MTA Bus Operations: Deliveries, Moves & Transfers

[East New York]

Guys I just asked if you could stop with all the questions. As soon as I get final assignments I post them. There's way too much clutter in this thread now. I can't keep track of what moves and transfers have and have not been posted. 

Preliminary was previously posted a few times already and this is a main reason all this excess clutter needs to be kept to a minimum. On another note, please don't quote whole posts unless you absolutely have to. 

Hybrids to MV and possibly EN

7484 was pending Flatbush at last update. However this bus has no official assignment. Everything is also subject to change as always, so try to hold off with some of these questions until the information is posted.

Edited January 4, 2018 by East New York

[MysteriousBtrain]

Yeah let's give @East New York a break he is clearly working hard to get the assignments and they keep on changing. Whenever we get the assignments we get the assignments. This is the best he can do for now and hopefully new info comes in soon.

[Brillant93]

@East New York congrats on 10 years!!!

[T J Trainman]

6044 to LGA. 

[East New York]

5180 MQ to JA

5229, 5230 from MQ and pulled from service to System Reserve

56 minutes ago, Brillant93 said:

@East New York congrats on 10 years!!!

Thank you!

[T J Trainman]

8080 to MJQ

[East New York]

On 1/2/2018 at 1:18 AM, MysteriousBtrain said:

3902, 3950 to OH to prepare for the M31/M86 swap.

No, those were the snow loaners. And 3950 is at Zerega even though it's assigned to OH. Official swap assignments Are actually due now.

On 12/30/2017 at 4:59 PM, Orion6025 said:

M79 SBS is mixing 40s and 60s now

The s79 doesn't run 60 footers.

 

I'm going to go over the whole roster this eve for a update. The lastest roster has been posted at TTMG as of 1/2/18 and I will have the updates through tonight. There have only been a few changes but I will list them.

[danielhg121]

18 minutes ago, East New York said:

The s79 doesn't run 60 footers.

 

He said the M79 SBS. Get some sleep! LMAO

[Q43 Floral Park]

6 hours ago, East New York said:

It will be either 5439-5515 MQ and 5516-5530 GH.

Or MQ-GH-MQ.

*continues to wait for KB to catch up to the rest of the borough by having at least one bus with wi-fi and/or usb outlets*

Congrats on 10 years.

[Jdog14]

10 minutes ago, Q43 Floral Park said:

*continues to wait for KB to catch up to the rest of the borough by having at least one bus with wi-fi and/or usb outlets*

Congrats on 10 years.

 

Some LFS more than likely have wifi and they had 5439. 

[Kanarsie Guy]

On 1/3/2018 at 7:23 AM, Brillant93 said:

So what does that mean for the xcelsior artics in GH? 

Might be heading to Brooklyn 

[East New York]

You guys have to read my whole posts. I said the other buses aren't going anywhere, so for the time being are the D60's are the only buses that will be moving out. The assignment was swapped so Quill is now getting the bulk of them. Not GH.

[SoulAce Transport]

I'm dumbfounded that I haven't seen any snow loaners in the Bronx yet… shouldn't that have been done last night or very early this morning?

[LegoBrickBreaker101]

4 minutes ago, SoulAce Transport said:

I'm dumbfounded that I haven't seen any snow loaners in the Bronx yet… shouldn't that have been done last night or very early this morning?

Considering that most of the articulated routes are using articulated buses and not standards today I wouldn't count on there being any loans in the Bronx today. The only exception is the Bx19, but West Farms has enough buses that they won't need to loan anything.

Edited January 4, 2018 by LegoBrickBreaker101

[SoulAce Transport]

Just now, LegoBrickBreaker101 said:

Considering that most of the articulated routes are using articulated buses and not standards today I wouldn't count on there being any loans in the Bronx today.

What do you mean? How would that affect loans?

[LegoBrickBreaker101]

5 minutes ago, SoulAce Transport said:

What do you mean? How would that affect loans?

If the Bronx depots are using their own articulated buses today then there isn't any reason for them to borrow standard buses from other depots. During the last few snowstorms the articulated routes have been using standards so they needed to borrow from other depots. Today it isn't like that so they don't need to. It's as simple as that.

[SoulAce Transport]

I see. But isn't it standard procedure during these storms to use standards since they're easier to control?

[Future ENY OP]

23 minutes ago, SoulAce Transport said:

What do you mean? How would that affect loans?

Plus if the Bronx needed to borrow standards than those buses would have to travel from Queens and possibly Brooklyn to be in The Bronx before the snow storm. 

Edited January 4, 2018 by Future ENY OP

[LegoBrickBreaker101]

4 minutes ago, SoulAce Transport said:

I see. But isn't it standard procedure during these storms to use standards since they're easier to control?

I'm guessing since it's a weekday and some people are trying to get to work, they wanted to use the articulated buses.

[trainfan22]

Their using artics today cause its a weekday schedule and depots don't have extra 40ft buses to spare.

[MHV9218]

19 minutes ago, trainfan22 said:

Their using artics today cause its a weekday schedule and depots don't have extra 40ft buses to spare.

In the past this was done by pulling buses from SI, but I guess they didn't wanna go through the effort. Already looking stupid after the collision on camera out in Queens with the Q10 XD60 though.

[East New York]

Yeah there were last minute emergency plans early this morning. So arics are out in many routes because there are not enough buses on a weekday schedule. 

[Interested Rider]

Thankfully, Flatbush has two SBS routes with the B/44  having the artics and the B/46 having 40 footers.

So when there is a storm like this , the B/44 can still run SBS with 40 footers and keep the artics off the streets.

 

[Bill from Maspeth]

45 minutes ago, Interested Rider said:

Thankfully, Flatbush has two SBS routes with the B/44  having the artics and the B/46 having 40 footers.

So when there is a storm like this , the B/44 can still run SBS with 40 footers and keep the artics off the streets.

 

That goes without saying because the ratio of 40'ers to 60'ers at Flatbush is minimal, so the artics can be idle.

In many Bronx and Manhattan depots not so much because of those facilities having mostly artics.

Some here are forgetting that these routes had 40'ers last Saturday because there are buses to spare on a Saturday schedule.  Not at all on a weekday, although you may see a 40'er on an artic route if the depot has one available.  

Edited January 5, 2018 by Bill from Maspeth

[Bill from Maspeth]

4 hours ago, trainfan22 said:

Their using artics today cause its a weekday schedule and depots don't have extra 40ft buses to spare.

At least somebody gets it!