MTA Bus Operations: Deliveries, Moves & Transfers

[BM5 via Woodhaven]

Regular service. It already entered service yesterday.

 

Wouldn't say that just yet, they're still keeping them for now. I think the only one that hasn't been running for a good while is 2065.

I havent seen the others run either, but IMO 2096 and 2118 are decent buses. The AC on 2118 is pretty strong.

[Daniel The Cool]

Every single Manhattanville RTS worked the M42 on nearly back-to-back runs this morning, but I'm not sure if those were the MV runs on the 42 or the Quill ones. We'll see if they moved. Quill has taken a lot of loans recently, including O7s and LFSAs from OF.

 

Thought I posted this, but 5142-5144 EN to FB.

They've now Quills bus. 9574 is on the M72

[MHV9218]

^ #damn 

 

4530 FB to GH.

9006 LG to JK.

[Calvin]

2591-92 delivered to Yukon

 

*Just to make sure: 1265, 1268 - Tuskegee units for M86 SBS

Edited July 17, 2015 by Calvin

[Kingsbridgeviewer382]

New update:

https://sites.google.com/site/nycbuses/

[Micstromme]

Caught 7242 on the Q59 tonight, heading towards Maspeth.

Also saw 8099 on the Q56 when I returned to Jamaica tonight. Soo glad that the LFS order has gone into full swing.

Edited July 17, 2015 by Micstromme

[Rick44]

Update on top of that update: https://sites.google.com/site/nycbuses

Edited July 17, 2015 by Rick44

[BM5 via Woodhaven]

3229 to FR

[MysteriousBtrain]

Via the MTA depot thread:

Up to 8106 is at ENY

[lupojohn]

I also notice other RTS' in the 9000's are in MQ depot. I was in that area this past week and saw some RTS', but not those. Did they just get moved?

[Calvin]

9495 from MCH to Quill

[S78 via Hylan]

Not a transfer, but just a minor correction: Castleton Depot has the wrong address.

[Micstromme]

7232, 9682 at GA Depot

[Daniel The Cool]

I also notice other RTS' in the 9000's are in MQ depot. I was in that area this past week and saw some RTS', but not those. Did they just get moved?

Been there since June

[Calvin]

8100 now at ENY

 

7245 delivered to Grand Av

Edited July 18, 2015 by Calvin

[T J Trainman]

7452, 7456 to LGA.

[Logan]

5107 was at CA for work

Back at UP now

[T J Trainman]

According to a post I read on Facebook, 4222 is at it's "new home"?

[MHV9218]

According to a post I read on Facebook, 4222 is at it's "new home"?

 

4221-4222 made the trip to GH a few days ago. 

 

6023, 6112 GH to CA today.

 

9379 QV to GA.

Edited July 20, 2015 by MHV9218

[Calvin]

4221-4222 made the trip to GH a few days ago. 

damn, and I just saw those two on the B49 few days ago. Gun Hill is really needing those Next Gens

Edited July 20, 2015 by Calvin

[Bill from Maspeth]

The way it seems to be going, as depots with Orion V's retire them, they are being temporarily replaced with Orion V's from GH making their allotment less and less.  In turn they are getting Orion VII hybrids from Brooklyn.

 

Eventually when GH gets their allotment of brand new Nova's, hopefully those Orion VII hybrids from Brooklyn will be returning to retire RTS', which in most cases are in much better shape than the Orion V's.

[lupojohn]

The way it seems to be going, as depots with Orion V's retire them, they are being temporarily replaced with Orion V's from GH making their allotment less and less.  In turn they are getting Orion VII hybrids from Brooklyn.

 

Eventually when GH gets their allotment of brand new Nova's, hopefully those Orion VII hybrids from Brooklyn will be returning to retire RTS', which in most cases are in much better shape than the Orion V's.

There is no reason to accelerate the retirement of the RTS'.

[Daniel The Cool]

There is no reason to accelerate the retirement of the RTS'.

Some of those RTS are in terrible shape.

[lupojohn]

Some of those RTS are in terrible shape.

I am aware, but are they to the point of a good repair job not making a difference? The ones in Manhattan seem to be OK. I'll assume the ones in Brooklyn are in need of repair/retirement.

[MysteriousBtrain]

I am aware, but are they to the point of a good repair job not making a difference? The ones in Manhattan seem to be OK. I'll assume the ones in Brooklyn are in need of repair/retirement.

It's mainly the Queens RTS that need retiring, especially the MTA Bus ones there. Those are the ones in horrible shape.

The rest of the RTS are gonna be going when the rest of the option order gets in, which would be next year or so. By then, I'm pretty sure those guys would be as rusty as the 2001-03 Orion VII CNGs in the Bronx and Brooklyn.