Via Garibaldi 8 Posted May 23, 2011 Share #26 Posted May 23, 2011 The best Orion V fleet was at Casey Stengel!!!! Their 600s are sounding good and clean!!!! I LOVED their 1993-1006 Orion Vs!!! That depot was the Orion V depot untill the OGs started arriving. When they arrived they started transferring the Orion Vs to other depots and scraping them!!!! Those 6000 series sound AWESOME. Go out to CS and get some taste of Detroit Diesel Series 50!!! :tup::tup: Casey Stengel... Yes, of course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted May 23, 2011 Share #27 Posted May 23, 2011 Staten Island maintainers have a history of not touching buses on straight time. If the shift is 6:00AM-2:00PM, they just sit around for 8 hours and won't touch anything until 2:01PM to get another 8 hours pay (at time-and-a-half, of course). This has gone on for so long that it's now an official "past practice" which must be preserved at all costs. agreed...Staten Island maintenance is a known joke around the whole system. but oddly enough their union representation is strong...I've heard stories of them burning cars in front of owners. maybe that plays a part in them not really doing shit for 8hrs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R188 7857 Posted May 23, 2011 Share #28 Posted May 23, 2011 casey stengel... Yes, of course... you live no where near cs!!! I live close to cs so i actually know!!!!! You live near trashy depots according to this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted May 23, 2011 Share #29 Posted May 23, 2011 The best Orion V fleet was at Casey Stengel!!!! Keep dreaming. Gun Hill & Charleston currently has the best Orion V fleet imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R188 7857 Posted May 23, 2011 Share #30 Posted May 23, 2011 Keep dreaming. Gun Hill & Charleston currently has the best Orion V fleet imo. Yes, but I said WAS. You said CURRENTLY. It was when the depot was only Orion V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoSpectacular Posted May 23, 2011 Share #31 Posted May 23, 2011 Casey Stengel's got a majority of the good bunch, Gun Hill's got another good few. Staten Island is hit or miss with me... We did get a huge influx of 6000s when the NGs started coming in and displaced the older Vs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted May 23, 2011 Share #32 Posted May 23, 2011 Yes, but I said WAS. You said CURRENTLY. It was when the depot was only Orion V. What I meant by "keep dreaming" was the fact that CS never had the best Orion V Fleet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R188 7857 Posted May 23, 2011 Share #33 Posted May 23, 2011 What I meant by "keep dreaming" was the fact that CS never had the best Orion V Fleet.... Gun Hill too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Train Master Posted May 23, 2011 Share #34 Posted May 23, 2011 The 6200s get swapped in and out the depot alot. the hills might have a lot to do with the conditions of KB's buses. The NGs have a weird sound effect as well and I haven't really noticed on other depots buses. Especially when going uphill. The Artics need to be replaced, they're beat to death. That was my point the harsh winter we had on the days it was bad you wouldn't even see an NG on the 18 b\c they would be on the 3 or 7.And it's very rare to see the BX18 with a few Orion V's just as its rare to see the BX3 with all NG.Days it snowed the 18 ran exclusively 05's b\c the hills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted May 23, 2011 Share #35 Posted May 23, 2011 Gun Hill too.... I think you should check out their fleet, they look and ride much better than Casey Stengel's Orion Vs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R188 7857 Posted May 23, 2011 Share #36 Posted May 23, 2011 I think you should check out their fleet, they look and ride much better than Casey Stengel's Orion Vs. Oh, F*CK!!! I got mixed up with West Farms Depot and Gun Hill Depot!!! Yes, Gun Hill has a good Orion V fleet and I think they have my favorite one - 6257 West Farms was the depot I was thinking about. Yeah, West Farms shouldn't get any old buses!!! :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Train Master Posted May 23, 2011 Share #37 Posted May 23, 2011 my favorite one - 6257 I think thats a KB bus.A lot of the 62xx are KB.I've seen this bus roam the 3 a lot and occasionally the 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted May 23, 2011 Share #38 Posted May 23, 2011 Oh, F*CK!!! I got mixed up with West Farms Depot and Gun Hill Depot!!! Yes, Gun Hill has a good Orion V fleet and I think they have my favorite one - 6257West Farms was the depot I was thinking about. Yeah, West Farms shouldn't get any old buses!!! I think thats a KB bus.A lot of the 62xx are KB.I've seen this bus roam the 3 a lot and occasionally the 18. Correct, 6257 is a KB bus. West Farms has a slight mix of Orion Vs in the 60xx range and a few 61s. Their worst batch of 62s went to Yukon....and got fixed up nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R188 7857 Posted May 23, 2011 Share #39 Posted May 23, 2011 Correct, 6257 is a KB bus. West Farms has a slight mix of Orion Vs in the 60xx range and a few 61s Hope KB takes care of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted May 23, 2011 Share #40 Posted May 23, 2011 you live no where near cs!!! I live close to cs so i actually know!!!!! You live near trashy depots according to this thread. Now now, let's not get protective over our beloved Casey Stengel... LOL Anywho, I live nowhere near a depot, nor would I want to. Castleton Depot is in Port Richmond, which is not in my neighbourhood but that's the closest depot to me and yes it is rather old and in need of serious TLC. Actually they should just tear down the whole thing and build it from scratch. I'm sure the area would benefit from a new building seeing that most of everything is run down over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBus63 Posted May 24, 2011 Share #41 Posted May 24, 2011 I think thats a KB bus.A lot of the 62xx are KB.I've seen this bus roam the 3 a lot and occasionally the 18. I photographed 6257 at Bedford Park Blvd. on the Bx10 last Thursday - it looked pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Train Master Posted May 24, 2011 Share #42 Posted May 24, 2011 I photographed 6257 at Bedford Park Blvd. on the Bx10 last Thursday - it looked pretty good. Yea they look good and perform good just in the harsh inclement weather they get beat.But all vehicles do. Correct, 6257 is a KB bus. West Farms has a slight mix of Orion Vs in the 60xx range and a few 61s. Their worst batch of 62s went to Yukon....and got fixed up nice! Thanks and yea I saw 6xx bus on the BX36. Got a shot of 6257 a few months ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted May 24, 2011 Share #43 Posted May 24, 2011 The NOVAS has Crappy AC/ If you ride in the back THERE IS NO AC! Its a piss poor design. The Prevost mechanics at Castleton said that the blower motor is up in the front of the bus and that its not strong enough to blow to the rear. They need a set up like on the MCI's blowers in the middle of the bus pushing to both ends. I actually caught an S54 last night that was practically empty. In the front the A/C was fine, but as you said there is NO air in the back. Horrible design indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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