MTA Bus Operations: Deliveries, Moves & Transfers

[trainfan22]

I would get pics/rides of the RTS's at Grand while you can, they most likely will be pushed out once the Proterra buses come in. I hope UP and ENY will get some 5200 RTS's, I remember when ENY had the 5200s in the early 2000s.

[GojiMet86]

LFSA #5447 is in service on the M60. Not trackable.

[danielhg121]

1 hour ago, Calvin said:

5191-5194, 5196 is what's left for ECH local service

Don't forget them NG's.

[MysteriousBtrain]

7 minutes ago, danielhg121 said:

Don't forget them NG's.

He meant RTS's in Service.

[MegaBlueJayy]

19 minutes ago, MysteriousBtrain said:

He meant RTS's in Service.

Very interesting swappage going on 

[Calvin]

5824, 5825 TU to MJQ

[T J Trainman]

5834 TU to MJQ.    8072 JAM to MJQ. 

[trainrider10]

6755, 6756 MV to MQ

3924, 3929, 3938, 3949 MQ to OH

[MysteriousBtrain]

Via TTMG: 

6680 MV to OH

3921-3938, 3949 MQ to OH.

5824-5827, 5829, 5831-5839, 5865-5866 OH to MQ

5840-5841, 5864, 5867-5868, 5871 unwrapped from SBS and remain at OH

5869-5870, 5896 also unwrapped; OH to KB

515, 517-519, 530-531 CP to SC

4128-4129 YU to CS

6754-6756 MV to MQ

Edited January 7, 2018 by MysteriousBtrain

[MegaBlueJayy]

Are any more RTSs leaving Quill? or is that it

[Calvin]

2285 QV to CH

 

*Out of all the total RTS in NYCT, Flatbush Depot has over 77 in-service

Edited January 7, 2018 by Calvin

[Future ENY OP]

1 hour ago, Calvin said:

2285 QV to CH

 

*Out of all the total RTS in NYCT, Flatbush Depot has over 77 in-service

According to TTMG 2285 is still in Charleston. 

..... Very good fun fact and they may get more. Hopefully if 7484's destination is Flatbush and the beginning of the option order. I see the rest of the RTS retiring at East New York and Ulmer 

[T J Trainman]

3550 JFK to LGA.

[SevenEleven]

4000-4001, 4003-4004, 4006-4008, 4011, 4013, 4016-4017, 4040, 4054, 4056, 4124-4126, 4133, 4135 & 4228 to West Farms from Yukon

8127, 8132, 8138, 8159, 8168-8170, 8192, 8208, 8221-8222, 8227, 2622 to Yukon from Castleton/Charleston

[MHV184]

40 minutes ago, SevenEleven said:

4000-4001, 4003-4004, 4006-4008, 4011, 4013, 4016-4017, 4040, 4054, 4056, 4124-4126, 4133, 4135 & 4228 to West Farms from Yukon

8127, 8132, 8138, 8159, 8168-8170, 8192, 8208, 8221-8222, 8227, 2622 to Yukon from Castleton/Charleston

Why is WestFarms getting all those buses?

[MysteriousBtrain]

1 minute ago, MHV184 said:

Why is WestFarms getting all those buses?

Because loans.

[MHV184]

2 minutes ago, MysteriousBtrain said:

Because loans.

That's a lot of loans

[Orion6025]

Are these loans temporary one-day affairs or more long term? Or is it unknown how long they'll last?

[Cait Sith]

West Farms is suffering from a substantial maintenance backlog, hence the loans.

[Calvin]

On 1/7/2018 at 9:43 AM, MysteriousBtrain said:

Via TTMG: 

6680 MV to OH

Not at OH, it's still at MHV

[Novabus 5000]

Just now, Calvin said:

Not at OH, it's still at MHV

At the time this was reported, it was at OH. Saw it for myself

[Calvin]

4 minutes ago, Novabus 5000 said:

At the time this was reported, it was at OH. Saw it for myself

Ah, I see

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Anyways, 3900 Mother Clara Hale to Tuskegee for M31 service

3123 BP to SC

Edited January 8, 2018 by Calvin

[Calvin]

5518 KB to WF, 5259 WF to KB

3547 JFK to LGA

Edited January 8, 2018 by Calvin

[MHV9218]

5271, 5720, 5941 MQ to OH.

5841, 5864, 5871 OH to MQ.

5676, 5962 WF to OH.

Might be some mileage swapping going on, not totally obvious why all those trades occurred. 5720 is getting towards the final year or so anyway.

Edited January 8, 2018 by MHV9218

[danielhg121]

16 hours ago, Cait Sith said:

West Farms is suffering from a substantial maintenance backlog, hence the loans.

Makes sense because bus ops always waiting in the lot for buses to come back. Once they pull in, they pull right back out, so I can't imagine them seeing a lot of time in the shop. Even this guy I eavesdrop on the Q44 talking about his depot (WF) always talks about it being a depot lacking in maintenance and their always filled to the brim with runs.