LegoBrickBreaker101 Posted July 28, 2015 Share #15576 Posted July 28, 2015 Strangely enough last week (Wenesday), there was an RTS on the M96 from Flatbush Depot. The number was 4965. Any explanation as to why this bus was on that route? Several RTS' from Flatbush and Fresh Pond went to MHV last week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted July 28, 2015 Share #15577 Posted July 28, 2015 I saw a 3G dead heading down Linden (did not get the number) then it made a right on Linden. Something goings on 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted July 29, 2015 Share #15578 Posted July 29, 2015 I saw a 3G dead heading down Linden (did not get the number) then it made a right on Linden. Something goings onSomeone said they saw a Orion 7 3G at ENY. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted July 29, 2015 Share #15579 Posted July 29, 2015 Someone said they saw a Orion 7 3G at ENY.It should say it made a right on Brewer off Linden 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted July 29, 2015 Share #15580 Posted July 29, 2015 I saw a 3G dead heading down Linden (did not get the number) then it made a right on Brewer. Something goings on Had to make a few edits 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted July 29, 2015 Share #15581 Posted July 29, 2015 It should say it made a right on Brewer off LindenInteresting it could either mean BP or JFK. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted July 29, 2015 Share #15582 Posted July 29, 2015 Interesting it could either mean BP or JFK. TBH, that was way outta left field. You may be right. Those 3G's may coming off SI 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted July 29, 2015 Share #15583 Posted July 29, 2015 CP has been painting 3Gs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R188 7857 Posted July 29, 2015 Share #15584 Posted July 29, 2015 I noticed how several V's on the q32 where rusting severely. 6051 is rusting on the inside under the run number display. It's pretty bad. Most if not all the V's on the q32 are in bad shape. One of the rusted black-back V's got retired recently Only one that didn't actually look bad was 6012 which I walked by when I was at the last stop today. And that's strange. I thought Stengel was gonna get the 2015 LFS's, not the XD40's. Majority of the Orion V's at the moment city-wide have that rusting going on at the run number display. Some good ones: 6034, 6012 (ex-Eastchester), and 6340(I think that was the last Orion V to get repainted, not sure). Everything else either has rusting around the wheels, peeling paint, or broken bodies. Some might even have everything. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted July 29, 2015 Share #15585 Posted July 29, 2015 I wouldn't say anything about the 3Gs yet. They could be getting repainted or be in training for some reason. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted July 29, 2015 Share #15586 Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) MTABus seems like a good dumping ground the TA would send those to. Oddball buses we'll never see more of again. Edited July 29, 2015 by Orion VII 4 Life 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted July 29, 2015 Share #15587 Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) People, those 3G's are NOT going to MTA Bus. They're only getting their 4-year overhauls from College Point and ENY like MHV9218 already stated. You guys make a lot of assumptions too quickly. Edited July 29, 2015 by Kingsbridgeviewer382 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R188 7857 Posted July 29, 2015 Share #15588 Posted July 29, 2015 4900 is on the Q28, don't know if it's gonna stay there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted July 29, 2015 Share #15589 Posted July 29, 2015 People, those 3G's are NOT going to MTA Bus. They're only getting their 4-year overhauls from College Point and ENY like MHV9218 already stated. You guys make a lot of assumptions too quickly.Why do they have to go all the way to CP just for a repaint? Doesn't Grand Ave do repaints too? Also it is natural to assume something I bet you do it all the time. It is just unusual to see a Orion 3G all the way in Queens since they operate on Staten Island. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted July 29, 2015 Share #15590 Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) Why do they have to go all the way to CP just for a repaint? Doesn't Grand Ave do repaints too? Also it is natural to assume something I bet you do it all the time. It is just unusual to see a Orion 3G all the way in Queens since they operate on Staten Island. Each of the CMFs have their own duties and specific bus fleet to repaint and work on. CP's facility is also pretty big. EN and CP for the most part have the job of repainting and working on the 3Gs. Edited July 29, 2015 by Cait Sith 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted July 29, 2015 Share #15591 Posted July 29, 2015 Each of the CMFs have their own duties and specific bus fleet to repaint and work on. CP's facility is also pretty big. EN and CP for the most part have the job of repainting and working on the 3Gs.Oh alright I learned something new.I made an honest assumption because someone yesterday said that a 3G running out of Castleton was repainted and labeled "MTA Bus". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted July 29, 2015 Share #15592 Posted July 29, 2015 Oh alright I learned something new. I made an honest assumption because someone yesterday said that a 3G running out of Castleton was repainted and labeled "MTA Bus". Yeah, it happens. Much like when 3760(?) and 3505 had MTA New York City Bus on them but were in MTA Bus depots. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted July 30, 2015 Share #15593 Posted July 30, 2015 Yeah, it happens. Much like when 3760(?) and 3505 had MTA New York City Bus on them but were in MTA Bus depots. 3760 still has New York City Bus on it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted July 30, 2015 Share #15594 Posted July 30, 2015 People, those 3G's are NOT going to MTA Bus. They're only getting their 4-year overhauls from College Point and ENY like MHV9218 already stated. You guys make a lot of assumptions too quickly. College Point giving overhauls??? They can't even fix their own MCIs... Sending their buses up to us by Yonkers Depot... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted July 30, 2015 Share #15595 Posted July 30, 2015 College Point giving overhauls??? They can't even fix their own MCIs... Sending their buses up to us by Yonkers Depot... All College Point is doing is repainting them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted July 30, 2015 Share #15596 Posted July 30, 2015 All College Point is doing is repainting them. That explains a lot... LOL 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted July 30, 2015 Share #15597 Posted July 30, 2015 College Point giving overhauls??? They can't even fix their own MCIs... Sending their buses up to us by Yonkers Depot... And whaddya know....they've been sending their buses to CP for work as well! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Shore Line Posted July 30, 2015 Share #15598 Posted July 30, 2015 Hey, I spotted Orion 3G 7056 with full "MTA Bus" labels. This means nothing as there are Orion Vs with "MTA Bus" labels on SI but to see it on 3G is interesting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted July 30, 2015 Share #15599 Posted July 30, 2015 What routing is the BxM1 supposed to have when it gets off the Harlem River Drive? I saw one going down Park Avenue off the Harlem River Drive and saw another one going down 5th Avenue past 106th. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted July 30, 2015 Share #15600 Posted July 30, 2015 (edited) What routing is the BxM1 supposed to have when it gets off the Harlem River Drive? I saw one going down Park Avenue off the Harlem River Drive and saw another one going down 5th Avenue past 106th. "Officially" after the Harlem River Drive, it's 2nd Avenue down to 116th, then 116th over to Lex, but the Harlem River Drive can be slammed, so they can go whichever way works best. For example, I was on a Super Express BxM1 this morning. We used the Deegan all the day down, came off and went down to 2nd over to 96th and came across that way. Lex from 116 to 96th can be plagued by terrible traffic (never knew all of the housing projects over there had so many people that drove). If they're coming down 5th, they've usually escaped the FDR around 143rd and taken 5th to try to get over to 96th where traffic moves a bit better. And whaddya know....they've been sending their buses to CP for work as well! Who is "they"? If you mean Yonkers, they're known for better maintenance. CP however, I've heard horror stories. Send buses out in any old shape. Yonkers has far fewer express buses than CP anyway and is a small depot, so if anything I would expect Yonkers to be sending buses elsewhere to be maintained, not CP. Edited July 30, 2015 by Via Garibaldi 8 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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