davemackey Posted January 11, 2021 Share #826 Posted January 11, 2021 There's one bus tracking under a unit number in Winnipeg that has a confirmed Pembina VIN. Now I'm confused! And it takes a lot to confuse me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemackey Posted January 19, 2021 Share #827 Posted January 19, 2021 As you know Coach USA New Brunswick had to make room for the NABI buses from Academy, so they moved some of their D's to offsite storage. Two side effects to this: one bus (8767) wound up being destroyed by fire in the process, and Coach is now finally starting to run its 2020 cruisers out of New Brunswick. Also, 21015 inspected today. Anomaly to report: 21031 delivered to ADD over the weekend but it's still tracking in Pembina. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemackey Posted January 19, 2021 Share #828 Posted January 19, 2021 21080-21081 now at Meadowlands. 21073 has arrived at Howell Garage, numerically the last of that series assigned there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted January 21, 2021 Share #829 Posted January 21, 2021 On 1/11/2021 at 3:18 PM, davemackey said: There's one bus tracking under a unit number in Winnipeg that has a confirmed Pembina VIN. Now I'm confused! And it takes a lot to confuse me. Is there a coordination between the two plants on a continous VIN scheme? I thought having the order built in two places would produce two or more different series of VINs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemackey Posted January 25, 2021 Share #830 Posted January 25, 2021 On 1/21/2021 at 1:17 PM, GojiMet86 said: Is there a coordination between the two plants on a continous VIN scheme? I thought having the order built in two places would produce two or more different series of VINs. Yes, there is. Right now, everything is running under the old VIN methodology, and I so far have tracked as high as Unit 16222 (which will be a Pembina build). The only difference is the plant code "W" for Winnipeg (which begs the question why aren't the first three digits 2MG, signifying a Canadian product?). However, when the new VIN indicators take effect (prefix would now be 1M8D2W91 rather than 1M8PDMNA) they may go to the New Flyer sequence numbers. They seem to coordinate those well between the four plants New Flyer uses, so to throw one more plant (Pembina) into the mix wouldn't be too much of a hassle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemackey Posted February 11, 2021 Share #831 Posted February 11, 2021 Unit 16231 tracking yesterday in Winnipeg. Meanwhile back in the States there were some buses inspected in Neptune yesterday. Anyone know where? Transdev does have its garage in Neptune, on Old Corlies Ave. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemackey Posted February 11, 2021 Share #832 Posted February 11, 2021 Winnipeg VINs have now checked clean in Carfax through Unit 16198. Have now been able to confirm buses through 21157 as a result. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemackey Posted February 12, 2021 Share #833 Posted February 12, 2021 Depot by depot status: Ironbound (21001-21028) In service: 21001-21008, 21010-21015, 21024 Inspected: 21009, 21017-21020, 21022, 21026-21027 Delivered: 21028 Not Yet Delivered: 21016, 21021, 21023, 21025 Howell (21029-21073) In service: 21029-21030, 21032-21041, 21043, 21045-21052, 21054, 21057, 21059, 21065, 21067, 21069, 21073 Inspected: 21031, 21042, 21044, 21053, 21055, 21060-21061, 21066 Not Yet Delivered: 21056, 21058, 21062-21064, 21068, 21070-21073 Meadowlands (21074-21190) In service: 21077-21083, 21086-21087 Delivered: 21113 Not Yet Delivered: 21074-21076, 21084-21085, 21088-21112, 21114-21190 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLiu15 Posted February 18, 2021 Share #834 Posted February 18, 2021 20075 involved in an accident (hit a turnpike toll plaza). Front end looks pretty badly damaged. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/essex/news/weather-whoas-bus-slams-into-nj-turnpike-toll-plaza/803507/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemackey Posted February 26, 2021 Share #835 Posted February 26, 2021 Ironbound Update: All but six units of 21001-21028 are in service. 21003 just got back from an several night stay at Johnson & Towers, a Cummins repair facility in Egg Harbor Township. Howell Update: All units either in service or inspected/prep for service except 21063. The Howell buses are 21029-21073. 21064, 21071 and 21072 were inspected today. Meadowlands buses are for the most part built but it's going to be a long process to get them all to NJ. Wayne buses are on the lines now. VINS now verified through bus 21204. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemackey Posted March 3, 2021 Share #836 Posted March 3, 2021 Coach USA Westwood's 2020 cruisers have finally been registered (plates from AW-269Y to AW-288Y). Looks like they're going to be on the road soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemackey Posted March 10, 2021 Share #837 Posted March 10, 2021 (edited) Time for another update.... Ironbound (21001-21028) In service: 21001-21015, 21017-21022, 21024-21028 Inspected: 21016, 21023 Howell (21029-21073) In service: 21029-21041, 21043-21055, 21057, 21059-21062, 21065-21067, 21069, 21073 Inspected: 21042, 21056, 21058, 21064, 21068, 21070-21072 Delivered: 21063 Meadowlands (21074-21190) In service: 21077-21083, 21086-21087, 21093 Inspected: 21074-21076, 21085, 21094-21095, 21103-21105, 21107, 21110-21112, 21115-21116, 21118-21119, Delivered: 21097-21099, 21101, 21106, 21109, 21113, 21117, 21120, 21122, 21130, 21145 Not Yet Delivered: 21084, 21088-21092, 21096, 21100, 21102, 21108, 21113, 21114, 21121, 21123-21129, 21131-21144, 21146-21190 Edited March 10, 2021 by davemackey 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLiu15 Posted March 11, 2021 Share #838 Posted March 11, 2021 4 hours ago, davemackey said: Time for another update.... Ironbound (21001-21028) In service: 21001-21015, 21017-21022, 21024-21028 Inspected: 21016, 21023 Howell (21029-21073) In service: 21029-21041, 21043-21055, 21057, 21059-21062, 21065-21067, 21069, 21073 Inspected: 21042, 21056, 21058, 21064, 21068, 21070-21072 Delivered: 21063 Meadowlands (21074-21190) In service: 21077-21083, 21086-21087, 21093 Inspected: 21074-21076, 21085, 21094-21095, 21103-21105, 21107, 21110-21112, 21115-21116, 21118-21119, Delivered: 21097-21099, 21101, 21106, 21109, 21113, 21117, 21120, 21122, 21130, 21145 Not Yet Delivered: 21084, 21088-21092, 21096, 21100, 21102, 21108, 21113, 21114, 21121, 21123-21129, 21131-21144, 21146-21190 My guess is that some of the lav units for Meadowlands have already been built. Is there any way to tell from the VIN if it's a lav unit? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranzitfan81 Posted March 14, 2021 Share #839 Posted March 14, 2021 I have noticed that we barely see any of those 2015 Hybrids running out of Newark ( Ironbound) anymore. Maybe NJT should move a few of those back down to Egg Harbor Twp and even share a with Washington Twp to help with the bus shortage. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
553 Bridgeton Posted March 15, 2021 Share #840 Posted March 15, 2021 On 3/10/2021 at 7:02 PM, JLiu15 said: My guess is that some of the lav units for Meadowlands have already been built. Is there any way to tell from the VIN if it's a lav unit? 21063 is sitting in a lot in south jersey along with most of meadowlands buses and some low ironbound buses. Up to 21117 is in that lot on the boarder of sicklerville and turnersville. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
553 Bridgeton Posted March 15, 2021 Share #841 Posted March 15, 2021 (edited) On 3/10/2021 at 2:59 PM, davemackey said: Time for another update.... Ironbound (21001-21028) In service: 21001-21015, 21017-21022, 21024-21028 Inspected: 21016, 21023 Howell (21029-21073) In service: 21029-21041, 21043-21055, 21057, 21059-21062, 21065-21067, 21069, 21073 Inspected: 21042, 21056, 21058, 21064, 21068, 21070-21072 Delivered: 21063 Meadowlands (21074-21190) In service: 21077-21083, 21086-21087, 21093 Inspected: 21074-21076, 21085, 21094-21095, 21103-21105, 21107, 21110-21112, 21115-21116, 21118-21119, Delivered: 21097-21099, 21101, 21106, 21109, 21113, 21117, 21120, 21122, 21130, 21145 Not Yet Delivered: 21084, 21088-21092, 21096, 21100, 21102, 21108, 21113, 21114, 21121, 21123-21129, 21131-21144, 21146-21190 All of the undelivered buses up to 21117 are sitting in a lot in south jersey. 21100 was delivered to that lot this morning. none of them have plates. 21119 is in service at the meadowlands. Edited March 15, 2021 by 553 Bridgeton Fix 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemackey Posted March 19, 2021 Share #842 Posted March 19, 2021 (edited) The last bus to go into service at Ironbound is 21016. Ironbound is done with new cruisers. Good point about the hybrids... what is happening with them? Oh, one more thing: the VINs of the 21000 series coaches are scrambled from about 21111 onwards. Have fun, spotters..... Edited March 19, 2021 by davemackey 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemackey Posted March 26, 2021 Share #843 Posted March 26, 2021 Since our last update a week ago, several more of these buses have gone into service. Ironbound has all theirs, Howell is now missing about three. The first Wayne bus, 21191, has tracked at ADD. There are tons of buses at ADD, Sicklerville lot, and CMF, waiting to go into service. Nothing has tracked in Winnipeg this week. Oh, and the new MCI VIN formula (D2W91 instead of PDMNA) is soon to be showing up on the tail end of this order, with unit numbers from 75000 and up (dovetailing with existing New Flyer orders). I think the scrambled VINs are going to be falling back into place around the 21140's, so we shall see. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
553 Bridgeton Posted March 27, 2021 Share #844 Posted March 27, 2021 I live 5mins from the sicklerville lot. A shame its not secure. I walked in there and took pics. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemackey Posted March 31, 2021 Share #845 Posted March 31, 2021 On 3/26/2021 at 10:29 PM, 553 Bridgeton said: I live 5mins from the sicklerville lot. A shame its not secure. I walked in there and took pics. And where might these pictures be? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemackey Posted March 31, 2021 Share #846 Posted March 31, 2021 Howell now has all its 2021 buses in service except 21072. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
553 Bridgeton Posted March 31, 2021 Share #847 Posted March 31, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, davemackey said: And where might these pictures be? On my phone https://photos.app.goo.gl/T3UZ7J1N8P1AcT296 Edited March 31, 2021 by 553 Bridgeton 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemackey Posted April 2, 2021 Share #848 Posted April 2, 2021 On 3/31/2021 at 7:00 PM, 553 Bridgeton said: On my phone https://photos.app.goo.gl/T3UZ7J1N8P1AcT296 Great stuff. Looks like they've all been inspected, but not registered. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemackey Posted April 2, 2021 Share #849 Posted April 2, 2021 Bus 21072 now in service at Howell Garage. Howell now has all of 21029-21073 in service. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
553 Bridgeton Posted April 2, 2021 Share #850 Posted April 2, 2021 1 hour ago, davemackey said: Great stuff. Looks like they've all been inspected, but not registered. None of them had tags, 21063 was in that pic. But I think it’s now in service. Most of meadowlands units are sitting there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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