MTA Bus Operations: Fleet & Depots

[Kingsbridgeviewer382]

8 hours ago, xD4nn said:

Looks like Stengel has issues with its maintenance department.
4682, 7377 CS to JA
7380, 7386, 7395 CS to QV 
All for maintenance.

Nothing new. They always sent their buses to JA & QV whenever they needed buses to be repaired.

[DT323]

7377 was just on the Q3 earlier

[xD4nn]

42 minutes ago, DT323 said:

7377 was just on the Q3 earlier

It’s on the Q5 right now.

[Sylveon]

Apparently Meredith is closing in the Summer? Can anyone actually confirm that?

[xD4nn]

4682 has been put back into service and is currently on the Q5. 

[The TransitMan]

23 minutes ago, xD4nn said:

4682 has been put back into service and is currently on the Q5. 

Wow! What a homecoming! Welcome home!

[Ultimategamer12c]

38 minutes ago, Sylveon said:

Apparently Meredith is closing in the Summer? Can anyone actually confirm that?

This isn’t the right thread to talk about this. And yes apparently it is.

[T J Trainman]

Not sure where to post this, all of LGAs new XD40s have been pulled from service.  Due to various breakdowns, etc, their computers need to be reset.  **** Admins if this is an inappropriate post please delete**** Thank you. 

[Cait Sith]

13 minutes ago, T J Trainman said:

Not sure where to post this, all of LGAs new XD40s have been pulled from service.  Due to various breakdowns, etc, their computers need to be reset.  **** Admins if this is an inappropriate post please delete**** Thank you. 

There's like 5 of them in service right now.

Edited March 8 by Cait Sith

[T J Trainman]

Forgot to add that NFI is at LGA depot.

[T J Trainman]

Ok sorry fellas disregard my previous post. The new XD40s have released to go back in service. 

[TyBusLover1]

3 hours ago, xD4nn said:

4682 has been put back into service and is currently on the Q5. 

Permanent?

[DT323]

23 minutes ago, TyBusLover1 said:

Permanent?

Nobody knows. Frankly, I doubt that anyone expected them to put either unit in revenue service.

[TyBusLover1]

8 minutes ago, DT323 said:

Nobody knows. Frankly, I doubt that anyone expected them to put either unit in revenue service.

Okay thanks.

[Brillant93]

3 hours ago, Ultimategamer12c said:

This isn’t the right thread to talk about this. And yes apparently it is.

Its the fleet and depot thread. 

[R179 8258]

4 hours ago, Ultimategamer12c said:

This isn’t the right thread to talk about this. And yes apparently it is.

Saw the SIM32 operated by a Castlston buses I think it was 2632 can’t remember the exact number but it was a 2600 series with Castleston decals 

[Calvin]

3 minutes ago, R179 8258 said:

Saw the SIM32 operated by a Castlston buses I think it was 2632 can’t remember the exact number but it was a 2600 series with Castleston decals 

If they have 2600s from Castleton on a route out of Meredith that isn't shared, that's a Service As Assigned. It happens when Staten Island needs help for a route and run to cover for another. 

Edited March 9 by Calvin

[xD4nn]

2 hours ago, TyBusLover1 said:

Permanent?

From what I understand, 4682 and 7377 short-term loans.

[TyBusLover1]

28 minutes ago, xD4nn said:

From what I understand, 4682 and 7377 short-term loans.

Okay.

 

[SevenEleven]

3 hours ago, R179 8258 said:

Saw the SIM32 operated by a Castlston buses I think it was 2632 can’t remember the exact number but it was a 2600 series with Castleston decals 

Castleton has scheduled trips on the 32. 

[RSMG106]

https://www.newflyer.com/2024/03/new-york-awards-new-flyer-with-two-new-contracts-for-up-to-2090-xcelsior-transit-buses/

[JoshTheScrub]

6 minutes ago, RSMG106 said:

https://www.newflyer.com/2024/03/new-york-awards-new-flyer-with-two-new-contracts-for-up-to-2090-xcelsior-transit-buses/

From the article: 

St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA – March 11, 2024: (TSX: NFI, OTC: NFYEF, TSX: NFI.DB) New Flyer of America Inc. (New Flyer), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. (NFI) and North America’s leading manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses, today announced that it has been awarded two new contracts from the New York City Transit Authority including firm orders for 429 Xcelsior® buses (671 equivalent units or EUs) with options to purchase up to 1,661 additional buses (2,379 EUs) over the next five years.

In total, the two contracts add 3,050 EUs to NFI’s first quarter 2024 backlog, including:

A firm order for 187 battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE NG™ 40-foot buses (187 EUs), with 943 additional options available (943 EUs).

A firm order for 18 battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE NG™ 60-foot buses (36 EUs), with 272 additional options available (544 EUs).

A firm order for 224 Xcelsior® 60-foot clean diesel buses (448 EUs), with 446 additional options available (892 EUs).

NYCT is part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the largest transit authority in North America with an annual ridership of more than 425 million. In 2023, the MTA placed an emphasis on environmental goals, including a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 85% between their 2015 baseline and the year 2040. The battery-electric vehicles manufactured under these contracts will support MTA’s goal of transitioning the agency’s entire bus fleet to zero-emission alternatives by 2040. NYCT’s battery-electric vehicle purchase was supported through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Low or No Emission (Low-No) grant program.

 

Wow… that’s a whole lotta new flyers coming up soon…

[Brillant93]

4 minutes ago, JoshTheScrub said:

From the article: 

St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA – March 11, 2024: (TSX: NFI, OTC: NFYEF, TSX: NFI.DB) New Flyer of America Inc. (New Flyer), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. (NFI) and North America’s leading manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses, today announced that it has been awarded two new contracts from the New York City Transit Authority including firm orders for 429 Xcelsior® buses (671 equivalent units or EUs) with options to purchase up to 1,661 additional buses (2,379 EUs) over the next five years.

In total, the two contracts add 3,050 EUs to NFI’s first quarter 2024 backlog, including:

A firm order for 187 battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE NG™ 40-foot buses (187 EUs), with 943 additional options available (943 EUs).

A firm order for 18 battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE NG™ 60-foot buses (36 EUs), with 272 additional options available (544 EUs).

A firm order for 224 Xcelsior® 60-foot clean diesel buses (448 EUs), with 446 additional options available (892 EUs).

NYCT is part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the largest transit authority in North America with an annual ridership of more than 425 million. In 2023, the MTA placed an emphasis on environmental goals, including a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 85% between their 2015 baseline and the year 2040. The battery-electric vehicles manufactured under these contracts will support MTA’s goal of transitioning the agency’s entire bus fleet to zero-emission alternatives by 2040. NYCT’s battery-electric vehicle purchase was supported through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Low or No Emission (Low-No) grant program.

 

Wow… that’s a whole lotta new flyers coming up soon…

I think this was mentioned a couple months ago on here. But we have the late 2000s and early 2010 models aging out.

[R194 EVER]

Hopefully this is the proper place for my historical question. When the Q75 ran, buses I believe came out of the Queens Village Depot.

When the fishbowls were painted the two tone MTA blue, does anyone know what bus numbers were assigned to the Q75? 

 

Thank you in advance

Steve 

 

[Bill from Maspeth]

1 hour ago, R194 EVER said:

Hopefully this is the proper place for my historical question. When the Q75 ran, buses I believe came out of the Queens Village Depot.

When the fishbowls were painted the two tone MTA blue, does anyone know what bus numbers were assigned to the Q75? 

 

Thank you in advance

Steve 

 

Any bus in said depot was assigned to any route in said depot.  Same is true for today.  A given bus in a depot is not assigned to the same route.  This is how NYCT operates.