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XN40s/60s on the Bx19, Evolution of 7662, & RTS on the M12


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Hello and welcome back to Buses Evolution! In this installment. 

In this episode, we take a look at a tale of two New Flyer Xcelsior CNG newbies, the XN40 #677 and the XN60 #1027 on the Bx19 bus route @ West 145th St and Riverside Drive near Riverbank Park.

Both bus models have a Cummins Westport ISL-G engine with a ZF EcoLife 6AP1200B transmission and are housed and maintained by both Jackie Gleason (Brooklyn) and West Farms (The Bronx) bus depots. These newbies are also replacing all Orion VII CNGs. 

The XN40s are 2016-2017 units with 138 buses (673-810) available and are operating on all local routes from both depots. 

The XN60s are 2018 units with 110 buses (1000-1109-on order). 
They operate on the Bx6* +SBS, Bx15, Bx19**, and Bx36** bus routes for West Farms and the B35 bus route in Brooklyn. 

* The Bx6 Local will achieve full articulation in January 2019. 
**The Bx19 and Bx36 are projected +SelectBus routes. 

Pick your bus: Which one do you prefer?

 

 

 

Hello and welcome to the first-ever installment of Buses Evolution!

In this installment, we take a look at unit #7662. 

As of March of this year, the first-ever 7662, the 2003 Orion VII CNG, that ruled the streets of Brooklyn, was retired. It was originally at NYCT's Jackie Gleason Depot, then it went over to MTA Bus Company's Spring Creek Depot to operate on the B100 & B103 Limited last year May. It was powered by a Detroit Diesel Series 50G EGR 8.5L (CNG fuel) with an Allison B400R5 WTEC III transmission.

The new 7662, the 2018 New Flyer XD40 Xcelsior, is a +Select Bus Service+ unit currently assigned to Flatbush Depot's B46 +SBS. This unit and the other units (with some units being assigned to +SelectBus duty) are all a part of the 367 bus order can and will be seen in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. These buses feature Wi-Fi and USB charging ports, that was non-existent in older buses. This bus is powered by a Cummins L9 engine with an Allison B400R6 Gen V transmission.

 

 

Taken back in 2015. Seen here is an 1998 Novabus RTS-06 #5009 On The M12 Bus Route @ West 57th Street and Broadway, heading towards West Village-Abingdon Square, as its southern terminus. On August 31st, 2014, as part of the agency’s (MTA) bus service enhancement, the M12 was implemented to provide north-to-south service on Manhattan’s west side, via 11th and 12th Avenues. Service operates all day, except late nights between Midtown West (W. 58th St/Broadway-Columbus Circle) and Abington Square (8th Ave/Jane St), running every 30 minutes. Route is dispatched from the Michael J. Quill Depot. 

 

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