NewFlyer 230 Posted April 3, 2014 Share #11626 Posted April 3, 2014 Im wondering why is JFK getting all the 2003 model when it has enough D60HFs from 2000? To answer your question the 2000 D60HF's have low MDBF's so they are being swapped with the better 2003 D60HF's. Since JFK is not so big on maintance they will give the Bronx back the 2000 so they can be fixed up and last a little longer than they would at JFK. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted April 3, 2014 Share #11627 Posted April 3, 2014 The GPS for 5514 is working. Its being detected on the Q7. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-CT1660- Posted April 3, 2014 Share #11628 Posted April 3, 2014 JFK's Numbers:203 Q6512 Q41515 Q8518 Q10529 Q40549 Q8550 Q9 LGA's Numbers:198 Q47619 Q67 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted April 3, 2014 Share #11629 Posted April 3, 2014 Training buses are not selected at random. The buses used for training are specifically set up with a trolley brake connection in the front. This is so the instructor can stop the bus when he/she needs to. Yes, but what I meant was that they don't take say all of the training buses from one depot. It obviously has to be balanced to some degree so that each depot has enough buses to make service. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted April 3, 2014 Share #11630 Posted April 3, 2014 Yes, but what I meant was that they don't take say all of the training buses from one depot. It obviously has to be balanced to some degree so that each depot has enough buses to make service. I'm pretty sure every depot has at least one bus that doubles as a training bus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted April 3, 2014 Share #11631 Posted April 3, 2014 I'm pretty sure every depot has at least one bus that doubles as a training bus Exactly... Only makes sense... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted April 3, 2014 Share #11632 Posted April 3, 2014 (edited) It's gonna be all artics... Hope that answered your question. To answer your question the 2000 D60HF's have low MDBF's so they are being swapped with the better 2003 D60HF's. Since JFK is not so big on maintance they will give the Bronx back the 2000 so they can be fixed up and last a little longer than they would at JFK. That's not what it is at all. The D60HF fleet in GENERAL have low MDBF. They are supposedly swapping them out because they haven't been fairing out well at JFK. The idea of having 14-15 year old artics with some of the worst MDBF ratings operate on one of the busiest lines in Queens was the worst idea to ever be conjured up. Edited April 3, 2014 by Cait Sith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted April 3, 2014 Share #11633 Posted April 3, 2014 Wow those new MTA schedules are so different from the ones they had for about 15 years. They remind me of the Long Island bus or Suffolk County schedules. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted April 3, 2014 Share #11634 Posted April 3, 2014 (edited) That's not what it is at all. The D60HF fleet in GENERAL have low MDBF. They are supposedly swapping them out because they haven't been fairing out well at JFK. The idea of having 14-15 year old artics with some of the worst MDBF ratings operate on one of the busiest lines in Queens was the worst idea to ever be conjured up. Well I knew they had bad MDBF you can just hear those buses and tell that they weren't that great. I had a feeling when I found out JFK was getting 2000's I knew they weren't going to last long. Weren't all the 2000's suppose to be retired before the MTA announced that the Q10 was going to be an artic line? Guess that artic order is going to be postponed until next year. Edited April 3, 2014 by NewFlyer 230 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYSubwayBuff Posted April 3, 2014 Share #11635 Posted April 3, 2014 Wow those new MTA schedules are so different from the ones they had for about 15 years.They remind me of the Long Island bus or Suffolk County schedules. I'm loving these new schedules Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYSubwayBuff Posted April 3, 2014 Share #11636 Posted April 3, 2014 Just heard on the bus radio. The ta is on the look out for an 11 y.o. male that has gone missing on the b38 not going to give his name (i heard that too)because 1.its illegal to release without the parents consent 2. I don't know if the child is officially missing or not Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted April 3, 2014 Share #11637 Posted April 3, 2014 Wow those new MTA schedules are so different from the ones they had for about 15 years. They remind me of the Long Island bus or Suffolk County schedules. Are you referring to the cover? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted April 3, 2014 Share #11638 Posted April 3, 2014 Are you referring to the cover? Yeah I meant to say cover. I hope with this little update MTA bus maps have list of transfers like NYCT has. They should update the actual format of the schedules themselves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted April 3, 2014 Share #11639 Posted April 3, 2014 I'm loving these new schedules Get rid of the bus stop pole and I will be happy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E For Erica Posted April 4, 2014 Share #11640 Posted April 4, 2014 9656 on the 44 local with a fast ass B/O, 9380 on the B57 with the signs saying "Bx13 Yankee Stadium" until I told the B/O to change the sign. & 4991 on the Q56 going home. I'd say my day was pretty interesting. Plus I got a bouns from some design I made so I shopped my butt off lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted April 4, 2014 Share #11641 Posted April 4, 2014 Hold on, I thought 9656 was scrapped? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E For Erica Posted April 4, 2014 Share #11642 Posted April 4, 2014 (edited) Hold on, I thought 9656 was scrapped? Guess it's not lol. That RTS looked really nice on the inside too. Driver's sheild & everything. Only draw back was that the back was half re-painted. Edited April 4, 2014 by E For Erica 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted April 4, 2014 Share #11643 Posted April 4, 2014 Hold on, I thought 9656 was scrapped? Guess it's not lol. That RTS looked really nice on the inside too. Driver's sheild & everything. Only draw back was that the back was half re-painted. Nah, that bus is dunzo. Must have been something else. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted April 4, 2014 Share #11644 Posted April 4, 2014 (edited) Guess it's not lol. That RTS looked really nice on the inside too. Driver's sheild & everything. Only draw back was that the back was half re-painted. Are you sure it wasn't 9686? 9656 is retired. Edited April 4, 2014 by Cait Sith 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E For Erica Posted April 4, 2014 Share #11645 Posted April 4, 2014 (edited) Are you sure it wasn't 9686? 9656 is retired. Lol wow you're right. 9686 was it. Edited April 4, 2014 by E For Erica 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culver Posted April 4, 2014 Share #11646 Posted April 4, 2014 They really gotta fix that issue with some buses not showing up on BusTime. Missed an S79 cause damn thing wasn't on BusTime. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted April 4, 2014 Share #11647 Posted April 4, 2014 Are you sure it wasn't 9686? 9656 is retired. I'm starting to believe 9656 is an unlucky number First one went up in flames, and it's replacement built a year later was totaled...illuminati lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted April 4, 2014 Share #11648 Posted April 4, 2014 I'm starting to believe 9656 is an unlucky number First one went up in flames, and it's replacement built a year later was totaled...illuminati lol Didn't the replacement bus go up in flames too, or was it a car accident it got involved (can't remember)? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted April 4, 2014 Share #11649 Posted April 4, 2014 Didn't the replacement bus go up in flames too, or was it a car accident it got involved (can't remember)? The second one was destroyed in an accident. Driver suffered a medical emergency (forgot what it was) behind the wheel on the B44 and ran into a pole on New York Av and Empire Blvd. ...come to think of it, it should still be at Eastchester to this day (at least when I last went there) with the face smashed in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted April 4, 2014 Share #11650 Posted April 4, 2014 6372 just crashed into a store on 155th and Broadway... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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