JLiu15 Posted February 8, 2023 Share #1 Posted February 8, 2023 (edited) In late 2021, a multi-year order of ENC Axess BRT buses were placed to replace some of the current Rutgers-New Brunswick bus fleet. Deliveries began this week after a series of delays, with buses 4032 and 4033 delivered. There will be 10 buses total in Year 1 of the order, with two buses delivered each month. The order breakdown is as follows: Year 1 (2022 - delayed to 2023): 10 buses Year 2 (2023): 5 buses (expected to deliver by the end of this year) Year 3 (2024): 5 buses Year 4 (2025): 5 buses These are the first new original buses in the Rutgers-NB fleet in 12 years. Rutgers has not ordered any new buses since 2011, when the First Transit contract first began. There are some newer buses in the fleet, but those were not original to the Rutgers fleet. The paint scheme has been changed up a little bit, which is inspired by the 200-series ex-LSU and UAB 2010 ElDorado Axess. This thread will be dedicated to updates on this multi-year order as it progresses. Photos: https://imgur.com/UrUZAM8 https://imgur.com/3uzcg0B Edited February 8, 2023 by JLiu15 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLiu15 Posted February 8, 2023 Author Share #2 Posted February 8, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, JLiu15 said: Rutgers has not ordered any new buses since 2011 Correction: Rutgers did order new ElDorado Axess BRT in 2015, but those are part of the Newark contract (between Rutgers Newark, NJIT, ECC, RBHS, University Hospital, etc). Edited February 8, 2023 by JLiu15 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted February 9, 2023 Share #3 Posted February 9, 2023 That scheme is so bland. They should've went with their previous one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted February 10, 2023 Share #4 Posted February 10, 2023 You can post the image directly here by right-clicking the image itself and copying the image address (which is not the same as copying and pasting the url link), then pasting it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLiu15 Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share #5 Posted February 10, 2023 21 hours ago, Cait Sith said: That scheme is so bland. They should've went with their previous one. Yeah. I feel like the front plate should've been red or they should've made the entire front curve black like the current ones. The black front plate kinda looks like a mustache lol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLiu15 Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share #6 Posted February 10, 2023 2 hours ago, GojiMet86 said: You can post the image directly here by right-clicking the image itself and copying the image address (which is not the same as copying and pasting the url link), then pasting it. Thanks, they changed things up a little on imgur and I was confused lol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLiu15 Posted February 16, 2023 Author Share #7 Posted February 16, 2023 4032-4033 inspected today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMTAEmprie Posted February 17, 2023 Share #8 Posted February 17, 2023 19 hours ago, JLiu15 said: 4032-4033 inspected today. Why did they put the unit numbers on the mirror instead of on the body of the buses? Never seen anyone do that before.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLiu15 Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share #9 Posted February 17, 2023 1 hour ago, TheMTAEmprie said: Why did they put the unit numbers on the mirror instead of on the body of the buses? Never seen anyone do that before.. All of our Axess BRTs have the number on the mirror. The left side has it on the driver's window. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLiu15 Posted February 22, 2023 Author Share #10 Posted February 22, 2023 4033 entered service today on Route B! It's got that new bus smell! These buses don't have the stop request cord tho, probably because Rutgers has no need for them as buses automatically stop at every stop, lol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLiu15 Posted February 22, 2023 Author Share #11 Posted February 22, 2023 31 minutes ago, JLiu15 said: 4033 entered service today on Route B! It's got that new bus smell! These buses don't have the stop request cord tho, probably because Rutgers has no need for them as buses automatically stop at every stop, lol. Edit: 4032 is in service too, also on Route B. Neither bus is tracking on Transloc although they are on Passio. These buses have ACU-RITE digital clocks in the front, bigger than the ones on 4176-4213/4050-4053/4127-4133. They also have automated stop announcements similar to the ex-LSU/NCSU/CSI/Princeton buses, although it sounds a little different. Neither of these were activated on 4032 today though - only 4033. Seating is the same as before - Freedman CitiSeat in red, although there's fewer seats (35 vs 39) as the rear section has longitudinal seats too for faster boarding/disembarking. There are also USB charging ports in the rear. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLiu15 Posted February 23, 2023 Author Share #12 Posted February 23, 2023 Looks like the remainder of Year 1 (4034-4041) will be delivered by the end of this month. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLiu15 Posted February 27, 2023 Author Share #13 Posted February 27, 2023 Here's a short article from the Targum on the new buses: https://dailytargum.com/article/2023/02/two-new-buses-added-to-rutgers-fleet-for-1st-time-in-8-years 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLiu15 Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share #14 Posted March 4, 2023 4034 and 4037 delivered to Monmouth Junction today. 4033 already got a crack in its windshield LOL 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLiu15 Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share #15 Posted March 5, 2023 On 3/3/2023 at 10:35 PM, JLiu15 said: 4034 and 4037 delivered to Monmouth Junction today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshgarfinkel Posted March 10, 2023 Share #16 Posted March 10, 2023 All of these buses have Luminator Horizon destination signs meaning if they are on LX, it will say "COLLEGE AVE/LIVINGTON EXP" and if they're on B or B/He, it will say "LIVINGSTON/BOSCH" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshgarfinkel Posted March 10, 2023 Share #17 Posted March 10, 2023 The signs in the front are more extensive than the ones on the 2011 ElDorado buses and Bus 203, which is a 2010 ElDorado installed in August 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLiu15 Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share #18 Posted March 10, 2023 4036 and 4039 delivered at 4:15pm today. 4035 is also delivered. 4034 inspected yesterday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLiu15 Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share #19 Posted March 10, 2023 26 minutes ago, joshgarfinkel said: The signs in the front are more extensive than the ones on the 2011 ElDorado buses and Bus 203, which is a 2010 ElDorado installed in August 2021 Yeah I think they're identical to the ones on College of Staten Island's 4002-4004. First Transit probably went with the smaller ones for the 12 buses that have them just to test it out for the new ElDorados, although I think their original plan was to retrofit all buses in the fleet with it. That's why last year some 2011 ElDorados (4195 and 4211 come to mind) had their rear sign missing for a while lol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLiu15 Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share #20 Posted March 14, 2023 4037 passed inspection today. 4035 failed inspection: "KNEELER INOP" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLiu15 Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share #21 Posted March 20, 2023 4035 passed inspection today 4039 failed inspection today - transmission won't go above third gear apparently 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLiu15 Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share #22 Posted March 21, 2023 4034 entered service yesterday morning on B. 4035 entered service this morning on B. 4037 entered service last night on LX. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLiu15 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share #23 Posted March 23, 2023 4038 passed inspection today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLiu15 Posted March 27, 2023 Author Share #24 Posted March 27, 2023 4040 and 4041 delivered. All 10 buses of Year 1 have been delivered! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLiu15 Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share #25 Posted April 15, 2023 As of 4/14/23 4032-4035, 4037-4039, 4041 are inspected/active. 4039 finally passed inspection yesterday. 4036 recalled and returned to ENC. Still nothing on 4040. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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