New Jersey Transit/Private Bus Operations: Deliveries, Moves & Transfers

[Tranzitfan81]

On 9/24/2022 at 7:26 AM, DCTransitFilms said:

And another Washington Township bus in an accident

 

https://6abc.com/deadly-crash-cherry-hill-new-jersey-nj-transit-bus-route-70/12257153/

Good news is that this bus is fixed and back on the road less than a month later; 18025 was on the 554 this morning and doing the 551 this evening.  

[davemackey]

22901 has entered revenue service on Route 452 36th Street Station.

[busdude2]

On 10/3/2022 at 12:14 PM, davemackey said:

Hearing from a reliable source that the 2023 Cruiser allocation of 91 + option buses will be fulfilled by the only bidder, MCI, with D45 CRT diesel models (not the Low Entry). These buses would be assembled at the New Flyer facility in Crookston, Minnesota, the new home of the D series.

Nice bus style gonna miss this model MCI.

 

Edited November 2, 2022 by busdude2

[JLiu15]

6048 and 6193 back to ONE bus. They've made some appearances on the 84 lately.

[DCTransitFilms]

On 11/6/2022 at 4:07 PM, JLiu15 said:

6048 and 6193 back to ONE bus. They've made some appearances on the 84 lately.

Is there a reason why they're back with ONE? And kinda wished they sent 6041-6042 back instead tbh.

Edited November 10, 2022 by DCTransitFilms

[go25]

21 minutes ago, DCTransitFilms said:

Is there a reason why they're back with ONE? And kinda wished they sent 6041-6042 back instead tbh.

ONE Bus was crying they were short on buses for the Hudson County routes so NJT sent those back

[46Dover]

On 10/10/2022 at 10:07 PM, FlxMtroD said:

I'm sure those D45CRT standard floor cruisers are going to Wayne and some possibly to Meadowlands to replace the 9000s and 7100s. Oradell should definitely have all of their 40 foot MCIs replaced by the 22000 white back MCIs and they'll be housed in Oradell garage. Fairview may have their ex-Wayne 9000s replaced by the white backs as well. It's just a guess on my part

Now when you say standard floor cruisers, I hope you don’t mean the ones with the low floor center door.

[46Dover]

On 10/3/2022 at 12:14 PM, davemackey said:

Hearing from a reliable source that the 2023 Cruiser allocation of 91 + option buses will be fulfilled by the only bidder, MCI, with D45 CRT diesel models (not the Low Entry). These buses would be assembled at the New Flyer facility in Crookston, Minnesota, the new home of the D series.

Good

[JLiu15]

22107 delivered to ADD. It's currently facing the back fence by I-287, meaning it's yet to be inspected.

Interestingly, MTA Prevost 1566 and the Rutgers Science Explorer Blue Bird are also at ADD. 1566 has been there since at least 11/4.

[553 Bridgeton]

It looks as if Oradell got most of the 22000s, and Westwood the 21000s.

[FlxMtroD]

On 11/21/2022 at 10:57 AM, 553 Bridgeton said:

It looks as if Oradell got most of the 22000s, and Westwood the 21000s.

You are right sir. Oradell has strictly 22000s, both white and black backs and the old D4000s. Westwood having some of the 21000 series ( former Meadowlands), 21100 ( some former Meadowlands except the 21190s ) series and 21300 white & black backs

[DCTransitFilms]

13 hours ago, FlxMtroD said:

You are right sir. Oradell has strictly 22000s, both white and black backs and the old D4000s. Westwood having some of the 21000 series ( former Meadowlands), 21100 ( some former Meadowlands except the 21190s ) series and 21300 white & black backs

So 21074-21093 are staying at Westwood?

[FlxMtroD]

9 hours ago, DCTransitFilms said:

So 21074-21093 are staying at Westwood?

It seems that way. They have the Oradell decals on them and they been at Oradell for months now

[go25]

Just spotted 6420 on the 30 at Penn Station. A loaner from Orange?

[Tranzitfan81]

5334 on the 1??? Not sure why severely short Washington Twp is loaning buses to North Jersey, but this bus has been up there since last Tuesday apparently.

As a result of the shortage, there is a domino effect, Washington Twp has to borrow from Newton Avenue to assist with the 400 and 403 while Newton Avenue has been borrowing from Hamilton Twp ( Mercer County).  5509 was on the 413 yesterday and 5539 was down in Camden doing a 453 last week.  This week I saw 5578 on the 403 and 5582 and 5585 on the 400. 

On the MCI side, it seems like more Newton Avenue busses are down the Shore in Atlantic and Cape May Counties ( 17064, 19128, 19131 and 19150). 

 

 

[553 Bridgeton]

It’s not washington twp loaning buses it’s the maintenance superintendent’s that make these calls on where buses go.

[Tranzitfan81]

8 hours ago, 553 Bridgeton said:

It’s not washington twp loaning buses it’s the maintenance superintendent’s that make these calls on where buses go.

Wow! Just seems rather strange to pull from the Southern division in which all 3 of our garages are severely short especially Washington Twp and Egg Harbor Twp.  Camden going to end up in the same boat soon too if they keep pulling from there. 

[553 Bridgeton]

14 hours ago, Tranzitfan81 said:

Wow! Just seems rather strange to pull from the Southern division in which all 3 of our garages are severely short especially Washington Twp and Egg Harbor Twp.  Camden going to end up in the same boat soon too if they keep pulling from there. 

Newton Av is the only southern garage that has too many buses. They loaned eht 19128,19131,19150 and 17064. 
 

Newton Av does not use their entire fleet of mcis or Nabis in week they rotate them.   
 

Edited November 28, 2022 by 553 Bridgeton

[Lawrence St]

But sometimes it’s because buses break down in other division which goes to that respective depot and stays there until someone brings it back.

i broke down twice on the 319 with my bus (one of the Lav 18’s) and it would always stay down at Wash Twnship for sometimes a week or two until someone brought it back up.

On another note, transit really needs to send a replacement bus with a Lav when a bus breaks down on the 319, not a Regular bus.

[DCTransitFilms]

So 6041, 6048, 6050, and 6193 are all back with ONE Bus... Might as well have given 6041-6050 fully back

6043 is also at Ironbound?

Edited November 29, 2022 by DCTransitFilms

[JLiu15]

On 11/21/2022 at 10:57 AM, 553 Bridgeton said:

It looks as if Oradell got most of the 22000s, and Westwood the 21000s.

Yup. Westwood got all NJT-liveried buses 21191 and up (plus 21074-21093 loaned from Meadowlands) and the first 10 22000s. Oradell has all 22000s above 22011 except 22039-22069 which went to Fairview.

[JLiu15]

On 11/29/2022 at 8:55 AM, DCTransitFilms said:

So 6041, 6048, 6050, and 6193 are all back with ONE Bus... Might as well have given 6041-6050 fully back

6043 is also at Ironbound?

Not sure about 6043. I believe it's at Meadowlands.

But yes, I confirmed w someone on Instagram that 6041 and 6050 are indeed back at Coach.

[DCTransitFilms]

15 hours ago, JLiu15 said:

Not sure about 6043. I believe it's at Meadowlands.

But yes, I confirmed w someone on Instagram that 6041 and 6050 are indeed back at Coach.

Saw 6043 running on the 62 a few days ago, 59 yesterday, and right now it's on the 66V. Seems to be at Ironbound for more than a month now. Likely a 6193 replacement.

[JLiu15]

On 12/1/2022 at 9:07 AM, DCTransitFilms said:

Saw 6043 running on the 62 a few days ago, 59 yesterday, and right now it's on the 66V. Seems to be at Ironbound for more than a month now. Likely a 6193 replacement.

Lol, why not just send 6043 back to coach and keep 6193 where it is...

[Lawrence St]

Why are buses all over the dam place in the first place? Seriously, I used to ask my foreman how he knows what buses are ours and what isn't, he just shrugged at me and laughed.

Edited December 6, 2022 by Lawrence St