Orion VII 4 Life Posted July 31, 2013 Share #8301 Posted July 31, 2013 9836 and 9899 back to back Q23 9905 Q69 9889 Q101 9889 is on the 53 right now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted July 31, 2013 Share #8302 Posted July 31, 2013 And 117 Q53. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-CT1660- Posted July 31, 2013 Share #8303 Posted July 31, 2013 9836 Q39....9849 Q19..9889 Q53.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted July 31, 2013 Share #8304 Posted July 31, 2013 9836 and 9899 back to back Q23 9905 Q69 9889 Q101 9871 on the Q65 And there is one on the Q19 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted July 31, 2013 Share #8305 Posted July 31, 2013 NG 4635 on the Q35. Now I've pretty much seen everything on that line this year alone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted July 31, 2013 Share #8306 Posted July 31, 2013 So I caught three Orion 5 CNGs in a row today: 9849 on the Q19, 9899 on the Q39 going to Ridgewood, and 9836 on the Q39 going back to Long Island City. (y) Looks like July ended well for me. I'll post a photo thread sometime before the week is over, I haven't posted photos in a long time. This question is not directly related to the MTA but more so buses in general. I was watching a video last night of a wheelchair lift cycling ( ) and I am puzzled about the location of the wheelchair lift in relation to the rest of the door way. Last night it looked to me like the main section of the lift (the non folding part) slides underneath the step from the pavement to the bus itself, but after rewatching the video it seems now like the lift actually forms the first step of the bus itself. Is this correct? If so, I can only imagine how long it would take to retrofit a non lift equipped vehicle with one (there were some ex-Edmonton BBCs in Daytona that received such a modification, for example.) Odd question I know, but I havent really given wheelchair lifts any thought before now, and now Im really confused. The RTS' wheelchair lift are the back steps collapsing and folding to form the lift. For the Orion 5s the lift forms the first step and goes under the bus. (Ex-Bee Line Orions are in the front, MTA and ex-PBL Orions are in the back). The New Flyer D60HF's wheelchair lift is in front of the bus as well, and goes under the bus too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted July 31, 2013 Share #8307 Posted July 31, 2013 You know what I never could figure out is why our O5s don't have the same operating mechanism as the Bee-Line buses do, or why no RTS manufacturer could ever work out a similar front wheelchair lift that didn't give the bus a wide front door underbite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mta B43 Posted August 1, 2013 Share #8308 Posted August 1, 2013 Are they running on CP routes? Well sometimes they will run on CP routes like last week all the O5 CNGs were running exclusively on the Q65, Q25, Q19, and Q34, now they usually run on loan from LGA again and sometimes the Q19. Today was a great day for O5 CNG hunting I didnt even have to wait and caught 2 of em and many others here saw them on the LGA routes today, it's also funny how on the AM run 9836 and 9899 both ran on the Q23 and on the PM they both ran on the Q39 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted August 1, 2013 Share #8309 Posted August 1, 2013 When do these MJQ runs on the M5 show up? I was just down by Broadway and Church for 20 minutes or so and everything was MHV. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted August 1, 2013 Share #8310 Posted August 1, 2013 Depends. Usually in the afternoon-evening, but it changes (some of the service runs on the M20 instead). Happens on the weekend too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted August 1, 2013 Share #8311 Posted August 1, 2013 Depends. Usually in the afternoon-evening, but it changes (some of the service runs on the M20 instead). Happens on the weekend too. On top of that, the trip(s) are very inconsistent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted August 1, 2013 Share #8312 Posted August 1, 2013 They're eXtra runs so they have no real assigned times. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted August 1, 2013 Share #8313 Posted August 1, 2013 (edited) I've been taking the Q35 more often as of late and hadn't stepped foot at Flatbush av as much. Why did they merge both the bergen beach and KP B41 stands instead of keeping them separate? Now the 'is this going to Kings Plaza' questions will never end. They really need to split the designation with either a suffix or a new route number. This is just a stupid move. At least before the spots were totally separate and you'd have to be illiterate to not know where you were. Now everyone will be rushing for the first bus they see and then ask later when it is time for the line to split at av P. Also I thought the point of annexing the 'triangle' was so they could push the bus stop stand further down to allow the buses to be more spread out? The only line that won was the B103 which now has a stop all on its own (and deserves it). Edited August 1, 2013 by Grand Concourse 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted August 1, 2013 Share #8314 Posted August 1, 2013 Today was good for me. I found 643, 647, and 655 on the Q29. Also, 642 was on the Q23 but I didn't catch it. I also saw 164 parked outside of LGA Depot for some reason. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted August 1, 2013 Share #8315 Posted August 1, 2013 They're eXtra runs so they have no real assigned times. Actually, no run numbers on some of those buses--proof it's more of a subway shuttle than an extra. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted August 1, 2013 Share #8316 Posted August 1, 2013 4004 is now showing up on Bustime. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32sdabest Posted August 2, 2013 Share #8317 Posted August 2, 2013 I saw 9899 was with a tow truck at Parsons Blvd & Archer Avenue 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted August 2, 2013 Share #8318 Posted August 2, 2013 I saw 9899 was with a tow truck at Parsons Blvd & Archer Avenue It's probably going to get scrapped no use fixing it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mta B43 Posted August 2, 2013 Share #8319 Posted August 2, 2013 Was 9899 being towed or was it just next to it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted August 2, 2013 Share #8320 Posted August 2, 2013 I hate when I'm making an onboard video and it gets screwed! I can be making a great video till someone sits right in front ofme. it's the wworst with RTS. and sometimes Orion Vs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted August 2, 2013 Share #8321 Posted August 2, 2013 I saw 9899 was with a tow truck at Parsons Blvd & Archer Avenue Maybe it was going to that obregonmichael kid's museum? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtattrain Posted August 2, 2013 Share #8322 Posted August 2, 2013 Maybe it was going to that obregonmichael kid's museum? We have all failed to stop him 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culver Posted August 2, 2013 Share #8323 Posted August 2, 2013 4263 on the S79 was interesting. It was tremendously fast for a hybrid and absolutely hauled ass up the Verrazano, so I assumed it was really well taken care of. It might actually be in shitty condition under the hood, however. It kept making that all familiar pop-off valve sound (I know there's other air release sounds, I'm talking about this specific sound we all know and love), and I've literally never heard an NYC hybrid bus make that sound. Odd. Any ideas? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted August 2, 2013 Share #8324 Posted August 2, 2013 I saw 9899 was with a tow truck at Parsons Blvd & Archer Avenue Oh Shit... I saw it earlier at the same place with the warning lights on. I have a bad feeling that bus will not go out again... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted August 2, 2013 Share #8325 Posted August 2, 2013 The only bus in the city I've seen with a brand new front ad. Tell me if more buses have this front ad please! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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