Future ENY OP Posted August 27, 2021 Share #3251 Posted August 27, 2021 On 8/26/2021 at 12:00 AM, 1train2255railfan said: The only exception is 3955, which only retired due to an accident. 3955 officially back in service. Its on the M10 as of this morning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted August 30, 2021 Share #3252 Posted August 30, 2021 (edited) 3117: SC to ECH scrap Edited August 30, 2021 by Calvin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthewmp4 Posted August 31, 2021 Share #3253 Posted August 31, 2021 2910 retired 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted August 31, 2021 Share #3254 Posted August 31, 2021 11 minutes ago, Matthewmp4 said: 2910 retired All b/c 1301 came in so early. Ha. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Valiant Posted August 31, 2021 Share #3255 Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) 2218: Retired from Spring Creek 3571, 3579: Retired from LaGuardia 3909: Retired from Michael J. Quill 4515: Retired from East New York 4564, 4568: Retired from Grand Avenue 6851, 6874: Retired from Queens Village Edited August 31, 2021 by Snorunts 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit Enthusiast Posted August 31, 2021 Share #3256 Posted August 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Matthewmp4 said: 2910 retired In other words, #2910 from College Point ---------> Eastchester Scrap. This is the end of an era. All Green Flipdot buses from the MTA are now retired. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomaszSBklyn Posted August 31, 2021 Share #3257 Posted August 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Matthewmp4 said: 2910 retired It's sad to see the final Flipdot gone. It is interesting if this bus was the longest serving unit in the MTA or that honor goes to some other bus (perhaps an RTS). Moreover, it remains to be seen which bus (if any) will beat such a record in the future. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted August 31, 2021 Share #3258 Posted August 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Snorunts said: 2218: Retired from Spring Creek 3571, 3579: Retired from LaGuardia 3909: Retired from Michael J. Quill 4515: Retired from East New York 4564, 4568: Retired from Grand Avenue 6851, 6874: Retired from Queens Village My guess is MQ, ENY and GA are starting to make room for those XDE's coming in shortly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Valiant Posted August 31, 2021 Share #3259 Posted August 31, 2021 Just now, Future ENY OP said: My guess is MQ, ENY and GA are starting to make room for those XDE's coming in shortly. I would hope so! I'm not sure what month those depots are supposed to receive them. The order is coming in real slow, we're a day away from September. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted August 31, 2021 Share #3260 Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, TomaszSBklyn said: It's sad to see the final Flipdot gone. It is interesting if this bus was the longest serving unit in the MTA or that honor goes to some other bus (perhaps an RTS). Moreover, it remains to be seen which bus (if any) will beat such a record in the future. Longest serving MTA bus is ethier an Blitz rebuilt Fishbowl (museum bus 5227 is apart of this batch) or that batch of GMC RTS that got rebuilt. Both ran close to 25 years. Edited August 31, 2021 by trainfan22 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted August 31, 2021 Share #3261 Posted August 31, 2021 21 minutes ago, Snorunts said: I would hope so! I'm not sure what month those depots are supposed to receive them. The order is coming in real slow, we're a day away from September. Apparently 9511, 9512 and a few others are built and 9591 is currently at JFK and that might be for MCH or MQ. I guess in this line of business we gotta be patient with orders.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted August 31, 2021 Share #3262 Posted August 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Matthewmp4 said: 2910 retired It's been a while since it last ran, and it's only ran a handful of times since late July. In any case, maybe @QM1to6Ave can finally be at peace now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomaszSBklyn Posted August 31, 2021 Share #3263 Posted August 31, 2021 1 hour ago, trainfan22 said: Longest serving MTA bus is ethier an Blitz rebuilt Fishbowl (museum bus 5227 is apart of this batch) or that batch of GMC RTS that got rebuilt. Both ran close to 25 years. Thanks a lot. Does every bus get rebuilt? What was the case with the late 20th/early 21st century D4500s? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLX9304 Posted August 31, 2021 Share #3264 Posted August 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Future ENY OP said: Apparently 9511, 9512 and a few others are built and 9591 is currently at JFK and that might be for MCH or MQ. I guess in this line of business we gotta be patient with orders.. The first 2 you mentioned are for EN & the other one is to be for Quill. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted August 31, 2021 Share #3265 Posted August 31, 2021 12 hours ago, Snorunts said: 2218: Retired from Spring Creek 3571, 3579: Retired from LaGuardia 3909: Retired from Michael J. Quill 4515: Retired from East New York 4564, 4568: Retired from Grand Avenue 6851, 6874: Retired from Queens Village 3579 is still in service at LaGuardia. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted August 31, 2021 Share #3266 Posted August 31, 2021 8 hours ago, TomaszSBklyn said: Thanks a lot. Does every bus get rebuilt? What was the case with the late 20th/early 21st century D4500s? Nah, every bus doesn't get rebuilt. None of the MTA batches of MCIs were ever rebuilt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTC Bus Roster Posted August 31, 2021 Share #3267 Posted August 31, 2021 1 minute ago, trainfan22 said: Nah, every bus doesn't get rebuilt. None of the MTA batches of MCIs were ever rebuilt. It shows where their priorities are, and they certainly aren't with MTA Bus! Eastchester & Yonkers were better off as private companies! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted August 31, 2021 Share #3268 Posted August 31, 2021 15 hours ago, Snorunts said: 2218: Retired from Spring Creek 3571, 3579: Retired from LaGuardia 3909: Retired from Michael J. Quill 4515: Retired from East New York 4564, 4568: Retired from Grand Avenue 6851, 6874: Retired from Queens Village I’m surprised to see NG’s being retired especially since QV and MTA bus still has a ton of Orion VII OG’s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Valiant Posted August 31, 2021 Share #3269 Posted August 31, 2021 36 minutes ago, NewFlyer 230 said: I’m surprised to see NG’s being retired especially since QV and MTA bus still has a ton of Orion VII OG’s. It's strange and quite unfortunate since they have more advanced technology. My guess is that some of them needed engine replacements and decided to retire them instead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimategamer12c Posted September 1, 2021 Share #3270 Posted September 1, 2021 Welp... 0090 from FP which was the Mobile Command RTS is now at ECH Scrap. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit Enthusiast Posted September 1, 2021 Share #3271 Posted September 1, 2021 Turns out, it's a negative for #2910 being retired. It's still alive somehow. It's tracker is acting up. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted September 1, 2021 Share #3272 Posted September 1, 2021 On 8/30/2021 at 11:00 PM, BM5 via Woodhaven said: It's been a while since it last ran, and it's only ran a handful of times since late July. In any case, maybe @QM1to6Ave can finally be at peace now. 14 hours ago, Transit Enthusiast said: Turns out, it's a negative for #2910 being retired. It's still alive somehow. It's tracker is acting up. I swear, the universe is trying to play games with me LOL 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from Maspeth Posted September 1, 2021 Share #3273 Posted September 1, 2021 On 8/31/2021 at 12:42 PM, NewFlyer 230 said: I’m surprised to see NG’s being retired especially since QV and MTA bus still has a ton of Orion VII OG’s. I'm not saying this is the reason but consider this: these batteries are VERY expensive to replace. Perhaps they would rather scrap "early" rather than spend the money to replace the batteries? Again, just a thought. I have no idea why those particular NG buses were selected to be retired before the OG's were. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomaszSBklyn Posted September 2, 2021 Share #3274 Posted September 2, 2021 On 8/31/2021 at 8:18 PM, Ultimategamer12c said: Welp... 0090 from FP which was the Mobile Command RTS is now at ECH Scrap. Is it there to be scrapped or stored? It appeared like it is a preserved bus for special purposes and as such safe from scrapping. From whatever little I know (mostly from this forum) MTA's policies on retiring and scrapping seem chaotic and inconsistent. And not transparent to someone, who like me is not in any way affiliated, except by being an occasional bus or subway rider. Many highly respected transit agencies (I see this in Europe, for example) preserve their historic fleet and often run them regularly. This shows their commitment to being a long term transit agencies and shows their mastery in keeping their fleet in top shape. This builds riders' confidence and builds positive image for the agency as well. Not to mention historical and nostalgia implications and love by historians and transit enthusiasts. And it is not infrequent that historic unit serve alongside the new ones, although at sometimes lighter load. One can only hope that 0090 will remain with us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimategamer12c Posted September 2, 2021 Share #3275 Posted September 2, 2021 8 minutes ago, TomaszSBklyn said: Is it there to be scrapped or stored? It appeared like it is a preserved bus for special purposes and as such safe from scrapping. From whatever little I know (mostly from this forum) MTA's policies on retiring and scrapping seem chaotic and inconsistent. And not transparent to someone, who like me is not in any way affiliated, except by being an occasional bus or subway rider. Many highly respected transit agencies (I see this in Europe, for example) preserve their historic fleet and often run them regularly. This shows their commitment to being a long term transit agencies and shows their mastery in keeping their fleet in top shape. This builds riders' confidence and builds positive image for the agency as well. Not to mention historical and nostalgia implications and love by historians and transit enthusiasts. And it is not infrequent that historic unit serve alongside the new ones, although at sometimes lighter load. One can only hope that 0090 will remain with us. The Bus was spotted in the scrap side of the Eastchester which means the bus is getting scrapped. If the bus gets preserved or stored then someone will let us know. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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