Jova42R

20 minutes ago, New Yorker 2001 said:

They don't have a CNG variant either weirdly enough.

I do wonder where these new buses will be numbered as. The 90 EV artics will probably be #4965-5054 and the Diesels will likely get #6287-6531. Everything else is far game at this point, though #3475-4709 will be free by early 2025 (when most of these buses will start arriving). as will #6550-6999.

Or they could # them in the 9000 series, as with the XDE's and LFS HEV's.

4 minutes ago, New Yorker 2001 said:

Not likely until around 2024-2025...maybe after.

alright

On 2/19/2022 at 4:30 PM, GojiMet86 said:

The new RFP is out for up to 1,729 buses.

https://new.mta.info/document/76796

 

 

1,042 Standard 40-foot buses

345 Articulated 60-foot buses

342 Express coaches

485 Electric low floor buses (460 for NYCT, 25 for MTA Bus)

 

From a Facebook post:

Any idea when the test D45's and LFSe's will be in NYC?

On 2/18/2022 at 9:50 AM, DCTransitFilms said:

It gonna be XE60s idk if there any other electric articulated buses in the market to my knowledge.

there are BYD K11's but those likely will not be bought.

On 2/18/2022 at 10:17 AM, New Yorker 2001 said:

Who knows for certain? For all we know, the MTA could test out EV LFSAs (if Nova makes them).

Nova doesn't make artic EV's

I'm guessing that the 2010 LFSA's will be soon replaced (we all know how bad KB's maintenance is), but I'm guessing that'll be by XE60's, based on the MTA's whole "we want to be green" thing. I guess LFSA HEVs could work (as KB has LFS HEVs), but what do y'all think?

12 hours ago, niatrans10 said:

Princeton has ordered an unknown number of NFI XE35's for delivery in 2022; the only electric VMC bus orders I know of are 14 30' units on order for Calgary Transit and 5 30' units for Tulane University in New Orleans

Oh, fun! Do you happen to have a source for this?

15 hours ago, Hothoops9000 said:

Unforuntately, what’s left of that order are being used for training. There are none in Revenue service. 

oh, so sad

Are there any EV Vicinities? I know Tiger Transit (Princeton, NJ) is going to be replacing their '97 D40LF's with midibuses, supposedly less than 35 ft. Could this order be Vicinities?

2 hours ago, New Yorker 2001 said:

I thought they were all gone by this point?

the wiki says not

@Hothoops9000 do you happen to know which routes the 2001 D40LF's are most active on? Thank you!

9851 in service from KB

On 1/28/2022 at 5:17 PM, RandomRailfan151 said:

I have two photos for the Huron Shores Area Transit page, attached here;

 

1361 is seen departing Grand Bend on route 1 to Sarnia

1936 is seen in Lucan operating on route 2 bound for London

1361 Added.

On 1/30/2022 at 7:04 PM, TrainSpotted said:

The wiki pages seem to be lacking photos, I'm not sure how to get them uploaded.

https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Ontario_Northland_1800-1809

https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Ontario_Northland_220-221

https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Ontario_Northland#Active_2

These were taken 2022-Jan-25 in Moosonee ON.

1800 series pictures are already on the wiki. Just added 220. Thanks for sending these.

On 1/7/2022 at 9:43 PM, DCTransitFilms said:

Just gotta hope another shitshow won't happen for this final go around. 

It was ok - someone did pull the brakes though

Got this shot of the final northbound run laying over at BB.

Off-topic a bit here, but based on the poor-performing LFS HEV order, I’m assuming the MTA will probably be getting XDE60s to replace the 2010 LFSAs, correct?

30 minutes ago, DCTransitFilms said:

Horrible crash involving New Flyer XD60 350 in the Bronx on Route 20. Crashed into a subway pillar after colliding with a car causing 11 injuries, one serious. The right side of the front got sheered off. Its reported that the car made an illegal u-turn which caused the bus to swerve to avoid it and crashing into the pillar. Hopefully everyone is ok and recovers 

Here is the article of the accident:https://abc7ny.com/bus-accident-crash-bee-line-new-york-city/10916791/

here are photos of the accident:

from what I’ve read, initial sources say that most of the injuries are not life-threatening. My best wishes to everyone involved. This bus appears that it will probably be out of service for quite a while, as it’s entire front got sheared off

On 6/11/2021 at 10:27 PM, Oc4526 said:

Amtrak 300 has been released from the Siemens plant 

Per this tweet

 

 

Any idea where on the NEC it'll be testing?

On 4/22/2021 at 10:55 PM, Jova42R said:

Hi- Sorry for bumping this thread, but I'm going to Colorado (somewhat near Aspen) kind of soon. I was just wondering if you knew what routes the Inveros (Especially 271, the only non-retired hybrid) run on, because the 4 Mountainsroute isn't running! Thanks for any help!

@Buzz2kb wondering if you knew any updates re: the Inveros! Also, does anyone know what the deal is with the supposed D45 CRT LE's in Aspen? What garage are they at? Any info would be much appreciated!

13 hours ago, RailBus63 said:

The lease on the five XE40 electric buses may have ended in June - 0011-0015 are all now off the property and are parked at Northeast Bus Rebuilders (source is a post on NYC Transit Forums).  The Proterra buses are still operating in Brooklyn. 

Proterras will stay until 12/2021 at the earliest.

Manhattanville now has:

9665-9668, 9670, 9676, 9680, 9683, 9698-9699, 9701-9703, 9710-9713, 9717-9721

9720-9721 ran for the first time today.

3 hours ago, Chris.A said:

Don't get me wrong, there is such a thing as climate change, however there is no real actual proof to suggest that humanity is the primary factor in "raising the planet's temperature", which the mainstream media wants you to believe. This is not really the place to disgust this, as this is a transportation broad.

wow....this is just...VERY WRONG

but, sure, we won't "disgust" this on this "broad".

Here are a few submissions:

2000 Bombardier/Alstom Acela I Power Car No. 2024 trails on Amtrak's Acela #2252, approaching the Hell Gate Bridge, bound for Boston, MA.

2015 Siemens ACS-64 "Sprinter" No. 660 leads Amtrak's Northeast Regional #99 southbound, off the approach of the Hell Gate Bridge, bound for Newport News, VA.

2009 Kawasaki R160B No. 9877 lays over at Astoria-Ditmars Blvd before leading a southbound (N) train bound for Coney Island.

12 minutes ago, Chris.A said:

True, but there was a point last summer or so when the Proterra buses were out of service for ages. Honestly, I hate these electric buses, I don't believe in Global warming as that's just a stupid government narrative to make everyone broke. The MTA should just stick to Hybrids, CNGs and Clean Diesels honestly. 

i’m sorry, what? you don’t believe that the earth is warming? there’s irrefutable proof.  Electric buses are a great way, and frankly, the only way, to stop the currently super-highly-polluting transportation industry. Electric buses ARE the future. Feel free to read this article about the evidence of climate change: https://www.google.com/amp/s/climate.nasa.gov/evidence.amp

5 hours ago, Chris.A said:

Hard to say, but giving that troublesome nature of the Proterra BE40 Catalyst 2 buses, probably more XE40s....

troublesome Proterras? I've heard the XE40s are the unreliable ones...the Columbia ones are, em, not the most reliable for sure.

56 minutes ago, DCTransitFilms said:

Aren’t those electric buses on trial for two to three years?

see below:

7 hours ago, Chris.A said:

Apparently,  both sets of electric buses had their leases extended til the end of this year.

also, any idea what buses we should see for the upcoming 60-bus electric order?

11 hours ago, Chris.A said:

That's rare to see that. What about the Proterras?

18 is on the B24 right now:

Route: B24

Vehicle#: 18
Block: 1
Destination: WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE PLZ
Last reported: 1 minutes