Brillant93 Posted July 25, 2019 Share #28051 Posted July 25, 2019 15 minutes ago, King Transit said: Hello Forum users, so one of my YT fanners chatted with me on Discord showing me this pic of a FB XD60 on Flatlands/E 105th St. being parked after pulling away from Pennsylvania Ave. I nearly thought it was a classic XD60 before he mentioned the series of the XD60 and the picture of it. We were asumming it was #6138 being tested on the B82 +SBS. I don't think it's true, and ENY Depot has not finished their modifications yet until next year. Or that can be a school tripper, on FB's ENY routes that is not artic ready. Is it mysterious or is it happening subtlly ? *Not My Picture* Last year the B35 wasn't supposed to go artic until winter of 2018, but around late august into September it went artic, even though JG depot wasn't "artic ready" it converted the line months before it was supposed to be. I could the same thing happening to ENY, but from the looks of it they are probably doing clearance testing. The B35 went through the same thing I believe a long while before the XN60s came in. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil 57 Posted July 25, 2019 Share #28052 Posted July 25, 2019 Who's idea was it to block the street in front of Yukon Depot with buses? Or S59 took over 10 minutes to navigate through this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted July 25, 2019 Share #28053 Posted July 25, 2019 2 hours ago, King Transit said: Hello Forum users, so one of my YT fanners chatted with me on Discord showing me this pic of a FB XD60 on Flatlands/E 105th St. being parked after pulling away from Pennsylvania Ave. I nearly thought it was a classic XD60 before he mentioned the series of the XD60 and the picture of it. We were asumming it was #6138 being tested on the B82 +SBS. I don't think it's true, and ENY Depot has not finished their modifications yet until next year. Or that can be a school tripper, on FB's ENY routes that is not artic ready. Is it mysterious or is it happening subtlly ? *Not My Picture* That's most likely clearance testing... Jackie Gleason had 6110 way before it was "artic ready" for the exact same thing and it shadowed the B35 for a bit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItzYeBoiAnthony Posted July 26, 2019 Share #28054 Posted July 26, 2019 (edited) ... Edited July 26, 2019 by ItzYeBoiAnthony 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItzYeBoiAnthony Posted July 26, 2019 Share #28055 Posted July 26, 2019 3 hours ago, King Transit said: Hello Forum users, so one of my YT fanners chatted with me on Discord showing me this pic of a FB XD60 on Flatlands/E 105th St. being parked after pulling away from Pennsylvania Ave. I nearly thought it was a classic XD60 before he mentioned the series of the XD60 and the picture of it. We were asumming it was #6138 being tested on the B82 +SBS. I don't think it's true, and ENY Depot has not finished their modifications yet until next year. Or that can be a school tripper, on FB's ENY routes that is not artic ready. Is it mysterious or is it happening subtlly ? *Not My Picture* Well, from my perspective, I saw this FB XD60 parked outside Pennsylvania avenue and Seaview avenue, when I saw it pulling away, what I did was ran to Flatlands avenue and East 105th St and almost missed the bus, but luckily I was able to take this picture when I had the chance, my hand was shaking cuz of how excited I was and the camera wasent focusing well so thats why it looked like this, I stopped at Flatlands ave/E 105th st and had like a 30 second brake, which I was assuming it was testing for the B82 +SBS+ when it just stood there, I was planning to run across the street but I would of died So I took it from this POV (Point of view) This bus turned on Flatlands Avenue and East 103rd street which the B82/B82 SBS usually turns so that was another reason why I think its a test for the B82 +SBS+. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItzYeBoiAnthony Posted July 26, 2019 Share #28056 Posted July 26, 2019 3 hours ago, King Transit said: Hello Forum users, so one of my YT fanners chatted with me on Discord showing me this pic of a FB XD60 on Flatlands/E 105th St. being parked after pulling away from Pennsylvania Ave. I nearly thought it was a classic XD60 before he mentioned the series of the XD60 and the picture of it. We were asumming it was #6138 being tested on the B82 +SBS. I don't think it's true, and ENY Depot has not finished their modifications yet until next year. Or that can be a school tripper, on FB's ENY routes that is not artic ready. Is it mysterious or is it happening subtlly ? *Not My Picture* Well, from my perspective, I saw this FB XD60 parked outside Pennsylvania avenue and Seaview avenue, when I saw it pulling away, what I did was ran to Flatlands avenue and East 105th St and almost missed the bus, but luckily I was able to take this picture when I had the chance, my hand was shaking cuz of how excited I was and the camera wasent focusing well so thats why it looked like this, I stopped at Flatlands ave/E 105th st and had like a 30 second brake, which I was assuming it was testing for the B82 +SBS+ when it just stood there, I was planning to run across the street but I would of died So I took it from this POV (Point of view) This bus turned on Flatlands Avenue and East 103rd street which the B82/B82 SBS usually turns so that was another reason why I think its a test for the B82 +SBS+. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdog14 Posted July 26, 2019 Share #28057 Posted July 26, 2019 19 hours ago, XcelsiorBoii4888 said: Since the MTA XE40s don't go any faster than 10mph, I've never checked them out and thought no engine means the bus sounds horrible...turns out TTC proved my case wrong. Listen to this TTC op haul this SMOOTH sounding XE40, even sounds better than the XDE40s. https://youtu.be/JJM_kPyARJI I've been on one that sounded just like this on the M42 at like 25-30 mph 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted July 26, 2019 Share #28058 Posted July 26, 2019 (edited) 14 hours ago, Jdog14 said: I've been on one that sounded just like this on the M42 at like 25-30 mph Same, I have it on video too on my channel. Not sure what he's going on about with that point. Besides, all you mostly hear are axles. The Siemens system isn't anything special. Now, if you want a similar bus with even better sounds and such....listen to a couple of XT40 videos. They sound miles better..... Edited July 26, 2019 by Cait Sith 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R68OnBroadway Posted July 26, 2019 Share #28059 Posted July 26, 2019 17 hours ago, Jdog14 said: I've been on one that sounded just like this on the M42 at like 25-30 mph An M42 bus went above 10 mph?!?!? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted July 27, 2019 Share #28060 Posted July 27, 2019 New wrap promo for Manhattan Division and express bus divisions. Haven’t seen these on FB or GA NG’s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil 57 Posted July 27, 2019 Share #28061 Posted July 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, Future ENY OP said: New wrap promo for Manhattan Division and express bus divisions. Haven’t seen these on FB or GA NG’s. I can't see the image. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted July 27, 2019 Share #28062 Posted July 27, 2019 18 minutes ago, Lil 57 said: I can't see the image. Check your phone settings. I’m using tinypic for imaging. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil 57 Posted July 27, 2019 Share #28063 Posted July 27, 2019 1 minute ago, Future ENY OP said: Check your phone settings. I’m using tinypic for imaging. Okay, I'll check it on my laptop when I get home. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missabassie Posted July 28, 2019 Share #28064 Posted July 28, 2019 Earlier Saturday I saw 5886 working the M101 with..... ....an orange cone on top of the bus.... We are in clown world fo' sho' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemoreira81 Posted July 28, 2019 Share #28065 Posted July 28, 2019 8727 in service without an OMNY pay point. Why? (If someone came on expecting to use that, what would the B/O say?) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted July 28, 2019 Share #28066 Posted July 28, 2019 1 hour ago, aemoreira81 said: 8727 in service without an OMNY pay point. Why? (If someone came on expecting to use that, what would the B/O say?) They don't hit OMNY installs til the overnight. It's already flagged to get installed ASAP. And it's a free ride, btw. I had 8711 with no OMNY. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetSMART45 Posted July 28, 2019 Share #28067 Posted July 28, 2019 5 hours ago, SevenEleven said: They don't hit OMNY installs til the overnight. It's already flagged to get installed ASAP. And it's a free ride, btw. I had 8711 with no OMNY. Wow...such a "crucial program" to move NYC forward, and through the swap program, having OMNY installed wasn't a priority before putting into revenue service? Imagine. Besides, who on the Island even cares about OMNY (well, except Express Bus customers)? Those OMNY boxes aren't at the back door anyway. And paying fare ........ what's that? /sarcasm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brillant93 Posted July 28, 2019 Share #28068 Posted July 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, DetSMART45 said: Wow...such a "crucial program" to move NYC forward, and through the swap program, having OMNY installed wasn't a priority before putting into revenue service? Imagine. Besides, who on the Island even cares about OMNY (well, except Express Bus customers)? Those OMNY boxes aren't at the back door anyway. And paying fare ........ what's that? /sarcasm They’re transitioning into OMNY which will take a few years and by that point they will be installed on all buses. You can’t expect them to instal an OMNY reader on a bus when most riders still have metro cards. Also Metrocards are still the main payment option so OMNY isn’t a priority when putting a bus into service. Staten Island is just the testing phase for it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetSMART45 Posted July 28, 2019 Share #28069 Posted July 28, 2019 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Brillant93 said: They’re transitioning into OMNY which will take a few years and by that point they will be installed on all buses. You can’t expect them to instal an OMNY reader on a bus when most riders still have metro cards. Also Metrocards are still the main payment option so OMNY isn’t a priority when putting a bus into service. Staten Island is just the testing phase for it. Just NO. If OMNY was such a PRIORITY for testing/implementation on Staten Island, then EVERY BUS in revenue service should have it. If you have new immigrants to the Island from the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens or Manhattan, then before those buses hit the road, OMNY should be installed and operational. Sure was a priority to remove the coin acceptors off the Express Buses. Practically before the ink completely dried on the paper passed around the conference table, those were removed and word went out: NO MORE COINS! You can't completely do your "test" borough-wide (which is one of the purposes to begin with) is you don't have near-100% compliance, and that is maintained throughout. Everyone seems to be conditioned to just accept half-assed anything from this agency. At least the MTA has excelled at that. Edited July 28, 2019 by DetSMART45 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brillant93 Posted July 28, 2019 Share #28070 Posted July 28, 2019 42 minutes ago, DetSMART45 said: Just NO. If OMNY was such a PRIORITY for testing/implementation on Staten Island, then EVERY BUS in revenue service should have it. If you have new immigrants to the Island from the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens or Manhattan, then before those buses hit the road, OMNY should be installed and operational. Sure was a priority to remove the coin acceptors off the Express Buses. Practically before the ink completely dried on the paper passed around the conference table, those were removed and word went out: NO MORE COINS! You can't completely do your "test" borough-wide (which is one of the purposes to begin with) is you don't have near-100% compliance, and that is maintained throughout. Everyone seems to be conditioned to just accept half-assed anything from this agency. At least the MTA has excelled at that. It’s still in testing phase my dude. Test means before full implementation. Almost everyone uses metrocards so what is your point? They’re testing it out so why would newer buses have them installed when MAJORITY of New Yorkers use metrocards? You’re really taking this too passionately. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetSMART45 Posted July 28, 2019 Share #28071 Posted July 28, 2019 38 minutes ago, Brillant93 said: It’s still in testing phase my dude. Test means before full implementation. Almost everyone uses metrocards so what is your point? They’re testing it out so why would newer buses have them installed when MAJORITY of New Yorkers use metrocards? You’re really taking this too passionately. Here's quoting TWICE directly from the horse's mouth: MTA Launches Public Pilot For OMNY Contactless Fare Payment System – First New Payment System In 25 Years Press Release -- May 31, 2019 Quote The public pilot phase of the rollout brings OMNY contactless payments to all Staten Island MTA buses and at all subway station entrances on the lines between Grand Central-42 St and Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr. Initially, OMNY will support a full-fare, pay-per-ride option until all subway stations and bus routes are equipped with the new technology. MTA Leadership and Congressman Max Rose Announce New State-of-the-Art Bus Fleet, Contactless Fare Payment System on Staten Island Press Release -- June 17, 2019 Quote As part of similar modernization initiatives, the MTA launched a public pilot on May 31 for OMNY, its new contactless fare payment system, to replace the outdated MetroCard technology by 2023. The public pilot included all Staten Island buses, where hundreds of customers are using their own preferred contactless fare payment method to pay fares and speed their entry onto buses without needing to buy a MetroCard or find exact change. Within the first week of the pilot, Staten Island customers using OMNY have far exceeded initial estimates of 800 to 1,500 taps per week. Yeah, my bad for not understanding MTA officials on how this is supposed to work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brillant93 Posted July 28, 2019 Share #28072 Posted July 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, DetSMART45 said: Here's quoting TWICE directly from the horse's mouth: MTA Launches Public Pilot For OMNY Contactless Fare Payment System – First New Payment System In 25 Years Press Release -- May 31, 2019 MTA Leadership and Congressman Max Rose Announce New State-of-the-Art Bus Fleet, Contactless Fare Payment System on Staten Island Press Release -- June 17, 2019 Yeah, my bad for not understanding MTA officials on how this is supposed to work. Really? Come on now. Your issue was with one damn bus that didn’t have an OMNY reader on it, and a newly delivered one at that. Again you’re taking this damn seriously, calm down. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted July 28, 2019 Share #28073 Posted July 28, 2019 9 hours ago, aemoreira81 said: 8727 in service without an OMNY pay point. Why? (If someone came on expecting to use that, what would the B/O say?) I would hope that's just an instance of a bus slipping through the cracks but given that its the MTA I'm not keeping my hopes up... Ironically some of the XD60s are coming in with the bases installed already. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdog14 Posted July 28, 2019 Share #28074 Posted July 28, 2019 5 hours ago, Brillant93 said: Really? Come on now. Your issue was with one damn bus that didn’t have an OMNY reader on it, and a newly delivered one at that. Again you’re taking this damn seriously, calm down. In his defense, MTA has hybrids with OMNY bases installed and working, but they decided to mass retire the 63-64xx as priority. Yukon could have kept some of the hybrids with the readers and then when enough buses have the readers installed, then ship them out. This is how I see it anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted July 28, 2019 Share #28075 Posted July 28, 2019 7 hours ago, DetSMART45 said: You can't completely do your "test" borough-wide (which is one of the purposes to begin with) is you don't have near-100% compliance, and that is maintained throughout. I honestly don't care if it was on every bus or one solitary bus..... In terms of UAT, I personally don't care for beta testing, myself.... Pre-releasing / half-ass releasing a product for any type of public consumption AFAIC defeats the purpose.... There's just too much volatility in testing something in an uncontrolled environment.... If you, the public, is going to rip (or otherwise critique) my product, it isn't going to be during any developmental phase.... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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