2015?

[ciboii22]

Where the hell did you hear that? I'm not aware of the overhauls stopping, nor am I aware of any plans for the 1999 RTSes being anywhere near gone two years from now.

A lot of people saying it, and even the union rep told me. They want these RTSs gone, but I agree with you. I don't think these will be gone by then...

[ciboii22]

 

Werent the RTSs supposed to last a little past 2015?

I think so, like 2015-2017 or something like that.

[aemoreira81]

Where the hell did you hear that? I'm not aware of the overhauls stopping, nor am I aware of any plans for the 1999 RTSes being anywhere near gone two years from now.

 

And as it is, there are way too many pre-2000 diesel rigids that need to be replaced. The 690-bus order would likely be only enough to replace the remaining O5s, the remaining 1996 Novas, and some of the 1997-98 Novas.