Future ENY OP Posted July 30, 2020 Share #31476 Posted July 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Lex said: If they ever seem beaten up at Spring Creek (assuming that they go there and stay there for some time from initial delivery), I'm done. From previous conversations the batch could be heading to College Point, Eastchester, Yonkers. However, knowing this everything is subject to change. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted July 30, 2020 Share #31477 Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) IMO every depot that has off peak express service should get a piece of this order. If any depot has to be left out, then leave out depots like LGA, BP, etc since their express routes are rush hour only. Maybe FR too since they have only have one off peak express route. As someone who lives along a SC Express route, I would not be losing any sleep if SC gets left out as I really like their MCI's. My first half of my post was from a logic prospective, second half is from a bus fan and causal commuter on the BM2... Edited July 30, 2020 by trainfan22 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted July 30, 2020 Share #31478 Posted July 30, 2020 12 hours ago, Cait Sith said: If that's the case, I have no faith in its long term quality. This is my sentiment for pretty much anything made nowadays..... Apparently, Instant gratification (as in, immediate consumption) > Shelf life. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted July 31, 2020 Share #31479 Posted July 31, 2020 Always forget that panels from the 102-DL3s and D4500CLs/CTs are pretty much all compatible. 2227 is running around with half a blue stripe at the back. Panel must have come from one of the 102-DL3s Castleton had a while ago. Reminds me of the weird stuff you'd see on RTSes. 5057 had a PBL engine cover from (I think) when it was at Flatbush, 8804 had a TMC's lower bulkhead, 9267 had a PBL bulkhead with space for MBTA taillights, and 4907 also had a PBL engine cover. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeeP15-9112 Posted July 31, 2020 Share #31480 Posted July 31, 2020 2 hours ago, MHV9218 said: Always forget that panels from the 102-DL3s and D4500CLs/CTs are pretty much all compatible. 2227 is running around with half a blue stripe at the back. Panel must have come from one of the 102-DL3s Castleton had a while ago. Reminds me of the weird stuff you'd see on RTSes. 5057 had a PBL engine cover from (I think) when it was at Flatbush, 8804 had a TMC's lower bulkhead, 9267 had a PBL bulkhead with space for MBTA taillights, and 4907 also had a PBL engine cover. Are there any pics floating around that showcase these oddities? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted July 31, 2020 Share #31481 Posted July 31, 2020 11 minutes ago, MeeP15-9112 said: Are there any pics floating around that showcase these oddities? Ask and ye shall receive. Some photos of mine. I meant 4911, not 4907. Some of these are really old shots come to think of it. And today: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoSpectacular Posted July 31, 2020 Share #31482 Posted July 31, 2020 6 hours ago, B35 via Church said: This is my sentiment for pretty much anything made nowadays..... Apparently, Instant gratification (as in, immediate consumption) > Shelf life. All about cutting corners to save a buck... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted July 31, 2020 Share #31483 Posted July 31, 2020 2 hours ago, MHV9218 said: Always forget that panels from the 102-DL3s and D4500CLs/CTs are pretty much all compatible. 2227 is running around with half a blue stripe at the back. Panel must have come from one of the 102-DL3s Castleton had a while ago. I remembered seeing one like that last summer... It's 2213: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainmaster5 Posted July 31, 2020 Share #31484 Posted July 31, 2020 7 hours ago, B35 via Church said: This is my sentiment for pretty much anything made nowadays..... Apparently, Instant gratification (as in, immediate consumption) > Shelf life. I remember talking to a man from the GM Tarrytown plant years ago. He said that if GM made the perfect auto you would never need to buy another one. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted July 31, 2020 Share #31485 Posted July 31, 2020 14 hours ago, Lex said: If they ever seem beaten up at Spring Creek (assuming that they go there and stay there for some time from initial delivery), I'm done. I'd give Spring Creek credit if they didn't run their CTs into the ground....not to the point of Staten Island, but boy are they raggedy... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV184 Posted July 31, 2020 Share #31486 Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) 4269 out of Manhattanville today had some engine issues. According to what I heard the engine got hot and the fire suppression system went off on its own. Edited July 31, 2020 by MHV184 Clarify a few things 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted July 31, 2020 Share #31487 Posted July 31, 2020 3 hours ago, MHV184 said: 4269 out of Manhattanville today had some engine issues. According to what I heard the engine got hot and the fire suppression system went off on its own. Any idea what time? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV184 Posted July 31, 2020 Share #31488 Posted July 31, 2020 5 hours ago, Cait Sith said: Any idea what time? Around 4pm yesterday 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted July 31, 2020 Share #31489 Posted July 31, 2020 Why does ECH have a few runs on the QM2/20/32 and CP have a few runs on the BxM9? My hunch is the QM2/20/32 has a lot more runs to cover so ECH gave them a few rush hour trippers on the BxM9. But if CP depot was truly short, they wouldn't have trips on the BxM9, right? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted July 31, 2020 Share #31490 Posted July 31, 2020 Those 2005 Orions aged so well, rode one yesterday on the B17 and it had good A/C and good ride quality. With all these NGs from FLA getting transferred to ENY that very well could have been my last 2005 Orion ride on a ENY route. I love the diversity ENY has with various batches of XD40s and Orions, and their all great to ride. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Valiant Posted July 31, 2020 Share #31491 Posted July 31, 2020 1 minute ago, trainfan22 said: Those 2005 Orions aged so well, rode one yesterday on the B17 and it had good A/C and good ride quality. With all these NGs from FLA getting transferred to ENY that very well could have been my last 2005 Orion ride on a ENY route. I love the diversity ENY has with various batches of XD40s and Orions, and their all great to ride. How many 2004/05s remain in ENY? A bunch of NG Hybrids were sent to the depot from Fresh Pond and Flatbush. 10 to be exact. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted July 31, 2020 Share #31492 Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) I wonder if maintenance and mileage changed on the XD-60 4700 batch from being in two Bronx depots to 3 separate depots Edited July 31, 2020 by Calvin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted July 31, 2020 Share #31493 Posted July 31, 2020 31 minutes ago, Calvin said: I wonder if maintenance and mileage changed on the XD-60 4700 batch from being in two Bronx depots to 3 separate depots The B1, B38, and Q12 were converted. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted July 31, 2020 Share #31494 Posted July 31, 2020 Still too soon to tell about Ulmer Park but Grand Avenue has fixed up their units. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted August 1, 2020 Share #31495 Posted August 1, 2020 Seeing the signs going up for the M99. Via 6th Ave. Why anybody would need to go northbound to the 42nd St. Pier at midnight is beyond me, but they're doing it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemoreira81 Posted August 1, 2020 Share #31496 Posted August 1, 2020 10 minutes ago, MHV9218 said: Seeing the signs going up for the M99. Via 6th Ave. Why anybody would need to go northbound to the 42nd St. Pier at midnight is beyond me, but they're doing it. Looks like a convenient place to turn the bus around, and also extremely close to MJQ Depot. That said, I do agree as to why it doesn't just run with the B99 service...and there is still a gap in upper Manhattan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted August 1, 2020 Share #31497 Posted August 1, 2020 10 minutes ago, MHV9218 said: Seeing the signs going up for the M99. Via 6th Ave. Why anybody would need to go northbound to the 42nd St. Pier at midnight is beyond me, but they're doing it. As I brought up in an older post, I still think it has to do with the proximity of Quill. Although I doubt it, interlining could have something to do with it too, who knows.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted August 1, 2020 Share #31498 Posted August 1, 2020 4 hours ago, B35 via Church said: As I brought up in an older post, I still think it has to do with the proximity of Quill. Although I doubt it, interlining could have something to do with it too, who knows.... Seeing how the B99 and M99 traveling on similar paths in Brooklyn and Downtown Manhattan there isn’t really too much interlining. However, it’s good to see the Overnight bus program is making its way to Manhattan and The Bronx. Is the start day on Sunday 8/2 or Wednesday 8/5? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Valiant Posted August 1, 2020 Share #31499 Posted August 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, Future ENY OP said: Seeing how the B99 and M99 traveling on similar paths in Brooklyn and Downtown Manhattan there isn’t really too much interlining. However, it’s good to see the Overnight bus program is making its way to Manhattan and The Bronx. Is the start day on Sunday 8/2 or Wednesday 8/5? 8/5 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted August 1, 2020 Share #31500 Posted August 1, 2020 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Future ENY OP said: Seeing how the B99 and M99 traveling on similar paths in Brooklyn and Downtown Manhattan there isn’t really too much interlining. Not with the B99 (which is out of Flatbush), with the M42. Edited August 1, 2020 by B35 via Church 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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