MTA Bus Operations: Deliveries, Moves & Transfers

[mta B43]

They come here as TRAINING BUSes, but they don't stay.

Oh ok and also possible scrap parts such as 9879 which was there to give scrap parts to buses but I guess they are all gone now.

[Cait Sith]

I've been seeing one or two of the older 2XXX buses on the QM5/6 that still say NYCT Transit on the side.

 

You're gonna be seeing quite a number of those. Those 2000s are extras for CP.

[Blitz]

Oh ok and also possible scrap parts such as 9879 which was there to give scrap parts to buses but I guess they are all gone now.

Buses from MTAB get scrapped/parted out at eastchester. Buses from TA/OA start their scrapping process at Zerega, than end up at eastchester.

[Cait Sith]

Buses from MTAB get scrapped/parted out at eastchester. Buses from TA/OA start their scrapping process at Zerega, than end up at eastchester.

 

Interesting, I always wondered that. Thanks for the info.

[Jarob1020]

I saw 7426 on Crossbay earlier NIS and it has NYC Bus on the side, pretty sure those never ran for NYCT.

They ran on SI seen a 74xx on the X22 running on the turnpike

[The TransitMan]

Um...I am curious. When did you see that. I don't recall #7423-7428 (ex-New York Bus Service) running on NYC Bus routes. I know #3200-3251 from MTA Bus went to Staten Island (#3200-3231 - Yukon, #3232-3251 - Castleton) for temporary service but that was it.

[QM1to6Ave]

You're gonna be seeing quite a number of those. Those 2000s are extras for CP.

Gotcha. I actually liked te older 1000's when CP had them because of their seats which I found to be recline particularly well. Haven't yet caught one of the 2000's on the QM5 yet, but looking forward. The display is a pain to read in the sun, though.

[aemoreira81]

Gotcha. I actually liked te older 1000's when CP had them because of their seats which I found to be recline particularly well. Haven't yet caught one of the 2000's on the QM5 yet, but looking forward. The display is a pain to read in the sun, though.

 

With the Port Jefferson bustitution ending, however, will there still be a need for those buses? Or are those 2000s headed back to storage?

[T J Trainman]

9274 is back at the LGA depot after having work done to it at the JG depot.

[Cait Sith]

With the Port Jefferson bustitution ending, however, will there still be a need for those buses? Or are those 2000s headed back to storage?

 

None of their buses are even out for that shuttle.

[aemoreira81]

None of their buses are even out for that shuttle.

 

They were needed to substitute for the newer buses used there, since not all of the buses came back in time for the PM rush.

[Orion VII 4 Life]

Funny, a few posts back, you claimed that this was permanent! Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G via Tapatalk 4

Here's the thing... the buses not only had "New York City Bus" removed from the sides and back (which LGA barely ever does when they get buses from the TA) but they also had yellow (MTA Bus) EZPasses in the front. In case you never noticed, NYCT buses use black EZPass tags while MTAB's are yellow, and LGA has plenty of buses that still have NYCT EZPass yet these 5000s got the yellow ones right away.

 

I'm thinking it was meant to be permanent but turned out not to be, and hey they still have a few left.

[Cait Sith]

Here's the thing... the buses not only had "New York City Bus" removed from the sides and back (which LGA barely ever does when they get buses from the TA) but they also had yellow (MTA Bus) EZPasses in the front. In case you never noticed, NYCT buses use black EZPass tags while MTAB's are yellow, and LGA has plenty of buses that still have NYCT EZPass yet these 5000s got the yellow ones right away.

 

I'm thinking it was meant to be permanent but turned out not to be, and hey they still have a few left.

Umm.....all of that doesn't really mean anything at all. They'd have to make it into MTA Bus standards regardless.

[Orion VII 4 Life]

Umm.....all of that doesn't really mean anything at all. They'd have to make it into MTA Bus standards regardless.

Well look at the 1996 RTS at MTAB, most still say NYC Bus and many have NYCT EZPass. And I'm talking buses that have been at MTAB for a while. Edited August 11, 2013 by Orion VII 4 Life

[Cait Sith]

Well look at the 1996 RTS at MTAB, most still say NYC Bus and many have NYCT EZPass. And I'm talking buses that have been at MTAB for a while.

 

Right, but you still have some that even says MTAB, has all of the MTAB stuff and they still get swapped out regardless. Look at the influx that went to Jamaica recently from LGA!

[NewFlyer 230]

Doesn't all JFK's 1996 still say NYCT bus and they change the front ads. Why is the change from MTA to NYCT and NYCT and MTA bus so complicated I thought the farebox had to be changed and that's all.

[ciboii22]

2090, 2786 at SC

[Fresh Pond]

Here's the thing... the buses not only had "New York City Bus" removed from the sides and back (which LGA barely ever does when they get buses from the TA) but they also had yellow (MTA Bus) EZPasses in the front. In case you never noticed, NYCT buses use black EZPass tags while MTAB's are yellow, and LGA has plenty of buses that still have NYCT EZPass yet these 5000s got the yellow ones right away.

 

I'm thinking it was meant to be permanent but turned out not to be, and hey they still have a few left.

They both use yellow EZ pass tags regardless. That's just the housing case that's different colors (black, yellow, white, etc.)

 

Doesn't all JFK's 1996 still say NYCT bus and they change the front ads. Why is the change from MTA to NYCT and NYCT and MTA bus so complicated I thought the farebox had to be changed and that's all.

That change the codes to the respective company, and that's pretty much all that matters. The average customer doesn't know the difference between NYCT Bus & MTA bus, just as long as it says on it.

 

8798 is a good example. After coming back from Bus, they never put the proper name back on it and it pretty much lived out its life saying Bus. It lived for over a year at Ulmer Park & Jamaica...might still be at Jamaica now if they didn't retire it already

Edited August 11, 2013 by Fresh Pond

[ciboii22]

They both use yellow EZ pass tags regardless. That's just the housing case that's different colors (black, yellow, white, etc.)

 

That change the codes to the respective company, and that's pretty much all that matters. The average customer doesn't know the difference between NYCT Bus & MTA bus, just as long as it says on it.

 

8798 is a good example. After coming back from Bus, they never put the proper name back on it and it pretty much lived out its life saying Bus. It lived for over a year at Ulmer Park & Jamaica...might still be at Jamaica now if they didn't retire it already

Yeah it's at JA now, it went from TA Bus (EC) - Ulmer, Ulmer - EN, EN - LG, then LG - QV, QV - JA.. So That bus has been to 6 garages in the past 2 years lol

[twilson1160]

Yeah it's at JA now, it went from TA Bus (EC) - Ulmer, Ulmer - EN, EN - LG, then LG - QV, QV - JA.. So That bus has been to 6 garages in the past 2 years lol

Don't forget WF

[ciboii22]

Don't forget WF

damn I forgot about that lol make that 7 garages in the past 2 years.

[R44 CNG]

No! Goddamn, I was hoping to get it these days. I don't want to go all the way out there to catch it.

Its easier to catch it, all 4 of BP routes start in Jamaica.

[GojiMet86]

Its easier to catch it, all 4 of BP routes start in Jamaica.

 

But I have to go all the way out there... 

 

At least when it was at LGA, I could walk a block up and see if it was there.

 

Now I'm hoping that it'll last a while.

Edited August 13, 2013 by GojiMet86

[ciboii22]

9408 & others to Yukon.. From UP.

 

I was told about this swap a week ago but wanted to wait for sure... Well 9408 & some others arrived to Yukon a while ago.

Edited August 13, 2013 by ciboii22

[Kingsbridgeviewer382]

9408 & others to Yukon.. From UP.

So much for a Orion V/VII exclusive borough. Yukon getting back RTS. Wonder if those will die over there.