Acela Express Posted September 14, 2011 Share #1 Posted September 14, 2011 Had to report to Zerega this morning, but was able to look into the XD40, check out the controls and speak with the techies onboard- as they are modifying a few things to be MTA-acceptable, so to speak. These are quick shots, and definitely not the best. Again, not the best, but it's something to gaze on for now. I couldn't get to the front of the bus as they were working there at the time being. If I can get some shots tomorrow I will. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciboii22 Posted September 14, 2011 Share #2 Posted September 14, 2011 Nice shots , thanks a lot . Shes looking very good , cant wait for it to hit the streets . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted September 14, 2011 Share #3 Posted September 14, 2011 Nice interior shots. :tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoSpectacular Posted September 14, 2011 Share #4 Posted September 14, 2011 I love how New Flyer used the old fashioned three-spoke steering wheels on these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmouse Posted September 14, 2011 Share #5 Posted September 14, 2011 lol Sunroof? I'm very Impressed New Flyer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty24 Posted September 15, 2011 Share #6 Posted September 15, 2011 Nice:cool::tup::tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User Posted September 15, 2011 Share #7 Posted September 15, 2011 The seats look kinda like whats on the NG CNGs in Long Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted September 15, 2011 Share #8 Posted September 15, 2011 Thanks for posting these! Btw, at the back, are there any 'reverse facing seats' in the back? Looks like the interior of the Nova LFS, which is pretty neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted September 15, 2011 Share #9 Posted September 15, 2011 Excellent! I can't wait to ride these to school on the S93 Limited! @CG: The back seats look all forward-facing to me...no "conversation seats" lol. I still think the U-style seating should be in the back so there'd be more space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted September 15, 2011 Share #10 Posted September 15, 2011 Thats the Best Looking Bus out of all of them, I hope New Flyer Wins, Screw the Orion VII's and that Nova 40 footer, New Flyer has this sexy thing to offer take it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted September 15, 2011 Share #11 Posted September 15, 2011 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted September 15, 2011 Share #12 Posted September 15, 2011 Very nice! I wish they would stop making that stupid step in the back. No one ever wants to step up and stand back there, which means fewer standees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro CSW Posted September 15, 2011 Share #13 Posted September 15, 2011 JIZZED :: Very Very NICE!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanarsie Guy Posted September 15, 2011 Share #14 Posted September 15, 2011 Very good looking bus I hope to see some of these in atlanta they were the first to order the C40LF if I'm correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted September 15, 2011 Share #15 Posted September 15, 2011 That rear seating arrangement is awful. They tried it with the Orion VII NGs here and it does not work at all if a route gets SRO. You literally have to force people to move back. And then there are the people that think the rear door area is a damn lounge and take that space up as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted September 15, 2011 Share #16 Posted September 15, 2011 That rear seating arrangement is awful. They tried it with the Orion VII NGs here and it does not work at all if a route gets SRO. You literally have to force people to move back. And then there are the people that think the rear door area is a damn lounge and take that space up as well. Yeah well that's the only place that you can stand and have a little space. The aisles are just too narrow on those buses. The NOVAS have more aisle space in the front, but the back is no good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted September 15, 2011 Share #17 Posted September 15, 2011 Awesome shots, but I agree with QM1. That step in the back is unnecessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted September 15, 2011 Share #18 Posted September 15, 2011 that left side switch panel is the same one used in the new flyer artics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acela Express Posted September 15, 2011 Author Share #19 Posted September 15, 2011 Eh, some OK shots again. Was able to play around with some of the controls today, and it's damn comfortable in the "cockpit", even with the new plexiglass they've installed on driver's sector. The GS of training was testing the bus around the Castle Hill area today, and he loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted September 16, 2011 Share #20 Posted September 16, 2011 its nice to see that they cry broke when its time to talk about our raises and the CBA but they have extra cash to spring for buses with sunroofs...does it have heated massaging seats as well??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted September 16, 2011 Share #21 Posted September 16, 2011 Excellent! I can't wait to ride these to school on the S93 Limited! @CG: The back seats look all forward-facing to me...no "conversation seats" lol. I still think the U-style seating should be in the back so there'd be more space. Thanks. And good. I hate those seats. The older O7s had it right with foward facing 2x2 seats and then a 3 seater interior facing 'bench' on both sides and the back row. I don't like the 'U shape' because the seats are too small and I generally hate it when a big person tries to squeeze into a small space b/w where I and another guy am sitting in. THat's why I like the forward facing seats so at least if I'm sitting in that, the person next to me has to sit a little bit in the aisle. It comes back to bench vs bucket seating. The buckets are too small and they don't have dividers [like armrests or rather an empty space] to give additional space for people with wider upper bodies. Basically, you have to be pretty skinny to fit in those buckets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted September 16, 2011 Share #22 Posted September 16, 2011 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmouse Posted September 17, 2011 Share #23 Posted September 17, 2011 MTA workers ARE underpaid, but to be fair the funds for hiring and wages are separate from the funds for equipment. It's also not a sunroof, it's the emergency exit. LOL can we jut say its both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted September 17, 2011 Share #24 Posted September 17, 2011 MTA workers ARE underpaid, but to be fair the funds for hiring and wages are separate from the funds for equipment. It's also not a sunroof, it's the emergency exit. Even though the NYCTA is a state agency, we often get lumped in with city agencies. And compared to other city agencies, the hourly employees (like myself) get paid way less. If i was a city mechanic (FDNY, NYPD, DSNY, DOT) i would be getting paid $38/hr instead of $32... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Posted September 18, 2011 Share #25 Posted September 18, 2011 MTA workers ARE underpaid, but to be fair the funds for hiring and wages are separate from the funds for equipment. It's also not a sunroof, it's the emergency exit. Ok, I'm all about just pay. But lets snap back to reality right quick...MTA workers are FAR from underpaid, The MTA falls in the top percentile in terms of earnings countrywide. The median for bus operators in the country is $12.44 and $21.58. MTA Bus Operators top out at near $30 an hour. MTA Cleaners make base $40,000 if not a little more. Meanwhile, NJ Transit cleaners are barely breaking $30,000! Then you factor in overtime, you got Bus Operators and Motormen clearing more money per year than some of the management! 6 figures in some cases...And ya'll are underpaid?! I honestly believe, no, I take that back I know MANY MTA employees are living WAY beyond their means. You go to a freaking MTA Bus Depot and look at the damn employee lot, some of them look like the car show at the Jacob Javits Center. So I'm not swallowing the underpaid excuses from any MTA employee. And I don't care if any MTA employee that post here don't like what I said, but its the truth, Live within your means, keep up with yourself and not the Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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