MTABusTransitFanner Posted July 7, 2021 Share #76 Posted July 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, Railfanner Jake said: Almost forgot, sorry Neil heh. I'm @jakerothman17 on insta. Obviously you know me Oh don't be sorry lol, and yes ik u through the DMs on IG 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1train2255railfan Posted July 13, 2021 Share #77 Posted July 13, 2021 Mitchell Field currently has Gilligs #2000-2004, #2006, and #2008. They should have #2010 soon as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted July 14, 2021 Share #78 Posted July 14, 2021 I wonder why these buses haven't hit service yet. I notice that NICE doesn't have the test period with a pliot bus like the MTA does. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted July 15, 2021 Share #79 Posted July 15, 2021 On 7/13/2021 at 8:34 PM, trainfan22 said: I wonder why these buses haven't hit service yet. I notice that NICE doesn't have the test period with a pliot bus like the MTA does. Ask and you shall receive lol. 2000 in service on its first day on the n24. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfanner Jake Posted July 15, 2021 Share #80 Posted July 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, Cait Sith said: Ask and you shall receive lol. 2000 in service on its first day on the n24. Wow, that was fast, so excited to get a ride on these soon ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTABusTransitFanner Posted July 15, 2021 Share #81 Posted July 15, 2021 19 minutes ago, Cait Sith said: Ask and you shall receive lol. 2000 in service on its first day on the n24. Yessir, a bus I have been waiting for in months! Are the Gilligs trackable yet and how did they sound like when you saw it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted July 15, 2021 Share #82 Posted July 15, 2021 1 minute ago, MTABusTransitFanner said: Yessir, a bus I have been waiting for in months! Are the Gilligs trackable yet and how did they sound like when you saw it? None of the NICE buses are actually "trackable" except on the website and the transit app, both of which doesn't reveal fleet numbers. They sound exactly like the XN40s. They're not much different in comparison. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTABusTransitFanner Posted July 15, 2021 Share #83 Posted July 15, 2021 1 minute ago, Cait Sith said: None of the NICE buses are actually "trackable" except on the website and the transit app, both of which doesn't reveal fleet numbers. They sound exactly like the XN40s. They're not much different in comparison. Ah I see, btw NICE buses by numbers are actually trackable on the website, all you gotta do is hover your mouse over one of the buses you're tracking and you get get something like this: 19402222(ignore the 2222) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted July 15, 2021 Share #84 Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, MTABusTransitFanner said: Ah I see, btw NICE buses by numbers are actually trackable on the website, all you gotta do is hover your mouse over one of the buses you're tracking and you get get something like this: 19402222(ignore the 2222) Huh, I see. Well, this goes to show that you don't always have to rely on trackers, especially since it takes the fun and the spontaneity out of the hobby. A lot of these fans are becoming way more reliant on them lol😂. Edited July 15, 2021 by Cait Sith 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted July 16, 2021 Share #85 Posted July 16, 2021 (edited) Now that these Gilligs have hit service, you can ride a bus from every current bus manufacturer with a Metrocard. Gillig New Flyer Novabus Prevost MCI Proterra NY tri state area has a very diverse bus fleet. Edited July 16, 2021 by trainfan22 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTABusTransitFanner Posted July 16, 2021 Share #86 Posted July 16, 2021 45 minutes ago, trainfan22 said: Now that these Gilligs have hit service, you can ride a bus from every current bus manufacturer with a Metrocard. Gillig New Flyer Novabus Prevost MCI Proterra NY tri state area has a very diverse bus fleet. I wish to include Orion lol but unfortunately they are no longer in the bus industry 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted July 16, 2021 Share #87 Posted July 16, 2021 (edited) 21 hours ago, Cait Sith said: Ask and you shall receive lol. 2000 in service on its first day on the n24. Lol I’m seeing this as I’m riding on 1731 on the n4. I definitely will miss Nassau’s first low floor buses but these Orion’s are definitely beat thanks to the years of poor maintenance. Hope the new Gilligs hold up in Nassau. Edited July 16, 2021 by NewFlyer 230 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User Posted July 17, 2021 Share #88 Posted July 17, 2021 On 7/15/2021 at 7:25 PM, MTABusTransitFanner said: Ah I see, btw NICE buses by numbers are actually trackable on the website, all you gotta do is hover your mouse over one of the buses you're tracking and you get get something like this: 19402222(ignore the 2222) Going route by route can be a bit of an annoyance - I made my own tracker to show all routes and split by bus model: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBTA Posted July 17, 2021 Share #89 Posted July 17, 2021 6 hours ago, User said: Going route by route can be a bit of an annoyance - I made my own tracker to show all routes and split by bus model: There’s a link to this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User Posted July 18, 2021 Share #90 Posted July 18, 2021 20 hours ago, NBTA said: There’s a link to this? Yes, a web link exists for this. It has not been shared here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTABusTransitFanner Posted July 19, 2021 Share #91 Posted July 19, 2021 On 7/17/2021 at 11:37 AM, User said: Going route by route can be a bit of an annoyance - I made my own tracker to show all routes and split by bus model: Cool! This is going to make things alot easier! Send me the link whenever you are ready, ight? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted July 19, 2021 Share #92 Posted July 19, 2021 (edited) From all the media footage I seen the past couple of days, it seems like 2000 is the only Gillig in service so far. Edited July 19, 2021 by trainfan22 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemackey Posted July 19, 2021 Share #93 Posted July 19, 2021 ICYMI, Bus 2000 (the first of these Gilligs) is on the property. Looks pretty sharp. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from Maspeth Posted July 21, 2021 Share #94 Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/19/2021 at 8:07 AM, davemackey said: ICYMI, Bus 2000 (the first of these Gilligs) is on the property. Looks pretty sharp. Look at above posts...........the bus is shown in service. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreeddekalbL Posted July 22, 2021 Share #95 Posted July 22, 2021 Wonder what the driver area looks like does it have a compact steering wheel or a traditional y shape wheel 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1train2255railfan Posted July 23, 2021 Share #96 Posted July 23, 2021 2006 is also in service without trackers, ran on the n22 yesterday 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfanner Jake Posted July 24, 2021 Share #97 Posted July 24, 2021 #2007 and #2011 spotted running as well the past day or two. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User Posted July 27, 2021 Share #98 Posted July 27, 2021 2007 has a working tracker: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylveon Posted July 27, 2021 Share #99 Posted July 27, 2021 On 7/15/2021 at 9:14 PM, trainfan22 said: Now that these Gilligs have hit service, you can ride a bus from every current bus manufacturer with a Metrocard. Gillig New Flyer Novabus Prevost MCI Proterra NY tri state area has a very diverse bus fleet. And Vanhool cuz SIM23/24! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User Posted July 27, 2021 Share #100 Posted July 27, 2021 2008 and a few others are showing up more often during rush hours (yellow signifies the Gilligs): 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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