trainfan22 Posted May 18, 2018 Share #1826 Posted May 18, 2018 5 minutes ago, Jdog14 said: Bare in mind these buses are sporting at delivery paint minus 4263 ( I may have the wrong number tho) , 4271, and 4278 Reminds me of the 52xx RTS, they didn't get their first repaint until like 08 lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted May 19, 2018 Share #1827 Posted May 19, 2018 51 minutes ago, trainfan22 said: The SBS hybrids on the S79 are in good shape, those hybrids have a higher MDBF than local buses in the other four boroughs, they just look like crap. Wish Yukon was able to keep them nicer looking but those buses are fine mechanically. Yeah, no. They are atrocious on the Verrazano bridge... When you get passed by multiple tractor trailers something is wrong. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastFlatbushLarry Posted May 19, 2018 Share #1828 Posted May 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Lil 57 said: 1. Are 017 and 019 opprators ID number? 2. What are all the problems with the NG? no. run numbers have absolutely nothing to do with the actual b/o's personal pass/payroll numbers. all i was stating is that the Yukon NG's used on the 79sbs are atrocious looking. botched numbers and labels, etc. it's downright laughable tbh. but they seem to be some of the quicker NG's in the system. I've driven NG's out of FB and KB that weren't as quick. but that's just my visual perspective. i could be wrong. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil 57 Posted May 19, 2018 Share #1829 Posted May 19, 2018 3 minutes ago, EastFlatbushLarry said: no. run numbers have absolutely nothing to do with the actual b/o's personal pass/payroll numbers. Then what are the run numbers used for, they only change when bus drivers change. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdog14 Posted May 19, 2018 Share #1830 Posted May 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Around the Horn said: Yeah, no. They are atrocious on the Verrazano bridge... When you get passed by multiple tractor trailers something is wrong. Alot of that has to do with Transit governing the buses down to 40 mph (even lower for some depots) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastFlatbushLarry Posted May 19, 2018 Share #1831 Posted May 19, 2018 4 hours ago, Lil 57 said: But all those buses from FB and GA are NG's so it doesn't fix the NG problem P.S. IDK why you gave me a thumbs down for a question I asked earlier. technically, by bringing over the NG's from FB and GA allows for those NG's to be utilized on lines like the 44 etc, which frees up LFS's to be used on the 79 which has been happening for the past 2-3 weeks that I've been traveling on Staten Island. it may be 3 or so buses, but all that means is that at least 3 bombed out 42xx NG's aren't in passenger service 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastFlatbushLarry Posted May 19, 2018 Share #1832 Posted May 19, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Lil 57 said: Then what are the run numbers used for, they only change when bus drivers change. run numbers are assigned so that supervision and dispatchers can properly identify who's who on the road. and so bus operators know what assignments they are picking at any given time. run numbers are identifiers. Edited May 19, 2018 by EastFlatbushLarry 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted May 19, 2018 Share #1833 Posted May 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Around the Horn said: Yeah, no. They are atrocious on the Verrazano bridge... When you get passed by multiple tractor trailers something is wrong. Not really. Orion hybrids always sucked going uphill, both OG and NG, plus they are governed at 40MPH where's 18 wheelers are governed much higher. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil 57 Posted May 19, 2018 Share #1834 Posted May 19, 2018 18 minutes ago, trainfan22 said: Not really. Orion hybrids always sucked going uphill, both OG and NG, plus they are governed at 40MPH where's 18 wheelers are governed much higher. Are all local buses governed at 40 mph? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion6025 Posted May 19, 2018 Share #1835 Posted May 19, 2018 9 hours ago, EastFlatbushLarry said: those NG's are physically a mess. Yeah, a few buses have... interesting wraps to say the least. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastFlatbushLarry Posted May 19, 2018 Share #1836 Posted May 19, 2018 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Orion6025 said: Yeah, a few buses have... interesting wraps to say the least. electrical tape bus numbers... 6's turned upside down to be used as 9's... those NG's have had it. no TLC Edited May 19, 2018 by EastFlatbushLarry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil 57 Posted May 19, 2018 Share #1837 Posted May 19, 2018 1 minute ago, EastFlatbushLarry said: electrical tape bus numbers... 6's turned upside down to be used as 9's... those NG's have had it. no TLC Which NG's have elecrtical tape? I know 4245-4278 have them. Any other NG's have them? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastFlatbushLarry Posted May 19, 2018 Share #1838 Posted May 19, 2018 1 minute ago, Lil 57 said: Which NG's have elecrtical tape? I know 4245-4278 have them. Any other NG's have them? somewhere in the 4260's (i think it's 4263) someone used black electrical tape to make a 4 and a 6 for the rear bus number marking. that has to be the tackiest s**t I've seen on the Yukon sbs NG's 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted May 19, 2018 Share #1839 Posted May 19, 2018 A bunch of Yukon NGs use number stickers that you can buy from Michael's. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil 57 Posted May 19, 2018 Share #1840 Posted May 19, 2018 9 hours ago, EastFlatbushLarry said: somewhere in the 4260's (i think it's 4263) someone used black electrical tape to make a 4 and a 6 for the rear bus number marking. that has to be the tackiest s**t I've seen on the Yukon sbs NG's Oh, I thought that you were talking about the tape to open the back door on the bus. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion6025 Posted May 20, 2018 Share #1841 Posted May 20, 2018 22 hours ago, Lil 57 said: Which NG's have elecrtical tape? I know 4245-4278 have them. Any other NG's have them? A few of the 2009 NGs that Yukon transferred to Quill have them. I think 4119 is one (It looks more like 411P...). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T J Trainman Posted May 20, 2018 Share #1842 Posted May 20, 2018 Yes it does regarding 411P lol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted May 25, 2018 Share #1843 Posted May 25, 2018 1006 is at JFK with SBS colors 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express Bus Operator Posted May 25, 2018 Share #1844 Posted May 25, 2018 Finally FB received 5 of the new buses we were assigned for the sbs46... so far 7629 and 4 more 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted May 25, 2018 Share #1845 Posted May 25, 2018 1 hour ago, DueceDrives said: Finally FB received 5 of the new buses we were assigned for the sbs46... so far 7629 and 4 more 7621, 7623, 7624, 7629 and 1 more are in house. Last night i spotted 7633 and few others parked in Queens. I think those may head down as soon as today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick44 Posted May 26, 2018 Share #1846 Posted May 26, 2018 20 hours ago, Calvin said: 1006 is at JFK with SBS colors The Vendor right? Not JFK depot? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted May 26, 2018 Share #1847 Posted May 26, 2018 11 minutes ago, Rick44 said: The Vendor right? Not JFK depot? Correct 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil 57 Posted May 28, 2018 Share #1848 Posted May 28, 2018 Quick question, Why does the S57 run out of Yukon instead of Castleton, its a few blocks from Castleton but no where near Yukon. Same thing of why the X21 runs out of Castleton, Its the farthest depot from the route? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted May 28, 2018 Share #1849 Posted May 28, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Lil 57 said: Quick question, Why does the S57 run out of Yukon instead of Castleton, its a few blocks from Castleton but no where near Yukon. Same thing of why the X21 runs out of Castleton, Its the farthest depot from the route? The X21 was a union decision. They wanted the X21 to do well and Castleton lost some express bus service to Meredith so it went to Castleton. Castleton suffered heavily during the 2010 cuts in terms of losing express bus runs. I'm not sure about the S57, but it's not like there are tons of options. It's either going to be Yukon or Castleton, especially North-South routes unless it's really deep south, then it would go to Charleston. Meredith is express bus only. Aside from that, deadheading is generally not a big deal on Staten Island. Yukon Depot is not that far from the Southern S57 terminal (roughly 10 minutes). Edited May 28, 2018 by Via Garibaldi 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted May 29, 2018 Share #1850 Posted May 29, 2018 Also when Charleston opened, they had to do some route shuffling. The 74/78 went from Yukon/Castleton. The 57/62 went to Yukon and I can't remember if Castleton got anything in return. Also, Yukon has like zero space for anything extra. They need to keep enough space at the depot to be able to house Meredith's buses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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