XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted February 21, 2014 Share #11201 Posted February 21, 2014 try the S78 at night dear lord The S78 hauls all day long...those riders have some strong arms! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted February 21, 2014 Share #11202 Posted February 21, 2014 Why were the stantion straps cut out of all of the LFSA's but not the XD60's?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted February 21, 2014 Share #11203 Posted February 21, 2014 Rode 1021 (forgot the former number) on the Q22 today 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemoreira81 Posted February 21, 2014 Share #11204 Posted February 21, 2014 Nope, Designline was originally in the running for the EXP bus order, but was eliminated because of the lack of experience they've had in building such things(this will be the same going for EPV). They'll likely stick with MCI, assuming that it will be a non-competitive bid. Also, CNG coaches wouldnt make much sense having, you only have two places to move them around, meanwhile, every other depot is shuffling around buses for mileage and other reasons. The MTA could acquire the NJT batch as a test fleet on the cheap, provided that they can fit through the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel and Queens Midtown Tunnel, and assign them to College Point or Spring Creek. Rode 1021 (forgot the former number) on the Q22 today Ex-5337. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted February 21, 2014 Share #11205 Posted February 21, 2014 Also, CNG coaches wouldnt make much sense having, you only have two places to move them around, meanwhile, every other depot is shuffling around buses for mileage and other reasons. Well look at NJT. You have 1 depot in the whole damn state with a CNG station and they do fine with the CNG buses. MTA has 2 express CNG depots in a much smaller service area. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted February 21, 2014 Share #11206 Posted February 21, 2014 (edited) The MTA could acquire the NJT batch as a test fleet on the cheap, provided that they can fit through the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel and Queens Midtown Tunnel, and assign them to College Point or Spring Creek. I would think they can, considering that there was one testing in Manhattan and Staten Island some time ago during the very beginning of the NJ Transit order. Well look at NJT. You have 1 depot in the whole damn state with a CNG station and they do fine with the CNG buses. MTA has 2 express CNG depots in a much smaller service area. Yeah, but NJ Transit doesn't swap around their EXP fleet that often, or at all for that matter. A vast majority of those buses have stayed in their current garages almost their entire lives. In NYMTA, almost every express bus has been swapped around for mileage and other stuff. Edited February 21, 2014 by Cait Sith 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E For Erica Posted February 21, 2014 Share #11207 Posted February 21, 2014 (edited) The S78 hauls all day long...those riders have some strong arms! All staten island drivers probably go fast. I just remembred the Castleton review Edited February 21, 2014 by E For Erica 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted February 21, 2014 Share #11208 Posted February 21, 2014 All staten island drivers probably go fast. I just remembred the Castleton review It's not even fast. They just drive...not drag and cruise. Which is why I like them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E For Erica Posted February 22, 2014 Share #11209 Posted February 22, 2014 It's not even fast. They just drive...not drag and cruise. Which is why I like them. I feel you. I've never seen a bus go in a circle faster than that S62 going around the loop in the CSI entrance to ethier go to the ferry or travis. BTW what in the hell is TRAVIS? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted February 22, 2014 Share #11210 Posted February 22, 2014 I feel you. I've never seen a bus go in a circle faster than that S62 going around the loop in the CSI entrance to ethier go to the ferry or travis. BTW what in the hell is TRAVIS? Some neighborhood in staten island. Right next to the big piece of land. It's last stop is pointless...only serves a training facility, gym, car dealer, and the entrance to the dump. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E For Erica Posted February 22, 2014 Share #11211 Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) Some neighborhood in staten island. Right next to the big piece of land. It's last stop is pointless...only serves a training facility, gym, car dealer, and the entrance to the dump. My god. How do those things go together? That's creepy. Edited February 22, 2014 by E For Erica 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-CT1660- Posted February 22, 2014 Share #11212 Posted February 22, 2014 Well for those keeping up with the Orion V CNG's: Ready Line: 9849, 9899, 9905 OOS Line: 9836, 9889 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYSubwayBuff Posted February 22, 2014 Share #11213 Posted February 22, 2014 Random thought if a b/o wants to drive express bus what kind of training do they have to pass (if any) Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E For Erica Posted February 22, 2014 Share #11214 Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) I basically had this idea since I found out they were re-building the C40LF. But it came & went over & over and I never really acted on it until like yesterday lol. I got bored & started messing around with one of my paper bus RTS models & came up with this. This is a fictional, newer version of the NovaBus "RTS". A 2014 NovaBus RTS. I tried to make as much cosmetic changes as possible so it can be distinguished from the current RTS. It's not perfect but I'd say it came out pretty good. Features include front wheelchair boarding just like low floor bus models. Only the 2014 RTS comes with stairs that pull a "transformer" and become a kneeling ramp that's accessible to the wheelchair passenger. This bus also comes with bigger front doors, though the line that connects the doors still bugs me a bit, bigger & more rectangular rear door & front door windows, the current scheme for new bus models inside & out. A new design for the back & LED headlights though the lights don't look changed. But I still have touches to make. Just wanted to show you what I have. Edited February 22, 2014 by E For Erica 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E For Erica Posted February 23, 2014 Share #11215 Posted February 23, 2014 It looks a lil bit more different now lol. I replaced the wheels, cut down on the blue side strip a bit, & changed the color of the roof bolts or whatever. This bus also comes with a Cummings engine/transmission but with a twist to give it that more modern sound to the more quiet transmission of today's buses. I'll post the audio for the transmission & make a moc for the interior in the future. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted February 23, 2014 Share #11216 Posted February 23, 2014 Don't forget the front stripe lol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E For Erica Posted February 23, 2014 Share #11217 Posted February 23, 2014 Don't forget the front stripe lol. Took it off on purpose. Like I said I made as many cosmetic changes as possible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted February 23, 2014 Share #11218 Posted February 23, 2014 Oh ok. I thought you was putting it in the new scheme, sorry. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo19 Posted February 23, 2014 Share #11219 Posted February 23, 2014 For a concept it isn't bad. Seems to border between the standard and WFD RTS models. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted February 23, 2014 Share #11220 Posted February 23, 2014 Some neighborhood in staten island. Right next to the big piece of land. It's last stop is pointless...only serves a training facility, gym, car dealer, and the entrance to the dump. Why does the X11 even serve Travis? Unless security personnel take the bus (for the late night shift), I really don't see why it runs there. Just run the bus to Wild Avenue (the stop before the West Shore Expwy) and call it a day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E For Erica Posted February 23, 2014 Share #11221 Posted February 23, 2014 Oh ok. I thought you was putting it in the new scheme, sorry. it's cool. But what do you think? I know this isn't going to happen in real life because RTS went out of business lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hound Posted February 23, 2014 Share #11222 Posted February 23, 2014 Some neighborhood in staten island. Right next to the big piece of land. It's last stop is pointless...only serves a training facility, gym, car dealer, and the entrance to the dump. The Carteret Ferry used to run from the end of Victory Blvd in Travis(discontinued in the 1960's). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted February 23, 2014 Share #11223 Posted February 23, 2014 Why does the X11 even serve Travis? Unless security personnel take the bus (for the late night shift), I really don't see why it runs there. Just run the bus to Wild Avenue (the stop before the West Shore Expwy) and call it a day.Some B/Os already do that. When they reach the expressway, they make the right onto the service road instead of traveling all the way down Victory Blvd. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culver Posted February 23, 2014 Share #11224 Posted February 23, 2014 Was on an LFS Artic today. And then an XD-40. Despite being an artic and being multiple times daily on Nostrand, the LFSA was like a damn tank. And then the XD-40... Sorry if I sound like a broken record, but the build quality is just night and day. NFI better get their shit together for their portion of that big order. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted February 23, 2014 Share #11225 Posted February 23, 2014 Was on an LFS Artic today. And then an XD-40. Despite being an artic and being multiple times daily on Nostrand, the LFSA was like a damn tank. And then the XD-40... Sorry if I sound like a broken record, but the build quality is just night and day. NFI better get their shit together for their portion of that big order. It's ridiculous now. Community transit has to rebuild the window frames because they weren't placed properly and started falling apart. Fairfax connector Xcelsiors are breaking down too frequently. London transit Xcelsior hybrids are being sent to new flyer to repair the lifts on those buses. And lastly Brampton transits 40ft Xcelsiors are having problems where the bus just turns off while in service. I honestly think they are becoming a ripoff. Rushing production just for money. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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