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Speaking of the cng O5s, I saw a 9800 on the B9 today. Wow, I thought JG no longer had an O5 left. Pity I was on the B41 and couldn't get a decent pic of that bus.

 

Far as I know it's just one, and it's 9829. It's a good one though.

I wish I knew, I don't get anything with the way the MTA has been speccing buses recently, both aesthetically and internally. Prolly why we keep seeing retrofits and re-configurations (XD40 trannies, decaling, SBS lights, the like).

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Felt like the old days on the B103 today, 7215 and 7216 were both right behind each other, haven't seen that in a while. Up on 125th, ended up seeing another combo that just looks strange to me, 6036 and 5780 both on the M100. First LFSA I've seen on the M100 (aren't those sposed to be on the 9?), and I forget that 6036 isn't at CS any more.

Sad story though, I'm on the B62 and this really hot girl is next to me and after a couple minutes she turns to talk and of course, I'm expecting the holy proposal itself...turns out she was asking how to ring the bell since she couldn't figure it out. I think my face dropped nice and quick on that one. Then she presses the tape and she gets all excited when the bell goes off. Killed me.

5968 in the house @ 126th...it might see service tonight. I'm told we are suppose to get 2 more on Monday

 

Untitled by souL_on_1ce, on Flickr

 

Goodbye 1996s...

6726 is back at Quill, just seen it at Christopher on the M8. Looks like the OGs went back as the RTSes went out.

5054 and 5056-5059 all returned to FB (unfortunately for Quill).

You people sound like somebody died up in here. The R179s still aren't here, and 207th is still a subway yard. There.

I know I know, I just thought the hat was a good touch since I'm a 5 y/o a heart... Seriously those lanes are definitely put to good use and they're pretty important to keeping the 12 moving sometimes.

Just saying... lol

 

Lol at the Scumbag hat on it, I missed that at first. Does look like there's a bus in front, but even so.

Lazy could be the wrong word, but I do think a lot of what they say is trying to justify the current system as opposed to be willing to dramatically change things. All they'll really radically do is add pedestrian plazas, which are of debated legitimacy. It's complicated, since unsynced lights mean major changes in speed at the lights (stopping, accelerating) while synced lights run the risk of really high speeds going past the lightw. I say we put in roundabouts!

I gotchu. Gotta say though it's pathetic that it's 2012 and we still got major roads like Utica, Flatbush, even Canal St. in the city without timed lights. Save a lot of time for everybody with synced lights, fewer accidents too with the smoother traffic. DOT's too lazy and nobody wants to/can afford to pay so it stays like that, ridiculous.

 

My motto is: if you wasn't in the bus stop 5-10 minutes before the time I'm "scheduled" to be there, then you wasn't there at all.

Fucck what you heard. And many other operators do the same - especially if we're trying to get our passengers to a connecting bus or train.

 

BE IN THE BUS STOP!

 

When I'm a hawk, the motto is to be in the stand 15-20 minutes before the time I'm supposed to be there.

 

BusTime will alleviate all issues though.

It doesn't get me angry when an op's running hot since I tend to get on at the first stop of a lot of lines so it doesn't matter much to me, but that said, you never gotten trouble from supervisors for running that hot? I always hear the stories from ops over at Mannyville about supervisors busting balls for running even a few minutes hot. Spose that hawks don't have too many supervisors to worry about though...

I made such a stink that folks at the MTA with whom complaints are filed with are starting to know who I am

This is not something to be proud of.

So the BLs are finally hitting the scrapyard, I get the impression the gap is gonna be filled by the RTSes that come out of the program at Zerega? LGA is gonna be one RTS-heavy depot.

Talk about a good groove...

8949 at FP, is that for maintenance or for service?

5138 feels like a brand new bus, I love what they've been doing to these overhauled RTSes.

So that clears it up. I was seeing it listed but I figured that was a mistake and I didn't see it on the roster. Always good to hear about another RTS at ENY, hope the AC works though!

MTA Bus Operations Depot Roster, Updated as of August 5th @ 9:25AM with the most current information available...

 

http://www.ttmg.org/...ns_Depot_Roster

 

Roster looks good as always, just one question, would you know the whereabouts of 8796? I've been seeing it listed as an ENY bus which I find a little hard to believe.

So make that 58 buses I guess. Sheesh those things are dropping like flies, surprised they're not keeping any of them (specially the later ones whose tanks are still good) like with the O5 CNGs they recertified.

man 4248 has been there fir a while & they just hvaent change the decal

& no one has seen 4220 on a ENY run & is 4596 still only on the 15

& thanks for the info

 

Np, btw 4220 has been seen, check Adam's post in the photos.

With all the swaps going on, and assuming 4596 and 4220 are loaners, wouldn't it have been simpler to give ENY 4248 and 4278 to borrow? Imo, the fewer the swaps, the simpler...

 

I agree, but who even knows. I gotta assume they're only loaners based on how random the numbers are, but who knows.

A NG at Eastchester? I must be dreaming

 

According to TJ Trainman it's there for maintenance, not service. For some reason they registered it.

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So I had no idea how bleak it is at JG these days, combining the database and Ciboii's reports these are all the C40s left in service:

802, 806, 818-819, 825-826, 831-833, 839, 844-845, 847, 862-863, 868, 873, 877-878, 881, 883, 886, 888, 901-907, 920, 923, 925, 931-932, 934, 936, 941, 943, 945, 953, 955-958, 962-963, 965-969, 971, 973, 975, 979-980, 983-984, 987

(60 buses)

The database lists 74 buses still in service, but according to Ciboii 14 of those are being held OOS.

Anyone know if that NG is still at ENY

 

SO i was on the 35 & just wanted to say 965 & 826 rides like neww ... imma miss em:'(

 

o & by the ways the ads on the new c40lf look dyslexic

 

lol yess 826 rides great and sounds amazing!! imma really miss that one...i wish i have a dream of it being overhauled into MTA colors....with orange lights....OMG!!

 

the c40lfs with ads look like it a man with a mustashe

 

Foamtastic:

from earlier in the year

Mmhhm, history both as a TMC and as Nova. Shame there.

4452 at Castleton, 4581 and 4630 still at Yukon, 4248 still at FB.

But now can I get verification on this from anybody, 4505 registered to Eastchester?

Yep, 4220 and 4596 still there. Speaking of feeling new, 5138 on the B41 today was blowing air ice cold, now that's what I like in the summer.

Seen 4248 still with Yukon stickers running out of FB today as well.

I don't think WF has a tripper on the Bx4A but yesterday I saw 7690 possibly as a loaner to GH on the Bx4A

 

I see Mannyville NGs running on the M96/M106 some mornings and they don't technically have trippers there either, could just be a single run, no? 7690 is listed as a WF bus anyway, as of this afternoon.

960 , 837 , 885 scrap now , 432 , 35 , 36-38 at Gleason along with 4957 .

 

Darn just saw 885 on the B16, more biting the dust each day.