New Yorker 2001 Posted March 7, 2023 Report Share Posted March 7, 2023 On 2/19/2023 at 12:13 AM, Glennwood Road Ent. said: That's correct, this one was built in Minnesota by NFI and this road will take you straight to Boston. Equipped with electric range hybrid system for Silver line BRT systems. Are you going to post it on MBTA Fleet roster on Wikipedia as soon as possible? No XN60 CNGs for MBTA? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDE Posted March 7, 2023 Report Share Posted March 7, 2023 https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/video-shows-ceiling-panel-collapsing-onto-train-platform-nearly-hitting-woman/IU2QVVMNG5HTNEX5CIDFBT23F4/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBus63 Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 On 3/7/2023 at 8:08 AM, New Yorker 2001 said: No XN60 CNGs for MBTA? No. I've heard that the 2016-17 XN40's will be the MBTA's last CNG buses. Remember, they had the Neoplan AN460 CNG artics but elected to replace those with XDE60 hybrids when they could have easily gotten XN60's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Yorker 2001 Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 20 minutes ago, RailBus63 said: No. I've heard that the 2016-17 XN40's will be the MBTA's last CNG buses. Remember, they had the Neoplan AN460 CNG artics but elected to replace those with XDE60 hybrids when they could have easily gotten XN60's. Kinda sad considering that they were in the CNG game for too long. Only for about 17 years by the time those XN40s came along. Wonder why they didn't order 299-300 of them like they did with the NABI 40LFW 1G CNGs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTAmissions1 Posted March 11, 2023 Report Share Posted March 11, 2023 Saw this article in my Facebook feed. To be honest, I don't know any major organization can somehow lose sensitive documents especially you would think they have a process. The documents were to verify that the inspections were completed and the actions undertaken. https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxjekx/bostons-subway-was-running-at-half-speed-because-it-lost-paperwork?utm_medium=social&utm_source=motherboardtv_facebook&fbclid=IwAR29jbzhu8gNKWE8KSaDvrSSzMI45BZslAtZBMKYcDRWjFNl6j5b9pF2Tzw Final comments: To be honest, I don't think MBTA has had a very good track record. Especially with how old the system is and the issues they are having. Was reading about how old some of their transit garages going back several decades. Trying to build new facilities isn't easy needing to ensure they can handle the needs of tomorrow and not just today. Such as the new Quincy garage struggling to get off the ground along with cost overruns. Needing to figure out how to deal with a higher cost of building new transit garages or modernizing existing ones. Arborway and North Cambridge being on the list for work to ensure they can also accommodate an electric bus fleet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeTio Posted March 24, 2023 Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 3210 has been delivered 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glennwood Road Ent. Posted March 27, 2023 Report Share Posted March 27, 2023 On 3/23/2023 at 11:55 PM, PrimeTio said: 3210 has been delivered Okay, Roger That Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeTio Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 3208 has been delivered 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HR2012TPA Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 Surprised it was not already shared here, but former NY MTA LIRR President Phillip Eng was named as the new GM. He will begin his new role on 4/10/23. https://whdh.com/news/phillip-eng-named-as-next-mbta-general-manager-says-priorities-will-be-speed-safety/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCTransitFilms Posted April 1, 2023 Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 Heard the Neoplans are close to retirement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Yorker 2001 Posted April 1, 2023 Report Share Posted April 1, 2023 1 hour ago, DCTransitFilms said: Heard the Neoplans are close to retirement? The 2004-2005 AN440LFs are supposedly all gone as of this week. Don't know about the Dual-modes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBus63 Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 20 hours ago, New Yorker 2001 said: The 2004-2005 AN440LFs are supposedly all gone as of this week. Don't know about the Dual-modes... There are 11 dual-modes still active at Southampton. These are primarily for the SL1 to Logan Airport since the new Xcelsiors with luggage racks haven't been delivered yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Yorker 2001 Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 3 minutes ago, RailBus63 said: There are 11 dual-modes still active at Southampton. These are primarily for the SL1 to Logan Airport since the new Xcelsiors with luggage racks haven't been delivered yet. Are the diesels confirmed to have been retired though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wt_enthusiast_photos Posted April 6, 2023 Report Share Posted April 6, 2023 Found 1341 in Winnipeg at New Flyer 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBus63 Posted April 6, 2023 Report Share Posted April 6, 2023 On 4/2/2023 at 9:10 AM, New Yorker 2001 said: Are the diesels confirmed to have been retired though? 0441, 0531 and 0567 still active at Southampton as of 4/5. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Yorker 2001 Posted April 9, 2023 Report Share Posted April 9, 2023 On 4/6/2023 at 8:27 AM, RailBus63 said: 0441, 0531 and 0567 still active at Southampton as of 4/5. Coming down to the wire for them. On 4/6/2023 at 8:27 AM, RailBus63 said: 0441, 0531 and 0567 still active at Southampton as of 4/5. Is MBTA looking to retire the 2007-2008 New Flyer D40LFs soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBus63 Posted April 9, 2023 Report Share Posted April 9, 2023 5 hours ago, New Yorker 2001 said: Is MBTA looking to retire the 2007-2008 New Flyer D40LFs soon? Not yet, this will have to wait for the next order of XDE40's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glennwood Road Ent. Posted April 12, 2023 Report Share Posted April 12, 2023 On 4/6/2023 at 2:54 AM, wt_enthusiast_photos said: Found 1341 in Winnipeg at New Flyer Smart man and part of the remaining 8 2023 XDE60s are still on order according to Wikipedia. The roofline looks very different from the 2016-19 model year XDE60s and XE60s. MBTA Silver Line will be 100% Diesel Hybrid Powered and EV later on this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glennwood Road Ent. Posted April 12, 2023 Report Share Posted April 12, 2023 On 3/31/2023 at 12:41 PM, HR2012TPA said: Surprised it was not already shared here, but former NY MTA LIRR President Phillip Eng was named as the new GM. He will begin his new role on 4/10/23. https://whdh.com/news/phillip-eng-named-as-next-mbta-general-manager-says-priorities-will-be-speed-safety/ @HR2012TPA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBus63 Posted April 12, 2023 Report Share Posted April 12, 2023 9 hours ago, Glennwood Road Ent. said: MBTA Silver Line will be 100% Diesel Hybrid Powered and EV later on this year. It will be interesting to see if the 1300's make it onto the SL4 and SL5 routes from time to time, since they are essentially the same bus except for the extended-range battery option. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCTransitFilms Posted April 12, 2023 Report Share Posted April 12, 2023 10 hours ago, Glennwood Road Ent. said: Smart man and part of the remaining 8 2023 XDE60s are still on order according to Wikipedia. The roofline looks very different from the 2016-19 model year XDE60s and XE60s. MBTA Silver Line will be 100% Diesel Hybrid Powered and EV later on this year. Think NFI changed the roofing similar to the XN60. They already doing that for the electric CHARGE versions 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Yorker 2001 Posted April 13, 2023 Report Share Posted April 13, 2023 On 4/12/2023 at 8:22 AM, DCTransitFilms said: Think NFI changed the roofing similar to the XN60. They already doing that for the electric CHARGE versions No, it's still the same XDE60 roofing as it's always been since these were first launched back in circa 2010. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjcolby0015 Posted May 21, 2023 Report Share Posted May 21, 2023 On 4/9/2023 at 10:58 AM, New Yorker 2001 said: Coming down to the wire for them. Is MBTA looking to retire the 2007-2008 New Flyer D40LFs soon? The MBTA is looking to retire the 2006 D40LFs (0600-0754) first, of which the majority are at Albany and Fellsway garages. The 2007-2008 D40LFs at Quincy and Lynn (and a partial group of buses 0881-0900 at Albany) are still active and in relatively good shape as they were rebuilt in 2017-2020; they will retire those buses if they choose to execute the option for more XDE40s or begin to send the battery electric buses to Quincy. The new order of XDE40s (3200-3359) would likely replace all of the D40LFs at Albany and Fellsway. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasbo2 Posted May 21, 2023 Report Share Posted May 21, 2023 8 hours ago, bjcolby0015 said: The MBTA is looking to retire the 2006 D40LFs (0600-0754) first, of which the majority are at Albany and Fellsway garages. The 2007-2008 D40LFs at Quincy and Lynn (and a partial group of buses 0881-0900 at Albany) are still active and in relatively good shape as they were rebuilt in 2017-2020; they will retire those buses if they choose to execute the option for more XDE40s or begin to send the battery electric buses to Quincy. The new order of XDE40s (3200-3359) would likely replace all of the D40LFs at Albany and Fellsway. From what I heard, it sounded like the 2006 D40LF's will be retired sometime by next year. It is possible they might be able to squeeze out the 2008 models until the beginning of 2025 but that depends on how quick the order of new electric buses show up 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCTransitFilms Posted July 9, 2023 Report Share Posted July 9, 2023 Heard MBTA retired the remainder of their Neoplans? Can someone confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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