Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted October 19, 2023 Share #38276 Posted October 19, 2023 51 minutes ago, IAlam said: Honestly the entire New Flyer fleet at CS isn’t doing to well. From a passenger POV those NG’s are much better than both the XD40’s and XD60’s. It feels like those buses are weren’t built well to begin with. The XD60’s in particular need to be removed from the Q44 ASAP otherwise they’ll be run into the ground soon. Those 7000s were bad from the start and the 6000s were already in ruin as soon as they replaced the Novas 6 years ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R188 7857 Posted October 19, 2023 Share #38277 Posted October 19, 2023 1 hour ago, IAlam said: Honestly the entire New Flyer fleet at CS isn’t doing to well. From a passenger POV those NG’s are much better than both the XD40’s and XD60’s. It feels like those buses are weren’t built well to begin with. The XD60’s in particular need to be removed from the Q44 ASAP otherwise they’ll be run into the ground soon. The XD40s have gotten somewhat better as I believe some of them went in for their mid-life rehab, but still a very sluggish batch of buses. As for the XD60s, the Q44 just seems to be taxing on buses in general. Before they were replaced, the Nova LFSAs were also insanely beat up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBTA Posted October 19, 2023 Share #38278 Posted October 19, 2023 8 hours ago, R188 7857 said: The XD40s have gotten somewhat better as I believe some of them went in for their mid-life rehab, but still a very sluggish batch of buses. As for the XD60s, the Q44 just seems to be taxing on buses in general. Before they were replaced, the Nova LFSAs were also insanely beat up. Those LFSAs ran way better than these 3rd gear merchants.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted October 19, 2023 Share #38279 Posted October 19, 2023 Bet most didn’t know this but XD60 6252 out of JFK made an appearance on the Q37 earlier this week. I think there was a gap in service. 10 hours ago, Kingsbridgeviewer382 said: Those 7000s were bad from the start and the 6000s were already in ruin as soon as they replaced the Novas 6 years ago. The only depot with the best batch of blue and white XD40s is LGA depot. They were spec’d a little different which saved them. They don’t feel as slow to me and that batch also has the same seating as the C40LF’s and the 2011 LFS’s. The 2014-15 XD40s in general ride slow. Their acceleration is slow and the bus feels like it’s dragging and struggling to move. The 6000’s that CS have are definitely beat and most of those units run all day everyday on the Q44. I wonder what the mileage is like on those buses? Then you have the 4700s that seem to spend more time in the shop than on the road. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xD4nn Posted October 19, 2023 Share #38280 Posted October 19, 2023 6 hours ago, NewFlyer 230 said: Bet most didn’t know this but XD60 6252 out of JFK made an appearance on the Q37 earlier this week. I think there was a gap in service. The only depot with the best batch of blue and white XD40s is LGA depot. They were spec’d a little different which saved them. They don’t feel as slow to me and that batch also has the same seating as the C40LF’s and the 2011 LFS’s. The 2014-15 XD40s in general ride slow. Their acceleration is slow and the bus feels like it’s dragging and struggling to move. The 6000’s that CS have are definitely beat and most of those units run all day everyday on the Q44. I wonder what the mileage is like on those buses? Then you have the 4700s that seem to spend more time in the shop than on the road. Most 4700s at Stengel are on the road but a few of them are shop queens. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted October 20, 2023 Share #38281 Posted October 20, 2023 (edited) On 10/19/2023 at 11:12 AM, NewFlyer 230 said: Bet most didn’t know this but XD60 6252 out of JFK made an appearance on the Q37 earlier this week. I think there was a gap in service. The only depot with the best batch of blue and white XD40s is LGA depot. They were spec’d a little different which saved them. They don’t feel as slow to me and that batch also has the same seating as the C40LF’s and the 2011 LFS’s. The 2014-15 XD40s in general ride slow. Their acceleration is slow and the bus feels like it’s dragging and struggling to move. The 6000’s that CS have are definitely beat and most of those units run all day everyday on the Q44. I wonder what the mileage is like on those buses? Then you have the 4700s that seem to spend more time in the shop than on the road. Hard disagree. The 4800s are the best blue & white XD40s we got. On 10/19/2023 at 9:08 AM, NBTA said: Those LFSAs ran way better than these 3rd gear merchants.. Ehhh, not so much. Those 5900s got sluggish much quicker than expected. The buses they ended up getting from elsewhere were much better, especially 5799. On 10/19/2023 at 12:43 AM, R188 7857 said: The XD40s have gotten somewhat better as I believe some of them went in for their mid-life rehab, but still a very sluggish batch of buses. As for the XD60s, the Q44 just seems to be taxing on buses in general. Before they were replaced, the Nova LFSAs were also insanely beat up. They haven't gotten that much better even with the rehab. The suspensions on those buses are garbage and they sway way too easily compared to the rest of the XD40s especially at speed just like the 6000 series Orion Vs they had. Stengel for a fact has the worst batch of XD40s in the system as a whole. The Brooklyn 7100s are a bit better(especially ENYs). Edited October 20, 2023 by Cait Sith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q44 SBS Posted October 22, 2023 Share #38282 Posted October 22, 2023 Are those Novabus LFS at Baisley Park Depot permanent? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted October 22, 2023 Share #38283 Posted October 22, 2023 9 minutes ago, Q44 SBS said: Are those Novabus LFS at Baisley Park Depot permanent? Yes. The Bus Co depots are in the middle of receiving new buses to retire the Orions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted October 22, 2023 Share #38284 Posted October 22, 2023 Drivers at MTA; just curious, are they lenient in regards to red light camera tickets? At my old job they would look at the footage and give you a 2 second courtesy if you were driving an artic or an express bus. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santana04 Posted October 22, 2023 Share #38285 Posted October 22, 2023 6 hours ago, Lawrence St said: Drivers at MTA; just curious, are they lenient in regards to red light camera tickets? At my old job they would look at the footage and give you a 2 second courtesy if you were driving an artic or an express bus. You get a ticket you pay for it plus got to hear from the GS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted October 23, 2023 Share #38286 Posted October 23, 2023 Today on a B17 bus on the destination sign, it was alternating between the usual destination sign and a "October" sign with two pink ribbons on each side for breast cancer awareness. Anybody else see this on MTA buses this month? My first time seeing it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted October 23, 2023 Share #38287 Posted October 23, 2023 18 minutes ago, trainfan22 said: Today on a B17 bus on the destination sign, it was alternating between the usual destination sign and a "October" sign with two pink ribbons on each side for breast cancer awareness. Anybody else see this on MTA buses this month? My first time seeing it. Saw it twice on the Q44 this weekend. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBTA Posted October 24, 2023 Share #38288 Posted October 24, 2023 3 hours ago, trainfan22 said: Today on a B17 bus on the destination sign, it was alternating between the usual destination sign and a "October" sign with two pink ribbons on each side for breast cancer awareness. Anybody else see this on MTA buses this month? My first time seeing it. Just saw it on 8551, cool little thing they’re doing for the BCA. Shoutout to them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAlam Posted October 24, 2023 Share #38289 Posted October 24, 2023 So CS has been putting up paper notices about the delays due to the street closure. To what degree is this affecting service? I can imagine route like the Q32 having major delays due to this, but I can’t imagine this affecting other lines that much right? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted October 25, 2023 Share #38290 Posted October 25, 2023 7451 out of LGA now has electric interior mirrors aside from a few out of Quill Depot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted October 25, 2023 Share #38291 Posted October 25, 2023 29 minutes ago, Calvin said: 7451 out of LGA now has electric interior mirrors aside from a few out of Quill Depot. Their 2017 artics have the same mirrors in case you forgot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santana04 Posted October 25, 2023 Share #38292 Posted October 25, 2023 52 minutes ago, Calvin said: 7451 out of LGA now has electric interior mirrors aside from a few out of Quill Depot. And freshly paint finally a bus repainted at LGA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted October 25, 2023 Share #38293 Posted October 25, 2023 Does anyone know what the routing for this (unused?) version of the Bx23 would have been? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted October 25, 2023 Share #38294 Posted October 25, 2023 8 hours ago, Around the Horn said: Does anyone know what the routing for this (unused?) version of the Bx23 would have been? Is this authentic? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBTA Posted October 26, 2023 Share #38295 Posted October 26, 2023 On 10/25/2023 at 2:20 AM, Around the Horn said: Does anyone know what the routing for this (unused?) version of the Bx23 would have been? More than likely two scenarios. One, via 5, 3, 4, then via Provost/Peartree Avenue, then 233rd (for the 5 train transfer), then via S5th Avenue. Two, if they wanted to keep it as a loop, it’ll have to skip the east side of Co-Op north of Asch Loop, but it would be 5, 4, 3, 1, and 2 in that order, but the same after section 2 to Mount Vernon (Peartree, 233rd, S5th). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted October 26, 2023 Share #38296 Posted October 26, 2023 (edited) On 10/25/2023 at 2:20 AM, Around the Horn said: Does anyone know what the routing for this (unused?) version of the Bx23 would have been? 35 minutes ago, NBTA said: More than likely two scenarios. One, via 5, 3, 4, then via Provost/Peartree Avenue, then 233rd (for the 5 train transfer), then via S5th Avenue. Two, if they wanted to keep it as a loop, it’ll have to skip the east side of Co-Op north of Asch Loop, but it would be 5, 4, 3, 1, and 2 in that order, but the same after section 2 to Mount Vernon (Peartree, 233rd, S5th). Proposed pre-2010 NYCT bus route between Fordham Plaza and Mt Vernon via Norwood-205 st/Muddy Lane. Believe it was intended to replace parts of the Bx31/16 and possibly the W54. Edited October 26, 2023 by MysteriousBtrain 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshTheScrub Posted October 27, 2023 Share #38297 Posted October 27, 2023 On 10/21/2023 at 11:43 PM, Kingsbridgeviewer382 said: Yes. The Bus Co depots are in the middle of receiving new buses to retire the Orions. I’m gonna miss the Orions on those routes tbh, but it’s nice that BP, JK, & FR are receiving new buses, they needed them a lot. I’ve been seeing them more frequently on the Q6, Q8, Q40, Q60, & Q64 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted October 29, 2023 Share #38298 Posted October 29, 2023 So they changed the bus display on Xcelsior #7419 to match the displays given to 7433-7437. Also, its been interesting seeing more buses with the Far Rockaway depot decal as of late. One of the Orions that just left Baisley Park, 4384, has Far Rock decals on it along with some of the newly delivered Novas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreeddekalbL Posted October 30, 2023 Share #38299 Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) Why am i seeing a clip of a ta bus operator fighting back? Coach 7716 Edited October 30, 2023 by BreeddekalbL 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABOGbrooklyn Posted October 30, 2023 Share #38300 Posted October 30, 2023 Will 2024 or 2025 busses have fare boxes to collect change or will it be completely OMNY? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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